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Russian aviation industry’s updated development program to be greenlighted by end of 2026
First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said the proposed mechanisms had been supported by the President
Murmansk Region's oldest nickel mine to host museum exposition
The Second School Center has been turning Nickel's industrial heritage into a point of attraction and growth
Greenland’s Ice Sheet retreat sends grim message, researchers say
Researchers describe three decades of negative total mass balance as a "climate signal"
‘Get up, get breakfast, noise’: the teen going viral for enduring all 400 of Merzbow’s ear-splitting albums
The infamous Japanese noise artist has a vast and forbidding catalogue that commands a cult fandom. Sam Andrews, 18, is vlogging his way through the lot – and taking a stand for d…
Was Abe Shinzo an Idealist?
A new biography of Japan's longest-serving prime minister reevaluates his realist legacy.
Cuban diplomat describes relations with US as 'war without bombs'
"The channel for dialogue is at a complete standstill," Cuba’s Ambassador to the United States Lianys Torres Rivera said
Russia admires courage, resilience of Iranian people — Putin
The Russian leader added that Moscow welcomed the Iranian-US ceasefire memorandum concluded in June, but said the truce proved unstable and too fragile
Russia develops UAV capable of severing enemy drones’ fiber-optic cables
The interceptor unmanned aerial vehicle designed to disrupt enemy fiber-optic communications is equipped with a video camera and a spool of cord suspended from it that is controll…
Rosatom says flow of cargo along Northern Sea Route to increase by 14% in 2026
According to Alexey Likhachev, freight traffic along the Northern Sea Route has remained at a record level of more than 37 mln tons over the past two years
Despite Delays, China Could Gain Ground in the Space Race
While the U.S. still holds considerable advantages gained through its earlier lunar explorations, China’s planned mission could provide it with a crucial edge.
Iran developing air defense systems with no analogues — military
According to Commander of the Air Defense Forces Alireza Elhami, one of the key advantages of Iran’s air defense systems is that potential enemy is unaware of their specifications
Russian school requires students to wear uniform patch featuring a drone
Students at School No. 61 in Vladivostok are now required to wear patches depicting a drone on their school uniforms, according to the Russian Telegram news channel “Ostorozhno No…
In Moscow, a passerby fatally shot a churchgoer who threw rocks and struck a paramedic with a shovel
A Moscow resident attacked worshippers at the Church of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in Moscow’s Maryino district, Russian media reported.
Taiwan Finally Passed Its 2026 Budget. What Got Cut?
The budget was passed almost 9 months late, amid growing concern that defense spending was being held up – especially funding for drones.
Manchester synagogue marks one year since deadly Yom Kippur terror attack
Memorial for two victims attended by 800, including senior government figures; statement from King Charles read at ceremony: 'Hatred can never prevail over our shared humanity' Th…
Russian gas exports to Europe via TurkStream up 3.4% in January-August
In August, Russian gas exports to Europe via this route rose by 6.5% month-on-month and by 3% year-on-year, reaching 1.61 bcm
Microprocessor-controlled prosthetics presented at Eastern Economic Forum
Microprocessor control in prosthetics involves technology that analyzes human movement in real time and automatically adjusts the mechanisms to the patient’s movements
South Africa reappoint Mosimane as head coach
Pitso Mosimane is reappointed head coach of South Africa's men's national team, more than 14 years after his first spell in charge of Bafana Bafana ended.
Two supertankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz — Bloomberg
Both supertankers had deactivated the AIS transponders that reveal their location
Despite Ukrainian strikes, Russian online marketplaces Ozon and Wildberries are still selling supplies for Russia’s military. Here’s what we found.
In early August, amid a wave of strikes on Wildberries warehouses, we looked into what goods are being ordered for the Russian army on Russian online marketplaces. It turned out t…
President Putin holds talks with his Iranian counterpart Pezeshkian
The meeting with the Iranian president opened a series of bilateral talks scheduled for today
Daily Briefing Sept. 1 – What makes a Jewish legislator join forces with an Arab party?
Editor David Horovitz on the status of the Iran war, the first day of school in Israel, Sara Netanyahu's new conspiracy theory and other election season hijinks The post Daily Bri…
The West has applied double standards to Serbs for 30 years — BiH ambassador in Belgrade
Aleksandar Vranjes noted that prison sentences handed down by the Hague tribunal to Serbian military officers and members of the Republika Srpska leadership totaled more than 1,00…
'Kiev-regime caliphate,' Zelensky’s green-screen filming: MFA statements
Kiev’s Western sponsors became direct accomplices in its terrorist attacks against children, Maria Zakharova said