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Trump says he wants conflict in Ukraine to end
The US president reiterated that if he had won the 2020 presidential election, the conflict would not have happened
High Court annuls Haredi draft-dodger arrest ban as unconstitutional violation of equality
Law passed by the government in July 'flagrantly violates state's obligation to exercise coercive power equally,' writes Judge Sohlberg The post High Court annuls Haredi draft-dod…
Russia to view deployed German long-range systems as legitimate targets — embassy
A representative of the Russian embassy in Berlin said that this would be the case if these systems were aimed at Russia
Boris Akunin has published a memoir for his wife, Erika. It ends with the plan they made to die together.
Erika Chkhartishvili — who edited the books of Boris Akunin (real name: Grigory Chkhartishvili) and was his wife of more than 40 years — died in mid-August. In recent years, she h…
At least 10 drones downed while approaching Moscow
Mayor Sergey Sobyanin says first responders are working in the area where drone fragments fell
JD Vance mum on whether US to end war with Iran by November elections
The US vice president also said that only US actions can save the world from an energy crisis
JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’
US vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deathsThe US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” w…
Zelensky says US negotiators are expected to visit Kiev in coming days
The preliminary date of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit has been agreed upon, Vladimir Zelensky says
German police probing suspected arson attack against arms manufacturers
German police have detained two Bulgarian nationals over a suspected arson attack against arms manufacturers in Munich Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses destroyed 15 million books, Russian officials say
Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Periodicals and Book Industry Support Department at the Digital Development Ministry, said drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses have cost Ru…
Mobilization of women is matter of time, says Ukrainian MP
Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov on August 20 called for the mobilization of women
IDF says it entered, cleared Hezbollah’s Ali Taher Ridge tunnels ahead of demolition
Hezbollah operatives killed or fled terror group's 'nerve center' beneath hill in south Lebanon in recent weeks, army says, after reports it was holding off offensive amid threats…
ICE agent charged with lying about shooting Venezuelan man during crackdown
The ICE officer faces federal charges related to the January shooting in Minnesota.
Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the mid…
Oman rejects deal with Iran on joint fee collection for Hormuz passage — media
A senior regional official told The New York Post that in order to avoid potential quarrels with US President Donald Trump, Muscat rejected even the idea of voluntary fees to be u…
Leonid Slutsky was promised second place in the September elections, sources tell Meduza. Frustrated that the Kremlin stopped helping, he’s now saying LDPR belongs to the security services instead.
Leonid Slutsky, who leads Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), has begun casting it as a “party of security officials” rather than as a party of the Kremlin’s civilian staff.…
Putin says the Russian stock market is just ‘slightly in the red.’ (It’s in its longest losing streak since 2008.)
The Russian stock market is “slightly in the red” but will gradually recover, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. Over the …
Russia calls on OPCW to act professionally on issue of Syrian chemical dossier
Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya says the issue of the Syrian chemical dossier "presents an extremely complex equation with numerous variables"
Vance acknowledges that US has not won any military conflicts in several decades
The US vice president added that he agrees with with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth "that we needed to have a culture shift at the Department of War"
Police say 16 detained in northern town in crackdown on underage marriages
In second raid since June, officers reportedly question 15-year-old girl with a two-month-old baby; police say they are waging 'ongoing battle' against illegal practice The post P…
US won’t negotiate with Iran until Tehran stops ‘shooting at ships’ — JD Vance
The US vice president added that major combat operations against Iran "haven't been ongoing in a very long time"
Ukraine’s SBU accuses Russian Volunteer Corps deputy commander Stepan Kaplunov of working for the FSB and plotting an Independence Day assassination. He says he was tortured into confessing.
Stepan Kaplunov, the deputy commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was in contact with Russian security services and was tasked with preparing an assassination attempt against …
Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone
South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.
Watch: Defence calls for one juror to be dismissed in Lindsay Clancy case
The jury has been sent back to continue deliberations after receiving further instructions on the law from the judge.