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Putin begins meeting with Indonesian counterpart
Previously, the two leaders met in Moscow in April
Russia sees no decline in trade with Iran despite situation around country — Overchuk
One of the major achievements was the agreement with Iran coming into force last year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said
Russian economy is in state of 'overcooling' — Gref
Herman Gref added that Sberbank also intends to provide all possible assistance to marketplaces and sellers affected by drone attacks
Belgium realizes EU plans to rob it as well as Russia — Grushko
Alexander Grushko described plans to use Russian assets as robbery
Pesticides poison nearly half of world’s farmers each year – study
Pesticide poisoning affects an estimated 46% of the world’s farmers each year, researchers have found Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia has will, resources to respond to EU over frozen assets — Grushko
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said such actions would also undermine the EU's reputation
Gazprom CEO describes Europe’s gas reserves by saying 'winter will come'
Gas inventories in European underground storage facilities (UGS) are at their lowest level since records began in 2011
New sanctions against Russia to further hurt EU itself — Grushko
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko stressed that these sanctions will add nothing and essentially change nothing in the current state of affairs
Norwegian law enforcement made no contact with seized ship’s expedition members
The vessel is prohibited from leaving its current location pending a relevant decision by the Governor of Svalbard
Russia's EV, hybrid output may rise 1.5-2-fold in 2026 — Manturov
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that the new automotive industry development strategy through 2035 envisages electric vehicles and hybrids accounting for a quarter…
EV, hybrid sales in Russia nearly double to 83,000 in first eight months — Manturov
Denis Manturov emphasized that Russian models are also gaining an increasingly strong foothold in the market
The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why | Paul Taylor
The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarmingFrance, as the French travel writer Sylvain Te…
The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected areaElectric-blue meltwater sprays up under Terr…
New car sales in Russia rise 7% in first eight months — Manturov
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister noted that more than 940,000 new vehicles were sold in the country in January-August 2026
Manturov says Russian-made cars’ market share rises to 63.5%
As a result, the share of Russian cars on the market increased by more than 8 percentage points in the first eight months and reached 63.5%, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister De…
Poll shows pro-Netanyahu bloc pulling even with opponents, in sharp shift
TV survey puts dueling blocs at 53 seats each, well shy of a majority, with PM appearing to benefit from Ofer Winter's predicted entry to the Knesset and Religious Zionism-Zehut m…
Russia, North Korea to launch direct road link very soon — Transport Ministry
According to the Russian Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, the launch of a direct road link between the two countries will streamline logistics, help increase bilateral trade and…
Russian expedition to keep working in Svalbard after ship’s seizure
The vessel is prohibited from leaving its current location
Kremlin adviser compares Ukrainian government to unstable person with grenade
Commenting on Vladimir Zelensky’s 'warning' to air carriers that flying over Russia was unsafe, Anton Kobyakov said on the sidelines of the forum that Russia had taken extensive m…
G20 countries note need to address vulnerabilities in global supply chains
The delegates noted the need to increase transparency of supply chains and called for "enhanced access to relevant non-sensitive data on global production capacity to enable accur…
Crew of Russian ship seized in Svalbard safe — minister
Alexey Chekunkov assured that the legal team of the ship’s owner will issue a formal legal response soon
ICAO urges member countries to share intel on civil aviation threats
The International Civil Aviation Organization also stressed that member states must strengthen risk assessment mechanisms and improve coordination between military and civilian au…
Japan’s Electricity Shock Is a Contract Problem
It’s not a matter of counting suppliers.
Job Opportunity: Multilingual Translation Project Coordinator in Tokyo
Diplomat affiliate MHT Corporation is seeking a Japan-based multilingual professional to coordinate translation projects.