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IDF didn’t take DNA from 20,000 new recruits, including fighters, amid budget dispute
Military Rabbinate and Medical Corps can't agree on whose budget should pay for equipment used to preserve DNA samples, collected by the army to identify soldiers killed in action…
Putin addressing plenary session of Eastern Economic Forum
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, Myanmar’s First Vice President Nyo Saw, and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will also addres…
UN warns of 'supersized' El Niño as countries prepare for impact
The WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies.
Wife of British man at risk of deportation from Sweden calls on Burnham to intervene
Case is latest in string of post-Brexit deportations from country, which has been criticised for high refusal rate for British people to remainThe wife of a British man detained b…
Lomu review – fascinatingly nuanced tribute to rugby’s first superstar
His destructive pace and power changed the game for ever, but behind the fame and ineffable exterior of this gentle giant was a life of chaos and emotional discordThere’s an inevi…
Death toll from Nepal’s landslide rises to 1,252 — TV
As many as 4,875 people remain missing
Agreeing to freeze conflict in Ukraine would mean revival of Nazism — Lavrov
"It would be betraying our ancestors, who defeated Nazism in 1945," the Russian foreign minister said
Attempts to destabilize society take place in Russia ahead of parliamentary vote — Lavrov
According to the Russian foreign minister, the West makes no secret of it
Only six commodity vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday — agency
According to the report, the vessels included two very large gas carriers, two long-range tankers, one Supramax tanker and one Panamax tanker
By talking about civil aviation hazards, Zelensky counts on revolt in Russia — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister said that efforts to undermine Russia are directed through "the Kiev regime’s atrocities"
NATO desperately looking for reasons to continue its artificial existence — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister noted that NATO was supposed to dissolve itself after the collapse of the Soviet Union
West does not want agreements, has replaced diplomacy with sanctions — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister said that the West wants to dictate
US sailors go shopping before hitting the bars in Thailand after 250-day voyage
With military haircuts and moustaches, the US sailors stood out against the flip-flops of the usual Pattaya crowd, writes the BBC's Jonathan Head.
Putin calls Indonesia Russia's key partner in Southeast Asia
The Russian president recalled that the countries had signed a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia
Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules
Workers should weigh no more than 19.5st fully clothed so that they can be winched to safety in an emergency.
UNHCR Says It Is Not Involved in Malaysia’s Planned Repatriation of Refugees to Myanmar
Rights groups say that the 1,476 Myanmar nationals are at high risk of torture, mistreatment, and forced conscription on their return.
Top Russian diplomat dismisses Europe’s fears of Russian attack
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasized that he West "needs an enemy all the time"
Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
EAEU free trade deals with Indonesia, UAE to take effect very soon
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk also noted that several rounds of talks have been held with India on concluding an agreement
Work on contract to build NPP in Vietnam in full swing — Rosatom
According to Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev, the Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactor has been selected for the project
Rosatom signs contract to build Balkhash NPP in Kazakhstan at EEF
Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said that "the document signed today marks a new stage in cooperation with Kazakhstan"
Russia to close Goethe-Institut offices in Russia in response to Russian House closure
Sergey Lavrov went on to say that Germany made the decision to close the Russian House in Berlin and the Consulate General in Bonn under the false pretext that the drone that cras…
Russia-China trade rises 22% in 1H 2026, exceeds $135 bln
Denis Manturov also added that during meetings held in Beijing in May and most recently in Bishkek, the leaders of Russia and China praised the development of trade and economic c…
US-Saudi deal allows uranium enrichment of up to 20% — WSJ
According to the newspaper, the agreement does not automatically authorize uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia