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Lead photograph accompanying Al Jazeera's report on the Russian diesel agreement

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Russia's partial lifting of its diesel export ban will not affect domestic consumers, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, as exports resume under the Putin-Trump deal.

October 10, 2026

by Russia Desk

German security forces at Leipzig Airport following the GRU drone incident in August 2026

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Three European intelligence chiefs issued a rare joint warning Sunday that Russia could test NATO's collective defence in months, not years, citing the Leipzig Airport drone incident as a decisive shift in Moscow's hybrid warfare tactics. Their assessments diverged internally

September 21, 2026

by Russia Desk

Drone strike damage in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, September 2026

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

Russia launched 172 drones at Ukrainian cities overnight, killing two in Zaporizhzhia, where apartment blocks burned

Voters at a polling station in Russia during the 2026 State Duma election

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Russia's Duma election closed September 20 with United Russia leading exit polls at 53.5% as fraud

Production of Turkish Bayraktar drones in Ukraine is expected to start in 2025

The factory under construction in Ukraine for the production of Turkish Bayraktar strike drones will enter service in 2025. This confirmed Khaluk Bayraktar, CEO of drone developer Baykar, told Defense News. He

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dzhigurda, Kardashian, Trump and the Canadian Prime Minister. Who has ever managed to fight in the ring like Musk and Zuckerberg

Two billionaires – Meta* founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter chief Elon Musk – decided to find out about the relationship in the ring. They negotiated a “cage fight” via social media amid

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A “Russian diplomat-squatter” occupied a plot on which the Russian embassy was planned

In Canberra, Australia’s capital, a squatter occupied land near the Australian Parliament building, where a new Russian embassy was planned. On this subject writing The Australian, calling the squatter a Russian diplomat.

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Does an injured penis need to be sewn up?” Why the Law Banning Sex Reassignment Surgery Won’t Work

On June 14, the State Duma supported amendments to the legislation, according to which sex change is prohibited, both in the passport and surgically. According to them, the correction of a person’s

June 23, 2023

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what the UFC, the bookies and the mother of the founder of Tesla say

May Musk, mother of Twitter owner Elon Musk, announced in a series of tweets that her fight with Meta* CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been called off. The businessmen themselves did not confirm

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Sports

The FSB announced the detention of five people for trying to export radioactive cesium-137

The FSB arrested five citizens who, under the coordination of a Ukrainian citizen, were trying to acquire 1 kg of the cesium-137 radioactive substance for 3.5 million dollars. They were going to

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The US Navy recorded the sound of the bathyscaphe’s hull being destroyed shortly after the dive

The naval forces (Navy) detected the sound of the destruction of the hull of the bathyscaphe “Titan” a few hours after the start of its dive, informed The Wall Street Journal, citing

June 23, 2023

News

The US Navy recorded the sound of the bathyscaphe’s hull being destroyed shortly after the dive

The Naval Forces (Navy) spotted the sound of the destruction of the hull of the “Titan” bathyscaphe a few hours after the start of its dive, reported The Wall Street Journal ,

June 23, 2023

News

“These people were real explorers.” What is known about the death of the crew of the bathyscaphe “Titan”

On the evening of June 22, the US Coast Guard announced that unidentified wreckage had been found in the search area for the bathyscaphe of the Titanic, which disappeared in the Atlantic

June 23, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Fear and risk. The owners of the “Titan” bathyscaphe could hide its unreliability since 2018

Questions about the safety of scuba diving on the bathyscaphe Titan, which the American company OceanGate Expeditions used for expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic, arose at least in 2018, remember

June 23, 2023

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Russia Desk

Easing Diesel Export Ban Will Not Affect Russian Consumers, Novak Says

Three European Spy Chiefs Warn Russia Could Test NATO Within Months, Citing Leipzig Airport Drone

Russia Strikes Back at Ukraine’s Cities After Biggest Moscow Attack of the War

United Russia Claims Duma Victory as Fraud Reports Mount

Production of Turkish Bayraktar drones in Ukraine is expected to start in 2025

Dzhigurda, Kardashian, Trump and the Canadian Prime Minister. Who has ever managed to fight in the ring like Musk and Zuckerberg

A “Russian diplomat-squatter” occupied a plot on which the Russian embassy was planned

“Does an injured penis need to be sewn up?” Why the Law Banning Sex Reassignment Surgery Won’t Work

what the UFC, the bookies and the mother of the founder of Tesla say

The FSB announced the detention of five people for trying to export radioactive cesium-137

The US Navy recorded the sound of the bathyscaphe’s hull being destroyed shortly after the dive

The US Navy recorded the sound of the bathyscaphe’s hull being destroyed shortly after the dive

“These people were real explorers.” What is known about the death of the crew of the bathyscaphe “Titan”

Fear and risk. The owners of the “Titan” bathyscaphe could hide its unreliability since 2018

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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