Fur hats, New Year, tea and a bath: how Russian winter surprises foreigners

“They prepare for it as seriously as they read guidebooks.” The author of the “My Planet” channel on Yandex.Zen talks about the impressions of foreigners who survived the Russian winter. “Winter is an important part of Russian culture, and you definitely need to experience it,” he writes about his adventures...

Foreigners can leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt: Israel and Hamas agree

Egypt, Israel and the United States have agreed that foreigners living in the Gaza Strip will be able to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, a senior Egyptian official said. The Times of Israel writes about this. According to the official, Israel agreed to refrain from carrying out strikes...

Foreign mercenaries fighting in Ukraine will be given Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that allows foreign citizens who entered into contracts for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the period of the so-called “SVO” to obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified manner, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. The document amends the decree...

The shortage of pilots in the United States plays into the hands of foreigners: they rushed en masse to fill vacancies

Pilots are again in high demand in the US, but carriers cannot find enough of them, so foreign pilots have rushed to fill the empty seats. Reuters writes about it. United States of America immigration lawyers are reporting a sharp increase in visa inquiries and applications…

Foreigners go to fight in Ukraine: how legal is it and can they be punished

Thousands of foreign soldiers volunteered to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion. But some of them may face legal consequences in their countries. Is it legal to fight for another country and what can wait for volunteers, Reuters said. Among the volunteers in the war ...

'Encrypted curse': for what foreigners love and hate Russian

Russian is one of the most difficult languages. Those who teach it as a foreign language are looking for clues: what words of Russian can you fall in love with, what you cannot find an analogue in your native language, what words are easy to guess. They orient themselves as best they can in the wondrous world of the Cyrillic alphabet, ...

A $ 22 restaurant bill: Ukraine arrested criminals who extorted money from foreigners

In Ukraine, the metropolitan police detained a group of extortionists who tried to force a foreigner to pay 600 thousand hryvnias ($ 22,3 thousand) for a dinner at a restaurant. The publication News.PN told about this in more detail. During a special operation on August 1 in Kiev, the police detained 10 suspects of extortion ...

Russia will collect fingerprints and medical data from foreigners visiting the country

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law obliging all foreigners to be fingerprinted when entering Russia for a period of more than three months, as well as to provide medical certificates confirming the absence of dangerous diseases. The Present Tense told in more detail. The document was published on the Internet portal of legal information. A foreigner is obliged ...

More than 300 thousands of immigrants can send home

More than 300 Central Americans and Haitians living in the United States as temporary protection (TPS) may soon be sent back. Six months ago, the status of temporary protection was extended. Now is the time for a review. A few days before that ...

In Belarus, obliged to report all foreigners in the Ministry of Internal Affairs

On October 1, new rules concerning the situation of foreigners in the country will come into force in Belarus. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, hotels, health resorts and health-improving organizations, subjects of agro-ecotourism, as well as other persons renting out housing, will have to within three hours after ...

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