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Russia already took one family’s stake in its biggest Baltic oil terminal. Now it’s coming for the rest.
The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region against Elena Vasilyeva, who owns 45% of the St. Petersbu…
Zelensky orders Ukraine’s military to launch 1,000 drones a day at Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he ordered Ukraine’s military to launch 1,000 drones a day at Russia.
Bloomberg: Ukraine’s drones have pushed Russian oil refining to a 20-year low
Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries at least 21 times in August, according to public statements from both sides. That was more than in any other month since Russia’s full-scale …
Russia tops medal standings at 2026 World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships
The Russians won six gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the competition
US targets Egyptian bank in fresh sanction on Iran as war hits six-month mark
Iran accuses US of 'state terrorism' and implores other countries not to cooperate, tell US pressure won't work; Trump insists no closures in Strait of Hormuz: 'That sucker is ope…
Wife of man who died after turbulence sues Singapore Airlines
Lawyers for Linda Kitchen say her husband was "fatally injured" after the flight dropped 6,000 ft.
Russia to win both hot, economic wars — Medvedev
The information war will continue indefinitely, the Russian security council deputy chairman said
Putin to deliver major speech at EEF’s plenary session on September 3 — Kremlin aide
Many important issues will be discussed, Yury Ushakov said
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Nepal villages
Before-and-after images show villages, bridges and a key Nepal-Tibet border crossing washed away by devastating floodwaters.
Videos show people survive floodwaters on balcony in Nepal
BBC Verify has located several videos from disaster-struck areas of the Trishuli river after deadly floods swept through.
Belarusian state TV says it planted ‘freelancers’ inside Current Time and handed over the names of more than 70 journalists to their home countries, mostly Russia — names that were already public
Employees of the Belarusian state television channel First Informational said they spent several years working with Alina Rudnitskaya, an editor at Current Time — the Russian-lang…
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
Ex-Ukrainian defense chief Fyodorov becomes adviser to Italian defense minister
Mikhail Fyodorov thanked Guido Crosetto for his personal support and his offer to become his adviser on defense innovation
Guests from Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, China to address EEF alongside Putin — aide
The Eastern Economic Forum will be held in Vladivostok on September 1 through 4
Russia test-fires ICBM toward Kamchatka
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it test-launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Putin to hold talks with Indonesian president in Vladivostok on September 3 — Kremlin aide
These talks will be held in the format of a business breakfast, Yury Ushakov said
How does a gasoline crisis vanish overnight? Ask the people of Nizhny Novgorod about the day Putin came to town.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Nizhny Novgorod on August 28.
Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty levelRussia is losing about 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than …
Gazprom Group slightly downgrades investment forecast for 2026
Gazprom Group has downgraded its projected investment for 2026 to $31.3 bln
DRC authorities begin vaccination campaign against Ebola
According to DRC Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba, the DRC has received 50,000 Ervebo vaccine doses from the World Health Organization
Putin will participate in Eastern Economic Forum on September 1-3 — Kremlin aide
On the evening of September 1, the Russian president will fly to Vladivostok, Yury Ushakov said
Over 6,500 sign petition demanding FAZ journalist be fired for comments about Russians
The petition's initiators accuse Martens of going beyond the boundaries of journalistic impartiality
Uzbekistan’s Presidential Daughter Just Got a Law of Her Own
The new presidential administration law grants its head – Saida Mirziyoyeva – sweeping new powers, and immunity.
Russians bought over 25 billion rubles ($290 million) in body armor, night-vision gear, and drone parts on the Ozon marketplace in a year, Verstka finds
Shoppers on the Ozon marketplace ordered dual-use and military-purpose goods worth more than 25 billion rubles between August 2025 and July 2026, the independent Russian news outl…