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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

Yana Lantratova speaks about Russia Ukraine family reunification talks in Moscow

Russia, Ukraine Holding Case-by-Case Talks to Reunite Separated Families, Ombudswoman Says

MOSCOW, July 8 – Russia and Ukraine are continuing negotiations aimed at reuniting families separated by the conflict, with discussions taking place on an individual basis for each case, Russian Commissioner for

July 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Dmitry Peskov warns that deploying nuclear weapons in Baltic states would increase regional security risks.

Kremlin Warns Baltic States That Hosting Nuclear Weapons Would Increase Risks, Not Security

MOSCOW, July 8: The Kremlin on Wednesday warned that any decision by the Baltic states to hosting nuclear weapons would increase security risks in the region rather than strengthen them, saying Russia

July 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Garage cooperative burning after Russian missile strike on Kyiv residential district July 6 2026

Russia Strikes Kyiv a Second Time in 4 Days, Killing 19, as NATO Meets in Ankara

Russian ballistic missiles and Zircon hypersonics struck Kyiv's residential districts in three waves early Monday, killing 19 people hours before NATO leaders convened in Ankara. It was Moscow's second mass attack in

July 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian military operation eastern Ukraine front Vostok battlegroup 2026

Ukraine Loses Over 470 Soldiers Against Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup in Single Day, Moscow Says

Russia's Defense Ministry reported more than 470 Ukrainian casualties to the Vostok battlegroup in a single day, with total losses across all six Russian battlegroups exceeding 1,470 personnel Sunday. Independent verification of

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Damage at the Belgorod Energomash power plant in Russia following a Ukrainian strike July 2026

Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea

Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 71 fixed-wing Ukrainian drones between 8 p.m. Moscow time on July 4 and 7 a.m. on July 5, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Damaged building in Sumy Ukraine following Russian airstrike July 2026

Russia Knocks Out Power Facilities in Sumy Region With Geran-4 Drone Strike on Substation

Russian forces struck a 110 kV substation in Dyakivka in the Sumy Region with Geran-4 drones, knocking out facilities used by Ukraine's armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The ministry

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at diplomatic talks Russia 2026

Mishustin to Hold Talks With Armenia’s Pashinyan in Yekaterinburg on Monday

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will hold bilateral talks in Yekaterinburg on Monday on the sidelines of the INNOPROM industrial exhibition. The meeting will be Pashinyan's

July 5, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Rescuers work at a building damaged in a Russian missile strike in Kyiv Ukraine July 2 2026

Russia Destroys Gas Distribution Station in Chernihiv Region With Geran-2 Drone Strike

A Geran-2 Seeker drone operated by Russian unmanned systems units destroyed a gas distribution station in the Chernihiv Region settlement of Hazoprovidne, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday. The ministry released footage

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump Alaska summit August 2025

Putin and Trump Hold 14th Phone Call in 18 Months, 20 Days After Their Previous Conversation

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held their fourteenth phone call since Trump's return to the White House in January 2025, just twenty days after their previous conversation on June 14. The Saturday

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian forces in Konstantinovka Donetsk region July 2026

Ushakov: Russian Troops Will Definitely Capture Remaining Ukrainian Fortified Areas in Donetsk

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said Russian forces would definitely capture all remaining Ukrainian fortified positions in Donetsk, framing the fall of Konstantinovka as an important stage in the liberation of the entire

July 5, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Russia, Ukraine Holding Case-by-Case Talks to Reunite Separated Families, Ombudswoman Says

Kremlin Warns Baltic States That Hosting Nuclear Weapons Would Increase Risks, Not Security

Russia Strikes Kyiv a Second Time in 4 Days, Killing 19, as NATO Meets in Ankara

Ukraine Loses Over 470 Soldiers Against Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup in Single Day, Moscow Says

Russia’s Air Defense Intercepts 71 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Over Belgorod, Bryansk and Crimea

Russia Knocks Out Power Facilities in Sumy Region With Geran-4 Drone Strike on Substation

Mishustin to Hold Talks With Armenia’s Pashinyan in Yekaterinburg on Monday

Russia Destroys Gas Distribution Station in Chernihiv Region With Geran-2 Drone Strike

Putin and Trump Hold 14th Phone Call in 18 Months, 20 Days After Their Previous Conversation

Ushakov: Russian Troops Will Definitely Capture Remaining Ukrainian Fortified Areas in Donetsk

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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