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  • Kadyrov’s 17-year-old son Adam marries granddaughter of political ally in elaborate wedding

    06/30/2025 2:55:32 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 14 replies
    OC Media ^ | 6/30/2025 | Elizaveta Chukharova
    The 17-year-old son of Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam, has been married to a local girl named only as Medni, reportedly a relative of Adam Delimkhanov, an MP from Chechnya and close ally of Ramzan Kadyrov. The large-scale wedding took place over three consecutive days, from Thursday to Saturday, in the village of Akhmat-Yurt (formerly Tsentoroy), the ancestral home of the Kadyrov family in Chechnya. According to unconfirmed reports, Adam Kadyrov married the daughter of Chechen Senator Suleiman Geremeev, who is a close ally of Ramzan Kadyrov and is a cousin of Russian MP Adam Delimkhanov. The ceremony was preceded...
  • North Korea state TV airs program honoring soldiers killed in Russia

    06/30/2025 1:22:02 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 9 replies
    NHK World ^ | 6/30/2025 | Staff
    North Korea's state television has aired footage of leader Kim Jong Un viewing, together with a delegation from Russia, an art performance honoring soldiers. A program broadcast on Monday by Korean Central Television featured Kim watching the performance together with Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, who was visiting Pyongyang. Behind singers on stage singing a song honoring soldiers was a large screen displaying various images. They included photos of soldiers raising the national flags of both countries, as well as of Kim welcoming what appeared to be a flag-draped coffin and paying tribute. Some audience members from the two...
  • Russia economy meltdown as mortgage rates soar to 25% and pensioners 'struggle to survive'

    06/28/2025 9:28:46 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 72 replies
    Express UK ^ | 6/26/2025 | JON KING
    Housing and utility bills in some parts of Russia are expected to soar by up to 25% as the country's economic meltdown worsens. Russian media reports that tariffs on housing, gas, water and electricity will go up by an average of 11.9% on July 1, but some regions will see an increase between 23% and 25%. Mortgage rates have also soared to 25% in recent months. One Russian newspaper, translated into English by the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg and shared on social media, says the increase will be "painful for many families". The same publication reports the experience of...