New Mexico AG launches criminal investigation into DEA over allegations agents let fentanyl flood state

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a criminal investigation into allegations that the DEA allowed fentanyl pills to reach communities.

Some Russians are turning on Putin as drones hit Moscow. Does it matter?

After the largest Ukrainian drone offensive on the Russian capital and other strikes on energy infrastructure, confidence in Putin's leadership has seemed to waver among civilians and prominent nationalists alike. But analysts are skeptical whether it is enough to turn the tide.

Russian hawks urging Vladimir Putin to drop US talks and escalate war with Ukraine

Nationalist bloggers and tycoons calling for nuclear weapons to be used

By Andrew Osborn

Kremlin To Look Into "Strange" Video Appeal To Putin Alleging Army Torture

The viral video appeals to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran accusing Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers for not fulfilling "suicidal orders".

Dead at 73, Sergei Ivanov was once Russia’s almost-president but wound up saving leopards instead of succeeding Putin

Sergei Ivanov, a former defense minister and the man who came closer than anyone else to the Russian presidency in the 2000s, died on June 26. After Vladimir Putin chose Dmitry Medvedev over Ivanov as his successor, Ivanov served as deputy prime minister in the 2008–2011 cabinet and later as the president’s chief of staff. In 2016, however, he moved to the post of presidential envoy for environmental affairs and transportation, which he held until February 2026. He appears to have retired bec...

Estonia's foreign minister says 'Masha and the Bear' is spreading Kremlin soft power

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna responded to news that streaming giant Netflix has acquired the rights to two additional seasons of the Russian animated series "Masha and the Bear" and extended its license for earlier seasons and spin‑offs.