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Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s kidneys have failed, and the Kremlin is looking for a new leader of Chechnya, according to a source in the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) ...

Aishat told her friends she had been raised in a strictly religious family When 23-year-old Aishat Baimuradova fled her home earlier this year, she believed she finally had a chance to live the way ...

Chechen Mufti Salah Mezhiev's antisemitic remarks sparked backlash from the Russian Chief Rabbi, urging Muslim leaders to condemn his hateful statements. Chechnya's supreme mufti, Salah Mezhiev, said ...

Der Gartenbauverein Schechen beging sein 50-jähriges Bestehen mit einer Festveranstaltung in Lohen. Rund 200 Gäste erlebten ein abwechslungsreiches Programm mit Rückblicken, Musik und kulinarischen ...

An exclusive clip of Chechen documentary “Imago,” directed by Déni Oumar Pitsaev, is being debuted by Variety. The film, which is sold worldwide by Rediance and will be released by New Story in France ...

Ramzan Kadyrov said he's asked Putin to be allowed to step aside as Chechen leader. Kadyrov has previously hinted at the move, citing his long rule. Possible successors include Muslim Khuchiev and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in facing Azerbaijan’s continuing demand that those responsible for accidentally shooting down a Azerbaijani civilian airliner be held accountable, is damned if he does ...

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Russian lawmakers from neighboring regions of attempting to commission his assassination, and threatened them with a “blood feud” unless they prove otherwise, ...

A Chechen warlord who claimed Elon Musk gifted him a Cybertruck accused the Telsa CEO on Thursday of “remotely” disabling the machine-gun-mounted vehicle, which needed to be towed off the Russian ...

Pro-Russian Chechens are back on Ukraine's front lines, the UK's Ministry of Defence has said. Chechen units, once mocked as "TikTok" troops, are now filling gaps left by the Wagner Group. Chechen ...