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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

the invasion will be who decided to confront China’s powerful army

Taiwan is preparing for large-scale military exercises. These events will be attended by Western countries that maintain allied relations with Taiwan, which China does not officially recognize as its territory. Taiwan’s military

May 10, 2023

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Scientists extract water on the moon using a special microwave

Researchers in Central Florida have discovered that a microwave can be used to mine water on the moon. Because water is heavy and transporting it would require massive amounts of fuel, astronauts

May 10, 2023

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A protocol was established for Monetochka* due to the lack of marking of a foreign agent

Singer Monetochka* (Elizaveta Gyrdymova*) was charged with an administrative report for violating the agenda of the foreign agent. Information published on the official portal of ordinary courts in Moscow. The protocol was

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Chinese scientists from Nankai University connected the brain of a primate connected to a computer

Chinese scientists from Nankai University in Tianjin have implanted a computer into the brain of a non-human primate. As a result, the team was able to install sensors through the monkey’s jugular

May 10, 2023

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Former MI6 agent Kruk believes that the situation on the Ukrainian front has deteriorated sharply

In an interview for the Judging Freedom YouTube channel, former British Foreign Intelligence Service agent Alastair Crook believes that, despite military support from Western countries such as the United States, the Ukrainian

May 10, 2023

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Should we expect a warming of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi? Why did Putin cancel the visas of Georgian citizens

On May 10, Vladimir Putin signed decrees removing the need for Georgians to obtain visas to enter Russia, as well as allowing Russian airlines to operate flights to Georgia. What is behind

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Found microbes that can destroy plastic at low temperatures

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute WSL have discovered microorganisms that digest plastic at low temperatures. These organisms are found in the Alps and arctic regions. Many microbes are known to be

May 10, 2023

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Analyst Dandykin said the United States is afraid of nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation

The work of Soviet engineers on the creation of nuclear weapons is still helping to deter NATO. About this in conversation with FAN said the captain of the first rank of the

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

“Choose one of three options.” Prigozhin answered the question about “happy grandfather”

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin answered Russian media’s question about who is “the happy grandfather”, which he talked about in the video the day before. He also indicated whether his units had

May 10, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Revealed the identity of the “death with a scythe”, which appeared at the coronation of Charles III

The journalists of The New York Post found out who appeared at the coronation of Charles III in the form of “death with a scythe.” The solemn event of the transfer of

May 10, 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

the invasion will be who decided to confront China’s powerful army

Scientists extract water on the moon using a special microwave

A protocol was established for Monetochka* due to the lack of marking of a foreign agent

Chinese scientists from Nankai University connected the brain of a primate connected to a computer

Former MI6 agent Kruk believes that the situation on the Ukrainian front has deteriorated sharply

Should we expect a warming of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi? Why did Putin cancel the visas of Georgian citizens

Found microbes that can destroy plastic at low temperatures

Analyst Dandykin said the United States is afraid of nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation

“Choose one of three options.” Prigozhin answered the question about “happy grandfather”

Revealed the identity of the “death with a scythe”, which appeared at the coronation of Charles III

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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