Russia/Ukraine War
If Iran strikes, US response will be ‘100 times harder’ — Trump
The US president added that Washington is not seeking to destroy Iran
Moscow investigators raid the health clinic that promises to cure autism by ‘expelling parasites’
Investigators in Moscow searched PlanetaMed, Vasily Generalov’s clinic, as part of a criminal investigation into fraud and negligent infliction of grievous bodily harm.
Russia won’t accept a new Black Sea truce, saying the West already broke its word once
Moscow has not received a formal proposal for a moratorium on Black Sea strikes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday. A day earlier, Reuters repor…
US hospitals billed $120mn for sex-change procedures on minors – report
US hospitals have billed nearly $120 million for sex-changing interventions on minors since 2019, according to the Health Department Read Full Article at RT.com
A Russian court disqualifies a sitting Communist deputy over the copyright to Microsoft fonts in his campaign ads
The Samara Regional Court has stripped Mikhail Matveyev, an incumbent deputy from Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF), of his registration as a candidate for the State Duma, the lower…
One civilian dies, ten more wounded in Ukraine’s attacks on DPR during day
DPR’s head Denis Pushilin says a woman died in an attack on a market in Gorlovka
Trump promises to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
The US president clarified that this would happen "after we finish defeating Iran"
Vladislav Balgrabsky surrendered to save five soldiers under his command. Now Russia is putting him on trial for treason.
The criminal case against Vladislav Balgrabsky, a 30-year-old who fought in the war, has reached the 2nd Western District Military Court, the independent Russian outlet Mediazona …
Serbia should have expelled FAZ journalists for comments about Russians — ex-PM
Aleksandar Vulin said that such insulting words must not have been uttered in Belgrade, "and now that this took place, they should be punished"
White House calls Biden's transfer of large number of weapons to Ukraine deplorable
Karoline Leavitt added that President Donald Trump "has been far more judicious than the last" when it comes to giving away US munitions
Wired for War: Why is the UK protecting Israeli election meddlers?
The UK has said that revealing the true extent of interference by cyber warfare firm BlackCore would damage relations with Israel Read Full Article at RT.com
DPR business ombudsman reports losses suffered by entrepreneurs due to Galaktika attacks
Yaroslav Berezhko said that a significant portion of goods sold at the malls was held on consignment
Russian kids keep getting bused to the same movie (not ‘Spider-Man’), and the institutions taking them are posting eerily similar praise for it online
School camps and municipal children’s centers across Russia are reporting in large numbers that they took children to see The Last Warrior: Kolobok. Verstka, an independent Russia…
Gemini’s VPN workaround stops working for some users in Russia
Google’s Gemini AI has stopped working for some users in Russia, according to complaints on the Downdetector website. Kod.ru, a Russian tech outlet, flagged the outage.
Washington quizzes NATO allies on support for Trump – Bloomberg
The US is assessing NATO members’ support for Trump’s foreign policy as it decides how to allocate military assets, Bloomberg reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Major fire in Donetsk People's Republic shopping mall extinguished after nearly five days
Earlier, an Emergencies Ministry official said that the fire had engulfed about 23,000 square meters of the building
Starlink won’t remove Poland from Europe after all, days after Warsaw threatened to drop Ukraine’s funding
Starlink will not remove Poland from the European region of its satellite communications network. Janusz Cieszyński, a former Polish digital affairs minister, was the first to rep…
Constitutional Council of France lifts ban on social media for children under 15
The authority declared the ban unconstitutional as it violates children's right to freedom of expression and communication
Houthis say they attacked Saudi forces’ positions in Yemen
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said that tens of enemy soldiers were killed, and their boats and weapons were wiped out
Bloomberg: U.S. questionnaire tests NATO allies’ loyalty to President Trump’s policies
The U.S. administration has circulated a questionnaire among NATO allies to gauge their support for President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Bloomberg reported on August 14.
Why Syria’s new rulers still need Russia
Food, oil, military know-how and education links keep Moscow useful to Damascus even as it courts the West, Türkiye, and the Gulf Read Full Article at RT.com
Poland says it foiled Russian plot to kill Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner
Poland has detained a suspect in a plot to assassinate Ukrainian rapper Albert Vasyliev, known as Kyivstoner, the Polish radio station RMF FM reported, citing sources.
Ukraine slaps sanctions on companies, vessels suspected of illegal grain exports
The list includes 13 vessels, 11 people and 28 companies
437 civilians dead, 2,610 hurt: the UN says July was the worst month for Ukraine’s civilians in more than four years
At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July 2026, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission said in a report.