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100 DeepMind agents were told not to cheat. 14% did anyway The psychological link between making sense of life and avoiding depression Satellogic hires the former head of US spy-satellite intelligence as president Russia ready to continue arms supplies to India — Kremlin Altman sells startup optimism days after warning of ‘sobering’ AI US itself undermining confidence in dollar — Peskov Decisions on BRICS expansion unlikely to be reached at summit in New Delhi — diplomat Russia’s Baltic Fleet ship Perekop ends visit to Vietnam, sets course for Cambodia 100 DeepMind agents were told not to cheat. 14% did anyway The psychological link between making sense of life and avoiding depression Satellogic hires the former head of US spy-satellite intelligence as president Russia ready to continue arms supplies to India — Kremlin Altman sells startup optimism days after warning of ‘sobering’ AI US itself undermining confidence in dollar — Peskov Decisions on BRICS expansion unlikely to be reached at summit in New Delhi — diplomat Russia’s Baltic Fleet ship Perekop ends visit to Vietnam, sets course for Cambodia

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Zelensky calls Russian ballistic missiles 'main threat' to Ukrainian military industry

Ukrainian military officials and politicians regularly mention shortage of air defense missiles and ask Western countries to increase deliveries of such weapons

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Russia only country in world with expertise across entire nuclear energy sector — Putin

These competitive advantages enable the country to hold a leading position in the market for the construction of nuclear power plants abroad, the Russian leader stressed

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Scientists develop water purifying sorbent of Arctic mosses

The new material may be used for the post-treatment of surface wastewater from urbanized and industrial sites, as well as industrial wastewater before they are discharged into wat…

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Explosive growth of AI-generated content worsens disinformation problem — GFCN

Countering modern information threats requires not only fact-checking individual reports "but also building a resilient infrastructure for international cooperation," the expert s…

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Russian environmental movement invites BRICS countries to join Spitsbergen volunteer camp

The Clean Arctic project has been working on a list of Russian and foreign organizations that would be invited to participate in the creation of an international volunteer camp

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8,000 people apply to join anti-war Yabloko amid its removal from Russia’s State Duma race. That’s twice the party’s current membership.

Yabloko has received 8,000 applications to join the party over the past two weeks, Kirill Goncharov, head of the party’s Moscow branch, said in an interview with the independent j…

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German Spy Agency Opens Hotline for Exiled Russians

The hotline is for exile groups and political dissidents facing intimidation, surveillance or physical violence from foreign operatives inside the country.

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Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time

Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.

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Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians

Far-right minister says those convicted in military courts of terror offences will be executed after passing of death penalty law that does not apply to Jewish extremistsIsrael’s …

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Ukrainian women in EU must now prove compliance with military duties — EC

The measure was initially expected to apply only to men of conscription age

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Israeli strike on Syrian base undermines Syria’s stability — Turkish Defense Ministry

According to the statement, the future of the region must be built not on the unilateral use of force, but on a security model based on respect for international law, sovereignty,…

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One civilian killed in Ukrainian drone strike on electricians’ vehicle in Kherson Region

Another electrician from the Kakhovka power distribution zone was injured

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Russian region bars Communist Party from using Lenin in campaign materials because he’s dead

Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF) has reprinted 20,000 campaign newspapers in the Tyumen region after officials objected to a photograph of Vladimir Lenin.

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Kiev to return to talks with Russia on terms worse than those in 2022 — magazine

According to The American Conservative, the Ukrainian armed forces are facing a shortage of manpower, and their stockpile of Patriot interceptor missiles "is at, or approaching, z…

World News · Middle East

What we know about Israel's criminal investigations

The Israeli military has confirmed for the first time that it opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab, who was killed along with six relatives in G…

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russia plans to lower citizenship fees for residents of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Transnistria to $65, down from $600

Russia plans to lower the fee for citizenship applications filed by residents of partially recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia and unrecognized Transnistria, according to a draf…

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FACTBOX: What to know of Omsk oil refinery intel sharing, foiled terrorist attack in LPR

Officers detained two men in the Lugansk People’s Republic, who helped the Security Service of Ukraine plan a terrorist attack against the republic’s interior minister

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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Tatarstan. Local officials report injuries and disrupted ‘industrial operations.’

Ukrainian drones struck Tatarstan on the morning of August 20, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, citing the press service of Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov.

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Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud

Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty finesBusiness live – latest updatesThe founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest pr…

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Russian troops liberate two communities in Donetsk region over past day — top brass

Russia's Battlegroup South and Battlegroup Center units liberated settlements of Nikolaipolye and Matyashevo in the Donetsk People’s Republic

World News · Europe

'I feel I am imprisoning myself' - Djokovic on drive & doubts

Novak Djokovic discusses being his own biggest doubter and the Belgrade childhood that shaped him in a new documentary.

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Russian ambassador says German MFA’s statements on FAZ journalist case unfriendly

Sergey Nechayev emphasized that German Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Giese’s remarks effectively excused Michael Martens and overlooked the broader context

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Kremlin reacts to 'fishing in troubled waters' in Ukraine, potential Wikoff, Kushner visit

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia highly values the efforts of all countries that sincerely seek to contribute to settling the Ukraine conflict

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlashThe mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in…