Russia has full control of Lugansk republic – governor

the lugansk people s republic has been 100 liberated leonid pasechnik has said the russian military has taken control of the entirety of the lugansk people rsquo s republic lpr

Russian prosecutors open case against famous youtuber – media

yury dud has repeatedly failed to identify as a foreign agent in his content authorities have said russian authorities have launched a criminal case against a popular youtuber for

Russia’s largest bank delivers pessimistic 2026 forecast

dwindling demand for loans due to high interest rates is hurting sber s profits its ceo has warned russia rsquo s largest bank sber is bracing for a challenging 2026 ceo german

‘We don’t know’ where Iran’s enriched uranium is – IAEA chief

rafael grossi has said over 400kg of nuclear material may have been moved before israeli us strikes more than 400 kilograms of enriched uranium remains unaccounted for in iran follo

Apple Music partially restores sanctioned Russian artists

the platform has brought back the profiles of the likes of shaman and polina gagarina apple music streaming service has restored profiles with biographies of some of the most popula

New Delhi draws ‘red lines’ in US trade talks – Indian finance minister

india has stated that agriculture and dairy must be excluded from any tariff agreement agriculture and dairy are ldquo very big red lines rdquo when it comes to trade negotiations

Dozens killed in bus crash in Tanzania (PHOTOS)

president samia suluhu hassan has sent condolences to the affected families and urged strict road safety enforcement a fiery collision between two passenger buses in tanzania rsquo

French gangsters ordering hits on ‘UberKills’ service – LeMonde

police have linked a recent contract killing to an encrypted telegram based service the outlet has reported french gangsters are using a telegram based service dubbed lsquo uberki

Conflict between government and church in Armenia stirred by same forces as in Ukraine - ex-diplomat

the standoff is a civil war in the making andrey telizhenko has told rt an ongoing assault on the armenian apostolic church aac has been orchestrated by the same forces in the we

EU state’s president calls on other members to talk to Russia

slovakia s peter pellegrini has argued against using fear of moscow to justify military spending slovak president peter pellegrini has called on eu members to reopen direct talks wi

Moscow concert hall massacre suspects say Ukraine ordered attack – Russian media

gunmen stormed the music venue in march 2024 killing nearly 150 people suspects in last year rsquo s deadly terrorist attack on a concert hall near moscow have told investigators t

Two US firefighters killed in sniper ambush

police are searching for a gunman who targeted first responders during a blaze in idaho two firefighters were shot and killed in an apparent ambush while responding to a wildfire in

Russian assets freeze has backfired on the West – Putin aide

moscow warns that the theft of its sovereign funds erodes trust in western financial institutions the freezing of russian sovereign assets as part of western sanctions has undermi

Anti-government protesters erect barricades in Belgrade (VIDEOS)

authorities warn against the repeat of previous night s riots anti government protesters erected barricades in belgrade and novi sad on sunday evening following a large rally deman

Paris protest demands end to French military aid for Ukraine (VIDEOS)

the rally organized by florian philippot and his the patriots party called for france s exit from nato and the eu a demonstration in paris on sunday held by right wing politician

Russia launches ‘massive’ strike on Ukrainian defense industry – MOD

kinzhal hypersonic missiles and drones were used in an overnight attack according to the military russian forces carried out a large scale overnight strike on ukrainian industrial

Baltic Sea’s WW2 chemical legacy demands Russia-NATO cooperation – expert

germany has been trying to extract sunken munitions on its own while russia has been left out of the loop completely recovering ammunition still buried on the baltic sea floor afte

Sacrilege and statecraft: How Christian Zionism distorts scripture to serve empire

why america s blessed israel obsession risks the church the world and the truth during a recent interview with tucker carlson us senator ted cruz displayed not only alarming g

Lavrov compares Ukrainian Nazis with Third Reich

kiev and nazi germany both burned people they wanted to enslave the russian foreign minister has said nazis in both ukraine and world war ii era germany killed people based on the

Kremlin weighs in on unrest in Armenia

the former soviet republic has arrested several clerics amid a stand off with the opposition political turmoil in armenia is an internal matter kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov has

India hits back at Pakistan over terror accusation 

islamabad has accused new delhi of being behind an attack in north waziristan that killed 13 troops and three civilians india has rejected pakistan rsquo s accusation that it was b

UK wasted 20 years searching for ‘Russian mole’ in MI6 – Guardian

the lengthy operation reportedly failed to yield any proof and the suspected double agent eventually quit the agency british intelligence agencies spent two decades hunting a suspe

Elon Musk escalates attack on Trump’s mega bill

in a 51 49 vote the us senate has decided to begin discussing the legislation billionaire elon musk launched a renewed attack on us president donald trump rsquo s budget bill on sa

Iran could rebuild nuclear program within months – IAEA chief

you cannot disinvent tehran s technical and industrial capabilities rafael grossi has said iran could resume uranium enrichment within months despite recent us and israeli airst

Protesters in Belgrade calling for civil war – Serbian Parliament speaker

ana brnabic has claimed that the organizers of an anti government demonstration want to destroy the country speaker of the serbian parliament ana brnabic has accused anti government

