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Ileana Cotrubas obituary

Soprano whose strength lay in her ability to invest her characterisations with dramatic force

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin'

Ralph Fiennes made his opera directing debut with Tchaikovsky's “Eugene Onegin” at the Paris Opera

The Independent UK · Jan 27

20 Portraits That Show Just How Beautiful Human Diversity Really Is

The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) shines a spotlight on the art of portraiture—one of the most intimate and expressive genres in photography.

Bored Panda · Jul 11, 2025

‘Do I vote? Hell no’: Russia heads to predictable presidential election

Putin is all but certain to win, but some refuse to engage in the political process as others plan protest votes.

Al Jazeera · Mar 14, 2024

Russian Court Jails Veteran Activist Orlov For 2.5 Years

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for denouncing Russia's assault on Ukraine.

International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024

As Ukraine war drags on, civilians' mental health needs rise

Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where a missile killed dozens of people nearly a year ago, Nastya takes slow, deliberate breaths to calm herself

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

In occupied Kherson, ‘the Russians were destroying all books in Ukrainian’

During the Russian occupation of Kherson, only one third of schools remained open in the southern Ukrainian city. Many teachers refused to work as all teaching had to be done in Russian. FRANCE 24’s reporters spoke to Tatyana, one of many teachers yearning to return to school, despite daily Russian…

France 24 · Dec 5, 2022

Ukrainians in Russia align with Moscow but lament refugee camps

More than a million Ukrainians have sought shelter in Russia since the war began.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022

The week in classical: Parsifal; Eugene Onegin; Scriabin: Poems of Ecstasy and Fire

Opera North’s new Wagner production is one to remember; OHP take on Tchaikovsky’s perfect opera; and Bold Tendencies go to town with Scriabin’s synaesthesia

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2022

Boris Yeltsin’s son-in-law Valentin Yumashev ‘quits role as Kremlin adviser’

Reuters said it had been told of Mr Yumashev’s departure by two people familiar with his thinking

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022