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Russian stocks close in the red on Wednesday
The MOEX Index lost to 2,071.3 points, the RTS Index fell to 774.19 points
US allies believe Hormuz not fully demined — Bloomberg
According to sources cited by the news agency, some mines may have shifted from their original position due to underwater currents
Mass of ice that fell one kilometer believed to be cause of Nepal flood &mdash — NYT
According to the geologist’s estimates, a chunk of ice with a width of about 2,000 feet snapped cleanly off the glacier sending a mixture of ice and water to the valley floor
Iran sees US sanctions as economic terrorism &mdash — ambassador in Ashgabat
Ali Mojtaba Rouzbehani added that Iran’s geographical location is a great advantage for the country, which maintains relations with 15 countries around the world and cooperates wi…
Ukrainians marched for a month to get Mykhailo Fedorov his job back as defense minister. Then he released a video calling for elections, and the crowds stopped coming.
In mid-August, a video address by former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov caused an uproar in Ukraine. In it, Fedorov argued that Ukraine needs to hold elections despite the war …
Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport
A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.
Remembering a Genocide: The View From the Rohingya Camps
Nine years on, Rohingya refugees still wait for justice and home. But they haven't given up hope.
No Western country ready for conflict similar to one in Ukraine — Business Insider
Norwegian military officials believe that the protracted combat operations demonstrated the need to prepare in advance not only the armed forces, but also the government, industry…
Gazprom Arena keeps rescheduling a Kanye West concert in St. Petersburg, Russia, that it still hasn’t agreed to hold
The Gazprom Arena stadium in St. Petersburg is in talks with the organizers of Kanye West’s (also known as Ye) concerts, the venue’s press service told the Telegram news channel O…
Key moments from Lindsay Clancy's five-week trial over children's killings
The trial often grew emotional as lawyers debated whether the mother was responsible for her children's deaths.
US designates Palestine Action a terrorist group
Supporting Palestine Action became illegal in the UK in 2025 after the government banned it under anti-terror legislation.
US blacklists Palestine Action as terrorist group
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned UK-based Palestine Action as a terrorist organization Read Full Article at RT.com
Lavrov, Egyptian foreign minister stress need for Middle East settlement
The Russian Foreign Ministry added that the parties confirmed their shared position on the need to settle the Palestinian issue in accordance with UN resolutions
Leonid Bershidsky is putting AI into Bloomberg’s newsroom. He says the technology belongs ‘in the servants’ quarters.’
Leonid Bershidsky is one of Russia’s best-known media executives. He was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Vedomosti in its early years and of the magazine Smart Money, launched th…
Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has downplayed a…
How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks
The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost AmericansThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign u…
Iran sends letter to UN Security Council regarding US 'economic terrorism' — agency
According to the agency, Abbas Araghchi pointed out the legal and moral responsibility of the UN and all governments to condemn the illegal and criminal actions of the US administ…
Immigration arrests soar, hitting 50,000 in July
Since taking over in March, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pivoted from the confrontational style of immigration enforcement of his predecessor, Kristi Noem. The latest data i…
IAEA inspections at attacked Iranian nuclear facilities needed by Israel, US — AEOI head
Tehran is not yet prepared to allow experts to inspect the sites, Mohammad Eslami said
Officials in Vladivostok warn of phone and internet service disruptions when Putin arrives next month for Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum
Authorities in Russia’s Primorsky Krai warned residents and visitors that phone and internet service could be disrupted during the Eastern Economic Forum, set to take place in Vla…
Russia’s coal output falls by 1.8% in January - July to 249 million tons — Rosstat
Production of all types of hard coal decreased by 2.3% to 192 million tons
Russia’s total January - July gas output rises 3.7% to 397 billion cubic meters — Rosstat
In July, the production amounted to 39.6 bcm
Russia’s industrial production grows by 0.1% in January - July — Rosstat
Minerals production slipped by 0.9% year·on·year
Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Pilgrims came to Iraq from all over the world in August. Many Iraqi and Iranian pilgrims walked hundreds of miles in extreme heat to mark the event. Outside the shrines, the atmos…