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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

Three more participants in the attack on the Belgorod region became known

Russian media identified three other participants in the attack on the Belgorod region. This is a member of the Kiev organization “Tradition and Order” (TiP) Christian Udarov, vice-president of the Ukrainian Karate

May 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tourists from Russia in Batumi are greeted with barbecue on the grill, wine in jugs and khachapuri

In conversation withRussian newspaper » Russian tourists shared their impressions of the reception in the Georgian city of Batumi. They said that tables were set up on the bank of a mountain

May 24, 2023

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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed a video of the explosion of the drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that attacked the ship “Ivan Khurs”

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video showing an attack by Ukrainian unmanned vehicles on the ship “Ivan Khurs” of the Black Sea Fleet near the Bosphorus.

May 24, 2023

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frequent viewing of images of food reduces appetite

According to a report in the journal Appetite, scientists at the University of Aarhus in Denmark found that viewing images of the same food multiple times can cause a feeling of fullness.

May 24, 2023

News

Vertebrates appeared in Madagascar by swimming

An article was published in the journal Biological Reviews in which scientists from the University of Hong Kong and Temple University in Philadelphia offered an interesting explanation for the unique diversity of

May 24, 2023

News

Four symptoms of salt abuse were listed by the therapist Ilyinskaya

Therapist Tamara Ilyinskaya shared information about what signs may indicate excessive salt intake. According to the publication “MedicForum ”, Tamara Ilyinskaya explained that the daily intake of salt should not exceed 6

May 24, 2023

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“I can’t do the job.” RIA Novosti referred to the injuries of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny in a Russian missile attack

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valeriy Zaluzhny was wounded in the head and repeatedly by shrapnel in a missile attack launched by Russian troops in early May on a

May 24, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

By 2100, deadly heat will consume a third of the planet

If global warming reaches 2.7 degrees, this will lead to very high temperatures that will affect 22% to 39% of the world’s population by 2080-2100. According to forecasts, the greatest impact of

May 24, 2023

Climate·News

Russians told how Batumi welcomes them with grilled kebabs, wine and khachapuri

Russians told WG how Batumi welcomes tourists from all over the world. As the tourists reported, in their case there is no need to talk about starving children or lack of medicines.

May 24, 2023

News

Worrying about remaining sleep time only makes insomnia worse

Sleep scientists have found that thinking about the amount of time left for sleep further increases the inability to fall asleep. This comes from a feeling of anxiety when a person, trying

May 24, 2023

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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

Three more participants in the attack on the Belgorod region became known

Tourists from Russia in Batumi are greeted with barbecue on the grill, wine in jugs and khachapuri

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed a video of the explosion of the drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that attacked the ship “Ivan Khurs”

frequent viewing of images of food reduces appetite

Vertebrates appeared in Madagascar by swimming

Four symptoms of salt abuse were listed by the therapist Ilyinskaya

“I can’t do the job.” RIA Novosti referred to the injuries of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny in a Russian missile attack

By 2100, deadly heat will consume a third of the planet

Russians told how Batumi welcomes them with grilled kebabs, wine and khachapuri

Worrying about remaining sleep time only makes insomnia worse

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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