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Tech companies and local officials are covering data center talks in NDAs
Nondisclosure agreements covered up negotiations between a tech company and several local and state officials, surprising local residents. It's a tactic used around the country in…
Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule
A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.
Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens
The 89-year-old has been in hospital for over a week receiving treatment for a rare blood condition.
Euro exchange rate exceeds 100 rubles on interbank market first since March 19
As of 11:01 a.m. Moscow time the dollar exchange rate in the Russian interbank market stood at 85.79 rubles
Foreign military contingents in Ukraine to be Russia’s legitimate targets — diplomat
Maria Zakharova said the responsibility for this will fall on Western politicians
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Trump faces mounting pressure at home and abroad, Meta and states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial, death toll continues to rise after flash flood hit area of…
Russia’s SVR chief confirms he met CIA director in Moscow
Sergey Naryshkin said there is nothing unusual to it
Russia’s Battlegroup West downs 111 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters over past day
The battlegroup’s spokesman said that air defense crews and mobile armed units shot down three US-made HIMARS rockets
Russia’s Battlegroup North artillery eliminates over 80 Ukrainian personnel overnight
The Russian artillery crews carried out more than 450 fire missions in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions
Russian stocks down as main trading session opens
As of 10:00 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices lost 0.57%
Court in Armenia rules to place former President Kocharyan in custody
Robert Kocharyan was earlier hospitalized after his health deteriorated
Russia declares Romanian diplomat working in Moscow persona non grata — Foreign Ministry
The ministry emphasized that this measure is a response to Romania's earlier similar decision
Ukrainian Drones Attack Ozon Warehouses in Overnight Barrage
The online retailer said neither of the two facilities targeted by Ukrainian drones appeared to have suffered significant damage.
Russian Chief of General Staff inspects Battlegroup South — top brass
Army General Valery Gerasimov received a report from Battlegroup Commander Colonel General Sergey Medvedev
UK urged to help free British-Egyptian ‘arrested in Cairo over sister’s activism’
Lawyers claim Eman el-Shazly, from Birmingham, was detained in effort to silence her sister, a critic of Sisi regimeThe UK Foreign Office has been asked to intervene to secure the…
Ukraine’s drone attacks have left Russia desperately scrambling for oil imports
The once world-leading producer of crude oil has plunged into an energy crisis as Kyiv targets its refineriesA sanctioned shadow fleet tanker carries oil from Nato member Turkey t…
Russian advance units are 1.5 km from Druzhkovka — General Staff Chief
According to General Valery Gerasimov, over the past two months alone, more than 100 square kilometers of territory have been liberated in the Druzhkovka sector
Kiev tries to convince West of military successes in absence of real results — Gerasimov
As part of a propaganda campaign, the Kiev regime is spreading false information about an allegedly successful offensive in the Zaporozhye Region
Wildberries CEO Tatyana Kim still tops Forbes’ list of Russia’s richest women, despite losing $2 billion amid Ukrainian strikes on the company’s warehouses
Forbes Russia magazine has published a new ranking of Russia’s richest women, and their combined fortune has declined sharply compared with last year, falling from $25.75 billion …
Russian forces continue their offensive unabated, chief of General Staff says
General Valery Gerasimov said the offensive continues in all directions
Politico, WSJ: CIA director visited Moscow to warn Kremlin against attacking NATO countries
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to warn Russian officials against attacking NATO member states, particularly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, according to sources ci…
'The flood took everything': Survivors describe horror of loved ones being swept away
One woman says her father, mother, sister and sister's children were carried away before her eyes.
Ukrainian drones attack Ozon warehouses in two Russian cities
Ukrainian drones struck Ozon logistics facilities in Orenburg and Ufa overnight on August 27, the company’s press service said.
Why Meta's settlement could be an 'inflection point' for reining in Big Tech
2026 has already brought a wave of setbacks for social media giants as pressure grows on Big Tech from regulators and lawmakers around the world.