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FROM RUSSIA WITH HATE

Kanye West Has Humiliating Collapse in Putin’s Hometown

The rapper’s gigs are officially off.

Martha McHardy

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Vietnam's President To Lam in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2026. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via REUTERS
GAME OVER

Putin Humiliated as Kremlin’s War Talk Turns to Survival

The Russian leader’s inner circle has stopped talking about winning.

Laura Esposito

Major General Nikolai Varpakhovich
REVENGE BLITZ

Putin’s Nuke Bomber General Shot in New Assassination Bid

He was critically wounded by an assailant riding a motor cycle, just days after Ukraine accused him of strikes on a children’s hospital.

Martha McHardy

BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - NOVEMBER 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during a signing ceremony at the Yntymak Ordo Presidential Palace, on November 26, 2025 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Vladimir Putin makes a three-day state visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. During his stay he takes part in a regular session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Putin will also hold talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov to discuss development of the strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
PUTIN HIS GUARD UP

Putin Scrambles to Save Propagandists Amid Revenge Killings

The wartime leader is feeling the heat himself.

Harry Thompson

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
BRUTAL SPIRAL

Desperate Putin Sends Guards to Conceal Humiliating Crisis

The Russian dictator is taking drastic measures amid rising unrest.

Laura Esposito

Putin and Gilman side by side
FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE

Putin Frees U.S. Marine After 4 Years in Prison

The former Marine was in a catatonic-like state, unable to communicate and being fed through a tube before his release.

Tomas Thor

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KASHING IN

Keystone Kash Gets a Warning From Moscow About His Visit

The Kremlin is taking notice of the FBI director’s reported plans, and there could be strings attached.

Tomas Thor

Russian President Vladimir Putin reacts during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 23, 2016.  REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
TAKING THE BAIT

MAGA Influencers Fall for Putin’s Twisted Election Plot

Moscow’s newest election strategy relies on pro-Trump social media circles to spread fake stories before they make their way back to Germany.

Tomas Thor

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he addresses students during his visit to the German Embassy school in Moscow, Russia, June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/File Photo
EVERYTHING’S FINE

Secret Kremlin Funeral Torpedoes Putin’s ‘Victory’ Brags

The Russian president insists everything is going according to plan, but two fresh deaths among the country’s elite say otherwise.

Tomas Thor

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin talks to the CEO of JSC Russian Railways (RZD) during a meeting in Moscow on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
BLOODY SATURDAY

Putin’s Woes Mount With Deadly Moscow Restaurant Bombing

Reports say the blast tore through a private party attended by high-profile Russian figures.

Tomas Thor

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with commanders at the Main Admiralty on Navy Day in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 26, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
SNIFF TEST

Russians Turn on Putin Over Humiliating Catastrophe Cover-Up

A city overcome by toxic sludge says a brewing “apocalypse” is being ignored to prop up Putin’s war.

Sarah-Jane Collins

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