Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Russian transport minister is found dead with gunshot wound 'in his Tesla' hours after being sacked by Putin
Daily Mail
·
July 7, 2025
Russia's transport minister has been found dead with a gunshot wound, hours after he was fired by President Vladimir Putin. A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for the dismissal of Roman Starovoit after barely a year...
Russia's ex-transport minister found dead hours after Putin fired him
CBS News
·
Russia's Minister of Transport reportedly killed himself just hours after being fired by President Vladimir Putin, according to the country's state-run news agency, which cited the national Investigative Committee. A second senior Transport...
Russian weapons contain growing number of Chinese components, Zelensky's adviser says
The Kyiv Independent
·
July 7, 2025
Russia’s growing ability to sustain weapons production despite Western sanctions is being driven by a flow of Chinese components and materials, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president’s commissioner for sanctions, told journalists on July 7....
Russia's trade with SCO states up by 1.5 times from 2022 to 2024 to over $400 bln
TASS
·
July 7, 2025
YEKATERINBURG, July 7. /TASS/. Russia's trade volume with the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) increased by 1.5 times from 2022 to 2024, exceeding $400 billion, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov...
Russia: Minister found dead hours after being fired by Putin
Deutsche Welle
·
July 7, 2025
Russia's former transport minister Roman Starovoyt was found dead just hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. Starovoyt reportedly shot himself in a Moscow suburb after the announcement of his...
Russia's ex-minister found dead in apparent suicide hours after being sacked by Putin
The New Indian Express
·
MOSCOW: Russian's transport minister was found dead Monday, hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials called an apparent suicide. Roman Starovoyt, who served as Russia's transport minister since May 2024, was fired...
Russia's transportation minister found dead in what officials say was an apparent suicide
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
·
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian's transport minister was found dead from a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, investigators said Monday — news that broke hours after the Kremlin announced he had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin did...
Russia Reiterates the Need to Eliminate Threats to Its National Security
teleSUR
·
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov. X/ @SagarPurohit06 July 7, 2025 Hour: 10:43 am On Monday, Russian Foreign Affaurs Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his country is open to a political solution in Ukraine once threats to his country’s national security are...
Russian troops liberate first community in Dnepropetrovsk Region over past day
TASS
·
July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated the settlement of Dachnoye, the first community in the Dnepropetrovsk Region along with the settlement of Bessalovka in the Sumy Region over the past day in the special military operation in...
Russia’s ex-minister dies by suicide after being dismissed, officials say.
Orissa Post
·
July 7, 2025
Moscow: Russia’s ex-transport minister was found dead Monday, hours after being dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, in what officials said was an apparent suicide. The dismissal came after a weekend of travel chaos when airports grounded...
Russian Railways appoints four more trains between Moscow, St. Petersburg
TASS
·
July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Russian Railways appointed four extra trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg to meet the high demand for trips to these destinations, the railway holding said on its Telegram channel. "We designated additional trains...
Russian ex-minister found dead hours after being sacked by Putin
Sky News
·
July 7, 2025
Russia's former transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead with a gunshot wound in his car just hours after it was revealed he had been sacked from his role. Mr Starovoit, the ex-governor of the Kursk region, is reported to have taken...
Russian gas-powered vessels may sail from Murmansk to Vladivostok by 2035
TASS
·
July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. Within the next decade, Russian gas-powered vessels may be able to sail from Murmansk to Vladivostok. TASS studied a draft document on development of gas engine fuel market to 2035. According to it, by 2035 Russia will...
Russia's former Transport Minister found dead with 'gunshot wound' just HOURS after Vladimir Putin sacked him after 'loss of trust'
GB News
·
July 7, 2025
Russia's former Transport Minister has been found dead with a "gunshot wound" in his car, the nation's investigative committee has said. It comes just hours after Vladimir Putin sacked him after a "loss of trust". Roman Starovoit, the ex-governor...
Russia’s former transport minister dies from gunshot wound hours after sacking
The Guardian
·
July 7, 2025
Russia’s former transport minister has died from a gunshot wound just hours after he was sacked by Vladimir Putin. The body of Roman Starovoit, the ex-minister, was found in his car in a Moscow suburb. He appeared to have killed himself, Russia’s...
Russia’s dismissed transport minister found dead in Moscow region
Hurriyet Daily News
·
July 7, 2025
MOSCOW Russian politician Roman Starovoyt has been found dead with gunshot wound in the Moscow region, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Thursday, hours after he was dismissed as the country’s transport minister. Committee...
Russia protests to Sweden over attack on trade mission in Stockholm — Foreign Ministry
TASS
·
July 7, 2025
MOSCOW, July 7. /TASS/. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires on Monday and expressed a strong protest over the drone attack on Russia’s trade mission in Stockholm, the ministry said in a statement. "On July 7, Sweden’s...
Russian Tour Companies Introduce Trips to Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan for $3K
The Moscow Times
·
July 7, 2025
Russian tour companies have started advertising travel packages to Afghanistan, offering weeklong trips to the country for around $3,000 as Moscow deepens its ties with the Taliban-led government in Kabul. The offers, which have appeared on...
Russian Former Transport Minister Dies by Suicide Hours After Dismissal
Times News Global
·
July 7, 2025
Moscow, Russia – Roman Starovoit, the former Russian Transport Minister, died by suicide on July 7, 2025, shortly after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him from his position. Officials reported that Starovoit’s body was found in a car in...
Russia’s sacked Transport Minister found dead in Moscow Region
Sarajevo Times
·
July 7, 2025
Russian politician Roman Starovoyt was found dead with a gunshot wound in the Moscow region, Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed, hours after Starovoyt was dismissed as transport minister. Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said an...