Russia/Ukraine War
Tanker hit by projectile, disabled off Oman — UKMTO
The crew are safe and no environmental impact has been reported
Canada threatens to cut electricity to US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut electricity to the US if President Trump continues to escalate his trade war with Canada Read Full Article at RT.com
German foreign minister acknowledges funding shortfall for military aid to Ukraine
Johann Wadephul said he had discussed the matter in detail with Ukraine's new defense minister
US ready to help facilitate Russia-Ukraine talks — deputy envoy to UN
Dan Negrea also called on Russia and Ukraine to return to the negotiating table
Russians are pulling cash out of banks. How likely is the deposit freeze they fear?
Russians are rattled by a new wave of rumors about a possible freeze on bank deposits. Last week, The Washington Post reported on that risk. The paper linked the scenario to the g…
European countries arm Ukraine, encourage rejection of Minsk accords — envoy to UN
Vasily Nebenzya noted that these countries "watched with delight and eager anticipation," looking forward to Russia's "strategic defeat"
Ozon was the big winner from Wildberries’ ruin. Five weeks later, it’s the target of Ukraine’s drone attacks.
For a third straight night, Ukraine’s military has struck warehouses belonging to the Russian online marketplace Ozon. The first drone strike, overnight on August 22, targeted the…
Russian planes drops almost 800 tons of water of wildfire hotspots in Serbia in four days
Serbian emergency specialists noted the high efficiency of Russian aerial operations
Iran was prepared for US sanctions, has plan to address them — minister
The country's government had planned in advance how to counter US sanctions
NYT: A fully autonomous Russian AI drone run by an Nvidia minicomputer killed 3 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia
A Russian drone guided entirely by an experimental artificial intelligence system killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia, according to an article in The New York Times (NYT).
Iranian parliament speaker dismisses US threats to Iran’s trading partners
"Americans know that no one buys their bombast," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said
Some half of Russian POWs interviewed by UN report torture in Ukraine
All prisoners of war must be treated humanely, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said
US should comply with bilateral memo in practice — Iran’s national security council
Iran has no trust in the United States, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said
UN states 119% growth in casualties among civilians in Russia
In total, from January to July 2026, Russian authorities reported 329 civilians killed and 2,197 injured in the Russian Federation, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said
Russia has been steering ninth-graders toward vocational college instead of regular high school. The country’s top court just ruled that one school went too far by outright refusing a student.
Russia’s Supreme Court — the country’s highest court of general jurisdiction — has ruled that a school unlawfully refused to let a student continue his education after ninth grade…
Senior programmer at Russia’s internet regulator is sentenced for donation to Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation
A Moscow court handed a four-year suspended sentence to Leonid Stepanov, an employee of Russia’s federal communications regulator Roskomnadzor, on charges of financing extremism, …
Putin extends Alexander Bastrykin’s term as Investigative Committee chief through 2027, using a 2024 law that lets him personally extend that term past age 70
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended Alexander Bastrykin’s term as head of the Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative agency, until August 27, 2027, accordin…
Reuters: Ukrainian drones knocked out a major Russian oil refinery in Perm for the second time this year
The oil refinery in Perm has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters. The sources said repairs could take up to two weeks.
Darline Graham is no Lindsey, and it’s probably a good thing for America
The hawkish late senator’s sister has shown her utter inexperience, but some voters may prefer a novice focused at home over more war abroad Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian chess teams barred from 2026 Olympiad
FIDE has barred Russian teams from the 2026 Chess Olympiad, prompting accusations that its leadership is politicizing the sport Read Full Article at RT.com
Top Russian, Indian diplomats discuss Ukraine, Iran, Afghanistan
The top Indian diplomat is visiting Russia to hold a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade-an-economic, scientific-and-technical, and cultural cooper…
Russian woman who lived in Ukraine for more than a decade faces treason charges after returning to Moscow to replace her passport
Authorities in Russia have opened a treason case against Svetlana Golovatenko, a Russian citizen who lived in Ukraine for more than a decade, after she flew to Moscow to renew her…
Trans man from Chechnya found dead in Batumi; relatives suspect he was killed
Dmitry Menyaev, a 21-year-old ethnic Chechen who was born in Russia and moved to Georgia in 2022, was found dead in his apartment in Batumi on August 15, according to Radio Free E…
In calls with foreign leaders, Trump demands that they cut ties with Iran — Bessent
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent refused to name those who received calls from the US