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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

Actor Vladimir Kuznetsov dies at 79

At the age of 80, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Vladimir Kuznetsov died. informed Lenkom Theater website. The cause of the actor’s death is not known. Vladimir Kuznetsov was born

May 15, 2023

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Erdogan lost victory in the first round of the Turkish presidential elections. He got 49.35% of the vote

Turkey’s current President Tayyip Erdogan wins 49.35% of the vote after opening 100% of the ballot boxes, and his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu – 45%. These data are provided by the TRT channel.

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Erdogan said he believed in winning the first round of presidential elections, but was ready for the second

Turkey’s current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a rally of his supporters, declared who still believes in the possibility of winning the first round of the presidential election. His rival Kemal

May 15, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin when Kiev “will have a minimum”

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the announced counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin at the moment when “there will be a minimum with which Kiev will be

May 14, 2023

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Expert Tyazhelnikov doubts the benefits of raspberry tea, hardening and garlic for the prevention of SARS

Folk remedies for influenza and SARS basically do not help the immune system, and sometimes interfere with it. About it for Solenka.info Andrey Tyazhelnikov, doctor of the Moscow Health Department, said. Allegedly

May 14, 2023

News

Pulitzer for the photo. Ukraine and Sri Lanka seen by AP journalists

Russian media presents the work of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners in the Breaking News Photography category. Rafik Maqbool and Eranga Jayawardena of the Associated Press Awarded for their captivating visual narration

May 14, 2023

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Lukashenka missed the celebration of Belarusian Flag Day. Previously, the media wrote that he had the flu

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko missed the celebration of the Day of State Symbols, the ceremonies of which on the occasion take place in the country on May 14. This is reported by

May 14, 2023

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Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced massive attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through the Russian defenses north and south of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). The Russian armed

May 14, 2023

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The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Bastrykin noted the facts of group attacks by migrants in order to humiliate Russians

Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum declared that in Russia the facts of group attacks by migrants with the aim of humiliating

May 14, 2023

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Zelenskyy in private conversations suggested attacking Russian territory and blowing up the Druzhba pipeline

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, despite public statements that Ukraine would not use Western-supplied weapons to attack Russia, privately offered to attack Russia’s border areas and hit targets national, in particular by blowing

May 14, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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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

Actor Vladimir Kuznetsov dies at 79

Erdogan lost victory in the first round of the Turkish presidential elections. He got 49.35% of the vote

Erdogan said he believed in winning the first round of presidential elections, but was ready for the second

the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin when Kiev “will have a minimum”

Expert Tyazhelnikov doubts the benefits of raspberry tea, hardening and garlic for the prevention of SARS

Pulitzer for the photo. Ukraine and Sri Lanka seen by AP journalists

Lukashenka missed the celebration of Belarusian Flag Day. Previously, the media wrote that he had the flu

Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through the defense of the RF Armed Forces in Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Bastrykin noted the facts of group attacks by migrants in order to humiliate Russians

Zelenskyy in private conversations suggested attacking Russian territory and blowing up the Druzhba pipeline

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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