US reacts to ‘calls for execution’ of IAEA chief

secretary of state marco rubio has slammed reported threats against rafael grossi in iranian media us secretary of state marco rubio has condemned reported calls in iran to execute

No weapons-grade enrichment in Iran – Foreign Ministry spokesman

israeli claims that iran has been secretly developing nuclear weapons are false esmail baghaei says iran has no plans to obtain nuclear weapons but reserves the right to enrich ur

Police probe ‘Death to IDF’ chants at Glastonbury music festival (VIDEO)

the israeli embassy has condemned the incident as advocacy of ethnic cleansing uk police have launched an investigation after anti israel slogans were chanted by performers and a

Writing ‘God’ with a lowercase ‘g’ is sinful – Russian priests

spelling guidance from a top language institute breaks with tradition clerics argue writing the word lsquo god rsquo with a lowercase letter is sinful and disrespectful clerics

Jurgen Klopp labels FIFA’s Club World Cup ‘worst idea ever’

the former liverpool boss has criticized the tournament s potential impact on the health of players fifa rsquo s newly expanded club world cup is ldquo the worst idea ever implemen

Mass anti-govt protests hit Serbian capital (VIDEO)

serbian president aleksandar vucic has vowed to defend the country and warned protesters against violence thousands of protestors hit the streets of belgrade serbia on saturday d

12,000 German companies went bust in six months – economic tracker

corporate insolvencies have hit their highest level in a decade a new study indicates germany endured the highest wave of corporate bankruptcies in a decade in the first half of th

Russia’s surprising role in the Israel-Iran conflict that you might not know about

moscow s subtle influence in the middle east standoff reveals how diplomacy works when great powers don t take sides during a recent visit to turkmenistan russian foreign minister

Ukraine in NATO would mean WWIII – Orban

the hungarian prime minister has also warned that the eu s rush to admit ukraine would bring conflict to the heart of europe ukrainian accession to nato would lead to an immediate a

Red Sea ships faking links to Russia and China to dodge attacks – Reuters

iran has threatened to block the strait of hormuz over the us strikes while the houthis previously targeted western ships in the region ships traveling near the red sea and persian

Global cocaine production hits all-time high – UN

around 25 million people were using the drug worldwide in 2023 up from 17 million in 2013 a new report says global cocaine production surged to a new record in 2023 accompanied b

Africa peace deal brokered by Trump tied to US resource push

the president says the us is getting a lot of mineral rights from the agreement between rwanda and the dr congo rwanda and the democratic republic of the congo have signed a peace

Iran slams Trump over ‘disrespect’

stopping the insults is a precondition for resuming nuclear talks foreign minister abbas araghchi has said iran rsquo s foreign minister abbas araghchi has accused us president don

Zelensky is ‘politically dead’ – Russia’s top UN diplomat

the ukrainian leader failed to deliver on his promises and stole billions in aid vassily nebenzia has told rt ukraine rsquo s ldquo expired rdquo leader vladimir zelensky is ldq

UK government comments on incoming MI6 chief’s Nazi family links

the foreign office argued that complex heritage makes blaise metreweli a good fit to lead the spy agency the uk foreign office has defended blaise metreweli the first woman appoi

The West waging ‘centuries-old war’ against Moscow – Russia’s top UN diplomat

the ukraine conflict cannot be properly understood without looking at history vassily nebenzia said western nations are using ukraine as their proxy in a longstanding confrontation

Putin respects US once again – Trump

the 47th president said he is rebuilding america s image after incompetent joe biden us president donald trump has said that russian president vladimir putin has regained respect

Ukraine conflict settlement, future of US-Russia relations, NATO’s ‘lies’: Highlights from Putin’s Q&A

the russian president spoke about a wide range of topics at the eurasian economic union summit on friday moscow will no longer play a ldquo one sided game rdquo with the west rus

Trump suspends possible Iran sanctions relief

the us president accused the islamic republic s supreme leader of ingratitude for claiming to have won the standoff with israel us president donald trump has announced having halted

European NATO states wary of buying US arms – Bloomberg

allies are reportedly put off by trump s coercive rhetoric and rapprochement with russia european nato members have expressed growing unease about increasing their reliance on us we

Major European museum announces complete restoration (VIDEOS)

the full renovation of russia s hermitage in st petersburg is expected to take several years russia rsquo s state hermitage museum in st petersburg will undergo a full restoration

US and Israeli strikes on Iran violate international law - Lukashenko

such attacks could pose a danger to people all over the globe the belarusian leader has said the us and israel have brazenly violated a host of international agreements by striking

Russia ready for new talks with Ukraine – Putin

draft memorandums by the sides on settling the conflict should be discussed at the next round of talks the president has said russian president vladimir putin has said moscow is pr

US divided on fate of Iran’s enriched uranium after strikes – NYT

intelligence reports differ as the iaea says the fuel could have been moved before the attacks the outlet says us intelligence officials are divided over the fate of iran rsquo s e