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Moscow ready to exchange over 220 convicted Ukrainians for Russians — rights commissioner
Yana Lantratova added that the Russians in question included residents of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics and Crimea
Gold price surpasses $4,500 per troy ounce first since June 5
The price of silver futures contracts for September 2026 delivery was up by 2.26%
Death toll from Ukrainian drone attack on Krasnodar Region rises to three
The number of people injured in the Kiev regime’s overnight attack climbed to 24, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said
Ukrainian parliament admits country’s air defense forces in shambles
According to the statement, the authorities stopped informing society instead of addressing "the catastrophic state" Ukraine finds itself in due to "a lack of air defense systems"
Iran’s missile production exceeds use for strikes against enemies — IRGC
Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi said the US has thousands of economic interests throughout the world, and all of them can be easily destroyed
Our AI-generated defense minister emblemizes an Israeli leadership that refuses to face reality
Whatever Israel Katz may want to believe, Iran's leaders are not cowering, and Israel will not defeat its enemies by endlessly blowing things up; Netanyahu should know better, but…
‘Silence Is Not an Option’: The Quest to Bear Witness to China’s Uyghur Camps
“Heart Full of Light,” Kalbinur Sidik’s memoir, provides a first-hand account of the atrocities against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang.
In Qusra and beyond, settlers are chasing Palestinians out and taking over their homes
While previous displacements targeted relatively mobile Bedouin communities, extremists have begun forcing occupants out of permanent structures on village outskirts, and then mov…
Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil
The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up a…
Russia cut oil production by 6,000 bpd in July — OPEC
Russia’s oil production is currently constrained by the OPEC+ agreement
Serbian politician opposes country's joining EU, sanctions against Russia
Serbia could join the EU only as a defeated and humiliated nation, Milos Jovanovic said
Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet shot down by friendly fire — defense source
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal probe after the fighter’s crash
US allies increasingly doubt Washington’s ability to achieve peace in Gaza — media
According to Politico, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to accept the Gaza plan also undermines confidence in the US-led Board of Peace
Russian businesses boosted drone defense purchases sevenfold
Demand among Russian commercial companies for drone defense equipment jumped 6.6-fold in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, reaching 441.3 million rub…
‘Ground swallowed them up’: Search ongoing in Vienna for two missing Israelis
No leads in disappearance of Mali Yahalomi and her adult daughter Liel, last seen Friday; 'They can’t be found anywhere,' says Israeli official, 'it doesn’t look good' The post ‘G…
North Korea missile launch poses no threat to US, allies — Pentagon
The command said in a statement that Washington is are aware of the recent missile launch
Israelis second only to Russians among least wanted immigrants to UK, poll finds
Almost half of Britons think their country should allow in fewer Israelis or none at all; survey results significantly more negative toward Israel than 10 years ago The post Israe…
Ad Spending on Wildberries Nosedives After Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Kommersant Reports
A source told Kommersant that many advertisers had either frozen their promotional budgets or sharply cut back across major retail categories.
Russia’s fuel crisis is back, with queues and gasoline rationing returning across the country
In early August, judging by reports from the regions, a new wave of the fuel crisis hit Russia following Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries. Residents of various regions, from th…
Yabloko receives Supreme Court’s reasoned decision for removal from elections
The court session lasted more than nine hours
Seven OPEC+ nations boost July oil output by 1.424 mln bpd
OPEC+ countries also previously extended the deadline to compensate for past overproduction until the end of 2026
Takaichi, the Three Non-Nuclear Principles, and a Strained US Nuclear Umbrella
For Japan, the most immediate question is not whether to pursue nuclear weapons itself, but whether to allow its ally’s nuclear-capable assets on Japanese soil.
Watch: Trump tells reporters why he switched planes
The President confirmed that he secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month due to a possible threat.
AK balances odds of guy from African backwoods with colonizer — Kalashnikov CEO
Alan Lushnikov emphasized that the worldwide fame of the AK-series weapons "is due not only to the assault rifle’s unmatched simplicity and reliability, but also to the sophistica…