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Finches use same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
International team that includes Israeli cognitive scientist adds Bengalese finches to humpback whales in search for animals that learn using same mathematical principles as we do…
Ukraine’s attacks in Belgorod Region leave 3 civilians wounded, including 5-year-old girl
The local crisis center said the child received shrapnel wounds
Qatar rejects Iran's claims about captured pilots as false — MFA
Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari stressed that Iranian aircraft had entered Qatari airspace to strike Doha and were shot down after their pilots fail…
Qatar hopes Oman-Iran Hormuz deal will help resume US-Iran talks
Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari noted that current efforts are focused on reducing tensions
Hainan’s Sanya, Kyrgyzstan’s Karakol to become sister cities — newspaper
According to Sanya Ribao, the sides signed a memorandum which is expected to lay the foundation for a long-term, stable partnership between the two cities
‘Migration has been weaponised’: Italy’s security law criticised after death of Moroccan man in police restraint
Case of Abderrahim Fakir is first in which legal shield giving police greater protection from prosecution has been invokedIf, before 19 July, few people in Italy beyond his family…
Russia designs new engine for small aircraft — Rostec
The state corporation said the use of a modern FADEC-type electronic control system will ensure stable engine operation at altitudes ranging from 300 to 4,500 meters
Russian embassy points out violations of international maritime law by Rome
According to the diplomatic mission, the European Union has continued to take unlawful action against foreign vessels as it boards and seizes them
Court in Damascus sentences Bashar al-Assad’s cousin to death — TV
The court found Wassim al-Assad guilty of the premeditated murder of several people, murder involving torture, as well as acts aimed at inciting a civil war and an interfaith conf…
Ukraine to only have electricity for few hours a day this winter - businessman
Senior OANA official calls for fighting 'floods of lies' about Russia-China ties
Marat Abulkhatin recalled that TASS, in cooperation with ANO Dialogue Regions and the New Media Workshop, had co-founded the Global Fact-Checking Network
Mechanical fault suspected in helicopter crash that killed British newlyweds in Greece
Marie Ebert, Alexander Cromie and their pilot died when their aircraft crashed on island of SifnosGreek police believe a mechanical fault may have caused a helicopter to crash mom…
Court orders Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to be moved to hospital
Pakistan’s top court orders jailed ex-PM Imran Khan to be moved to hospital following concerns raised by his family and PTI political party Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia launching small-scale NPP construction project in Myanmar — Prime Minister
The project will become a new symbol of Russian-Myanmar friendship, Mikhail Mishustin pointed out
Warsaw, Kiev continue discussions on Patriot missile supplies — ambassador
Vasily Bodnar said the decision is unlikely to be announced publicly
The grueling fight over who profits from AI music
AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
Daily Briefing Aug. 18 – US holds direct talks with Hamas. Why it’s the new normal
US bureau chief Jacob Magid on the Board of Peace's floated potential new way forward out of the Gaza quagmire, 60 days from the 'end' of the war with Iran, and an update from hot…
Alleged Islamic State backer charged with planning car-bomb attack at Beersheba club
Abdullah Gergawi, 20, allegedly procured machine guns and assault rifles and was in contact with purported Palestinian terror operative in preparation to blow up Forum nightspot T…
Israel must seize Gaza, set up Jewish settlements there — Israeli finance minister
Bezalel Smotrich criticized US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza, which provides for the establishment of international forces to ensure security in the enclave
Israel hits airfield in Syrian province of Idlib — Syria TV
There is no information about civilian casualties
Russia strikes village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing 10
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the village of Pechenihy in the Kharkiv region on the morning of August 18, Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional administration, repor…
IN BRIEF: What we know about summoning of Japan’s ambassador to Russian Foreign Ministry
Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin expressed a strong protest to Akira Muto regarding the anti-Russian statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign M…
Ukraine loses 674 aircraft during special military operation — top brass
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the enemy also lost 284 helicopters
Strong protest expressed to Japanese ambassador over Tokyo's anti-Russian statements
The Russian side informed the Japanese diplomat that Russia's sovereignty and jurisdiction over the southern Kuril Islands are inviolable