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International organizations become accomplices in Kiev’s crimes against media — MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the reaction of international organizations to the murder of war correspondent Darya Dugina in 2022 was particularly tell…
Germany, UK, France, Italy call on Israel to withdraw its E1 settlement project plans
The international community has long opposed this settlement expansion, and has voiced their grave concerns privately and publicly, the joint statement said
Germany arrests 19-year-old accused of running online groups that groomed teens into self-harm and incited a fatal stabbing at a Russian school
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said it had detained a teenager identified as Kai M, who is suspected of belonging to two “right-wing extremist” criminal organizations.
The son of Russia’s former children’s rights commissioner was convicted of fraud, then decorated by Putin for wartime heroism. Now he faces fraud charges again.
Anton Astakhov, the son of Pavel Astakhov, a lawyer and Russia’s former children’s rights commissioner, has been named in two criminal cases — one involving fraud, the other the i…
IAEA Director General Grossi’s visit to Zaporozhye plant delayed — director
The reason given is safety concerns for the delegation
A prosecutor who led Russia’s state seizures of Domodedovo Airport and other assets was fired, then quietly reinstated — with no public record of either move
Sergei Bochkarev, the head of the main civil litigation department at Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office, has been reinstated after being dismissed in late July.
IN BRIEF: Russian MFA statements on FAZ reporter’s provocation, UN criticism
The Foreign Ministry calls on the citizens living abroad to be vigilant and not to give in to provocations ahead of the State Duma elections
Attempts to cut Russia off from world permanent tactic of Western policy — adviser
Anton Kobyakov noted that Russia had never closed itself off from the world throughout its history
Russian court drops case against senior citizen fined for firing his shotgun at Ukrainian drones over his yard
The Volgograd Regional Court dismissed the case against Nikolai Mukhin, a pensioner who was fined for trying to shoot down Ukrainian drones on his own. A source told the Russian s…
What Are the Implications of the Mecca Pact for India?
New Delhi needs a new roadmap for navigating relations in the Gulf and increasing its security profile.
Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
Volodymyr Zhuravlev had been consulted on Snake Island, a dramatised reconstruction of incidentEarlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco buildi…
US extends general license for talks on Lukoil's foreign assets until September 19
The license greenlights transactions related to negotiations on the "sale, disposition, or transfer of Lukoil International GmbH" and its assets
Mark Zuckerberg buys 440-acre Strancally castle estate in Ireland
Meta chief executive paid roughly €20m for gothic-style mansion built in 1830 and its surroundingsIt stretches the definition of pied-à-terre but Mark Zuckerberg now has a pad in …
Russian stock indices decline by the end of trading on Moscow Exchange
The Chinese yuan edged down 10 kopecks to 12.32 rubles
Alcaraz to play US Open after four months out
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to make his return at the US Open after missing four months with a wrist injury.
UN chief calls for halt to attacks on civilian infrastructure, including in Russia
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that Antonio Guterres remains deeply concerned by the continued escalation of the Ukrainian conflict
A 4,000‑yr‑old Rock Painting in Indonesia Offers Clues to One of Humanity’s Greatest Migrations
Austronesia explorers from what is now Taiwan may have leapfrogged to centers of influence, rather than simply advancing to the next nearest island.
Bulgaria restricts operation of Kozloduy NPP due to low water level in Danube — ministry
The capacity of Unit 5 will be scaled down by 120 megawatts on August 21 to avert a potential emergency
Production of fuel for Ukrainian missiles in Denmark delayed until 2027
Euractiv noted that Danish authorities had "cleared more than 20 bureaucratic hurdles for the construction of the plant," but this did not help
Several hundred Ukrainian soldiers desert during training in Germany — newspaper
Under Ukrainian law, these individuals could face up to 12 years in prison if they return home
Parliament votes on new Bangladesh’s president
255 members of parliament voted for Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the candidate from the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party
FBI seizes former Congressman Eric Swalwell's devices and searches his home as part of investigation
Agents stopped the Democrat in an airport over the weekend as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations that he has denied.
Como mayor bans 'beasts' in city centre after being hit by bike
Alessandro Rapinese issues the prohibition for the historic city centre after an encounter with a cyclist last month.
Three things to know about the $40 trillion federal debt
The U.S. federal debt hit a record $40 trillion this week. The debt has doubled since 2017, and just paying interest on the accumulated debt now costs the government more than $1 …