Researchers found about 1,400 cannabis seeds and hair samples with traces consistent with cannabinol in a 2,800-year-old Scythian tomb at the Tunnug 1 site in southern Siberia, the earliest direct evidence of cannabis use for psychoactive purposes.
More than 10 Russian regions have reduced benefits for participation in the war in Ukraine, according to an unnamed government official cited by Bloomberg, as budget shortfalls strain local finances.
Japan has lodged a protest with Russia and demanded the return of assets belonging to Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Russian arm, Trade Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday.
At a 5 November 2026 meeting with Government members, President Vladimir Putin asked the Presidential Executive Office and the Government to develop a special programme helping service members without higher education pursue civil service careers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei on regional developments, while Moscow warned Russians against travel to Iran and rejected reports of tanker diversions.
Pakistan's Software Export Board and Moscow's University of World Civilizations hosted the third Pakistan-Russia IT Collaboration Webinar in Islamabad to turn government-level confidence into business agreements.
Regional governments across Russia are cutting social spending, public sector jobs and subsidies amid ballooning budget deficits, though experts told The Moscow Times that widespread protests are unlikely.
The Altai-based beer and soft drink producer Bochkari has asked President Vladimir Putin to transfer the businesses of Multon and Multon Partners, the former Coca-Cola bottler, to its external management.
Poland's Internal Security Agency detained six people, including a 37-year-old Russian woman, on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence and illegally supplying Russia with components used to make weapons.
Vladimir Putin accused hockey organizations of a "gross violation" of law and judicial rulings after Canada said Russian athletes would not take part in next month's World Junior Championships in Alberta despite a CAS ruling lifting the ban.
Indonesian police have arrested 13 people, including two Russian nationals and one Ukrainian national, on suspicion of trafficking Indonesian citizens into the Russian army through fake overseas job offers, with five cases and 58 victims under investigation.
Russia has submitted ITU applications for the Rassvet-4 satellite constellation of 374 spacecraft at roughly 800 km altitude, following problems with the earlier Rassvet-3 satellites.
