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Japan is arming for a long range fight, and China is worried
Tokyo is building a military and intelligence architecture very different from the one that defined its postwar era Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia orders in-absentia arrest of comedian Sasha Dolgopolov on Nazism-rehabilitation charges
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of comic Sasha Dolgopolov in absentia. The news outlet Mediazona had earlier reported that a request for his arrest had been submitted to the…
Family of Irish plane crash victim awarded $29m in damages
A jury in Chicago in the US awarded the sum to Michael Ryan's family after his widow Naoise Connolly Ryan brought a civil suit against Boeing.
Six Arab countries rally behind FIFA chief Infantino amid calls for his ouster
Soccer chiefs of Qatar, Egypt, Mauritania, Lebanon, Sudan and 2030 World Cup co-host Morocco express confidence in Infantino, as other countries revolt over shelved investment sch…
US lost quarter of its Reaper drones in Iran war – WaPo
The US military has lost a quarter of its pre-war stock of MQ-9 Reaper drones while fighting Iran, the Washington Post has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
EU puts its decisions above international law out of pride, self-importance — Lavrov
The Russian top diplomat underscored that Brussels had chosen "a very dangerous path" by claiming the unlawful right to label vessels it finds objectionable as part of a "shadow f…
Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump's name back
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure.
Armenia, Russia to step up food safety cooperation — Armenian Economy Ministry
The agreement was reached at a meeting between Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan and Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut in Almaty
Rodina’s candidates are rejected in Sverdlovsk, days after its lawsuit barred the antiwar Yabloko party from Russia’s State Duma race
The Sverdlovsk region’s election commission has rejected the pro-war Rodina party’s candidate list for elections to the regional legislative assembly.
Reuters: Ukraine proposes a mutual halt to Black Sea strikes
Ukraine has offered Russia a mutual halt to strikes on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Egypt backs Turkey's steps to ensure safe navigation in Black Sea — Foreign Ministry
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty highlighted that Cairo opposed attacks on merchant vessels
Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank
Former PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against PalestiniansIsraeli troops forced two Palestinian families to leave their besieged …
A Russian marketplace for drone parts is going fully military — with sellers pulled in from Wildberries, the retailer whose warehouses are now targeted by Ukraine
Roy.Market, which offers dual-use goods, is being relaunched as a full-fledged marketplace for the military, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported.
China, India ready to partner with Russia in building merchant icebreaker fleet — official
According to Presidential Aide Igor Levitin, China and India are proposing cooperatetion in building such a fleet, with subsequent production localization in Russia
The song that stopped being the USSR’s anthem in 1944 is now landing Russian activists in prison for ‘terrorism’
The Central District Court of Novosibirsk ordered activist and human rights advocate Larisa Mikhailova held for two months, the Telegram channel of the Agrarian Council movement r…
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SparkIL offers free programs for families and educators seeking meaningful B’nai Mitzvah projects that connect Jewish values, personal passions, and Israeli entrepreneurs. The pos…
Kazakhstan deports Russian streamer Ksenia Guzaeva, bars her for five years
Kazakhstan deported Russian streamer Ksenia Guzaeva, known by the pseudonym Fasoollka, and barred her from entering the country for five years, the Kazakhstani news outlet Tengrin…
Sweden clears Russian couple accused of being a security threat
Sweden’s Migration Agency overturned the police department’s decision to deport Russian citizens Semyon and Tatyana, who were detained while vacationing near Furuvik, according to…
US loses quarter of its MQ-9 Reaper drones in war with Iran — WP
The report claims that the US lost 45 MQ-9 Reapers
Collapsing ceilings, asbestos, and holes in walls: Pentagon watchdog sounds alarm over condition of US bases in Pacific
The US military bases in the Pacific are suffering from dilapidated infrastructure and decay, the Pentagon inspector general has found Read Full Article at RT.com
Ban on Russian LNG supplies to EU will ruin Greece and bloc itself, politician says
According to Panagiotis Lafazanis, the EU decision to ban Russian liquefied and pipeline natural gas supplies by 2027 undermines the fragile foundations of the EU's economic, soci…
First import-substituted MC-21 aircraft completes flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky
According to the United Aircraft Corporation, the flight proceeded routinely, with all systems operating as expected
Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 273 — radio station
More than 40,000 families have been affected by the earthquake
CENTCOM to create first multinational attack drone strike force
According to CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, the new group will be an offshoot of the Scorpion Strike unit created nine months ago