Russia/Ukraine War
US can win back Iran’s trust only by fulfilling its seven conditions — parliament speaker
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran doesn’t seek war but is fully prepared for defense
Moscow is losing the landmarks of its post-Soviet cultural life. Meduza revisits the nightclubs, bookstores, cafes, and markets that helped define an era.
Moscow’s first generation of post-Soviet clubs and independent establishments was largely short-lived, with most closing within 15 years. Those that made it into the 2020s, howeve…
Witkoff’s plans to visit Russia on October 21 confirmed — source
The source did not specify whether the US Presidential Special Envoy’s meeting with the Russian leadership would take place in St. Petersburg
Enriched uranium to remain in Iran — top security official
Mohsen Rezaei said "these materials are the most important asset and national treasure of the Iranian people"
Russia sees US as rival at best, expects no miracles — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister added that Washington is not prepared for fair competition
Russian football team to play friendly match on home soil against Venezuela next month
The match is scheduled for November 17
Russia prepared to restore relations with those acting in good faith
The Russian foreign minister recalled that shortly after the beginning of the special military operation, President Vladimir Putin provided a comprehensive analysis of the interna…
Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks
Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargoNato is deploying additional military assets to the Bla…
IRGC says supertanker struck mine in Strait of Hormuz
According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the vessel was sailing with its radar and navigation system off and trying to leave the waterway along an unauthorized route
Can Japan succeed where a Russian space mission failed? Tokyo’s new probe aims to bring home soil from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons.
Late on October 19, Moscow time, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), launched toward Mars. Its mission is t…
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pauseUS politics live – latest updatesA handful of Republicans have spoken out…
Russia ready to listen to US proposals, rules out political concessions — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister added that Moscow should not expect a political situation to emerge that will be favourable in all global affairs
Andrei Melnikov headed Russia’s agency tasked with protecting bank depositors. Now he’s been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for a 4 billion-ruble fraud.
Moscow’s Presnensky District Court sentenced Andrei Melnikov, the former head of Russia’s Deposit Insurance Agency, to 4.5 years in prison and fined him 900,000 rubles.
Israeli settler attacks disrupt Palestinian olive harvest – RT
Israeli settlers have attacked EU diplomats and an American journalist during the Palestinian olive harvest, RT reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Norwegian court confiscates five Russian real estate properties in Oslo — paper
The seized property includes an apartment building in the Frogner district in the west of the capital
Russia waits for answers about work on bioweapons in Ukraine with Pentagon support — MFA
According to the deputy director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at the Russian Foreign Ministry, legitimate questions, officially raised by Russia, remai…
Research, production underway for critical oil and gas equipment positions
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said that out of 220 critical equipment positions, around 80% are in the final stages of research and development, undergoing tr…
Will Europe wake up and stop at the edge of a liberal abyss?
As Paris burns, the EU establishment’s failures invite a political revolt that could reshape the future of the West Read Full Article at RT.com
NYT: Trump’s envoys plan to meet Putin in St. Petersburg on Wednesday and seek the release of an American held in Russia
President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner plan to meet with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21, The New York Times reported.
Senior Ukrainian lawmaker, intel chief join Zelensky for Oslo talks with US
Televised footage also showed Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store also present in the negotiation room
Russia’s Anti-War Theater Artists Search for a New Stage in Exile
For less-established actors and directors, exile has meant struggling to find their place in the theater world.
Russian deputy foreign minister mulls fallout of Kiev’s attack on warehouse with Red Cross
Special attention was paid to the consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the ICRC warehouse in Donetsk, which took place on October 6
Russia plans four new deputy prime ministers as Finance Minister Anton Siluanov gains influence and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin loses a close aide
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced a cabinet reshuffle on October 19. The government will have four new deputy prime ministers and a new transport minister. The St…
EU sending ‘biased’ observers to interfere in Serbian election – president
The EU’s election monitoring team is biased and intends to directly intervene in Serbia’s upcoming election, Ana Brnabic warns Read Full Article at RT.com