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South Carolina U.S. senate runoff election will test Trump's endorsement
The primary runoff in South Carolina between Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman is another test of President Trump's influence. He's backing Darline, sister of the late Sen…
Brent crude oil falls below $87 per barrel on ICE exchange for first time since August 14
The WTI crude oil futures with September delivery was down by 4.95% to $80.8 per barrel
Top Iranian diplomat hails agreement with Oman of Hormuz as example of regional solutions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that "Iran’s commitment to peace and stability goes hand in hand with ongoing diplomatic work with neighboring states"
Research directions for North Pole·43 expedition outlined
Director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Alexander Makarov noted that the scientific program will primarily include oceanology, geophysics, and atmospheric research
Japan can assemble nuclear weapons within one year — Kremlin aide
Russian Presidential Aide and Executive Secretary of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov drew attention to Japan’s revanchist militarization
Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her…
Kiev ignores UN reports on Ukrainian Orthodox Church persecution — Russia’s MFA
The topic of persecution against the UOC is "increasingly being raised, which is encouraging, in the media, including abroad, and the legal community is addressing it," Mikhail Me…
US Secret Service aware of Iranian video threatening Barron Trump’s life
According to a number of US media outlets, the Iranian media broadcast a video suggesting option for killing Barron Trump for a reward of $10 million
Israel expels Netherlands officials from Gaza support center — Foreign Ministry
The Dutch representatives have been instructed to leave Israel within one week
Mass arrests in global crackdown on West African cyber-crime networks
The operation included the arrest of 39 people in South Africa for romance and investment scams.
Syrian Kurd leader says armed groups to be dissolved — agency
Commander of the Kurd’s Syrian Democratic Forces Mazloum Abdi also noted that the Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria will become part of the government
Ukraine’s metals industry on verge of systemic shutdown — agency
For Ukraine, a systemic crisis entails a loss of export revenues, rising construction costs, and issues with the hryvnia exchange rate, the RBC-Ukraine noted
First deaths in US measles crisis reported
The first two people have died of measles in the US this year, amid a record resurgence of the disease Read Full Article at RT.com
Ousted Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine is ‘slowly losing’ the war against Russia
Ukraine’s leadership has no overall vision for how to win the war against Russia, former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters. Corruption and the slow adoption…
Spanish government says sorry to people of Ceuta for migrant crisis
Several thousand migrants remain in the enclave after a mass crossing from Morocco in late July.
Here’s what we know about Putin’s decree empowering the Russian state to take control of companies that fail to stop Ukrainian drones
Starting August 24, Russian authorities can place critical infrastructure facilities under temporary state management if their owners have failed to take adequate security measure…
Russia to retain fourth place globally in terms of purchasing power parity — expert
Even amid persistent and mounting external pressure, Russian economy is maintaining its relative standing, Executive Director of the Stolypin Institute of Growth Economics Anton S…
Russia calls on international bodies to compel Kiev to disclose data on missing clergy
Mikhail Melekh noted that the Kiev regime systematically and en masse sends clergy to the front, many of whom disappear
Taiwan charges nine people for smuggling ‘high-end’ AI servers to China
Among those charged are two Super Micro employees and one from Nvidia, marking another flashpoint in US-China AI rivalryTaiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including…
The rape gang trial the UK establishment doesn’t want you to know about
The retrial of six Pakistani men accused of raping children as part of a grooming gang has begun in Manchester Read Full Article at RT.com
Trade turnover between Russia, Belarus gains 12.5% in 1H 2026
Last year trade turnover between the two countries grew by around 3%
Brussels’ energy policy could exacerbate EU’s chronic gas crisis — expert
Norway has remained the largest gas supplier to the European Union since 2022, though its resource base is gradually depleting, Igor Yushkov said
Armenia says it won’t block Russians fleeing a new mobilization
Alen Simonyan, secretary of Armenia’s Security Council, told TV Rain, the independent Russian broadcaster, that Armenia will not block Russians from entering the country if Moscow…
Turkey has no hidden agenda in Middle East, Erdogan says
According to the Turkish president, the republic's goal is to ensure an atmosphere of peace