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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

Basketball player Alexei Shved was attacked by unidentified assailants as he left a restaurant in Moscow

CSKA basketball player Alexei Shved suffered head injuries following an attack by unidentified people, leaving a restaurant in Moscow on the evening of May 1 informed press service of the capital club.

May 2, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Published video footage of the destruction of kayakers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper

Telegram channel “Archangel of the Special Forces” published a video with footage of the destruction of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who tried to kayak across to the left

May 2, 2023

News

Neurologist Parfenov spoke about new methods for detecting Alzheimer’s disease

Neurologist Vladimir Parfenov shared with the Russians new ways to detect dementia in medicine. The specialist shared novelties in the field of medicine, which are aimed at the timely detection and treatment

May 2, 2023

News·Sports

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is becoming a common cause of death

Experts in the field of medicine told the Russians about what COPD is and why people die from this disease. This is a chronic lung disease, which is very common among people.

May 2, 2023

News

“I’m a mother, and that says it all.” Lvov-Belova Children’s Ombudsman responds to accusations of deportation of children from Ukraine

Commissioner for Children’s Rights in Russia Maria Lvova-Belova gave interview Vice Edition, in which she spoke about children taken out of Ukraine, her attitude to the charges of the International Criminal Court

May 2, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

By June 30, Tinder will leave Russia

The Match Group, which owns dating service Tinder, said it would complete its withdrawal from Russia by June 30. This is reported RIA News . The company has its own solution explained

May 2, 2023

News

Israeli scientists warn that green tea can destroy the human liver

Scientists from Israel and the Kaplan Medical Center have warned about the dangers of green tea, which worsens the stable functioning of the human liver. Despite the many antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties,

May 2, 2023

News

The Lugansk publishing house has published a new novel by Stephen King. The writer refused to publish his books in Russia

The Trophy Book publishing house, located in Lugansk, has published a new novel by Stephen King, Fairy Tale, informed “Kommersant”. In March 2022, after the start of the military operation in Ukraine,

May 2, 2023

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Ukrainian Armed Forces do not start counteroffensive due to bad weather

Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK Vadym Prystaiko in an interview with a TV channel sky news stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not launch a counteroffensive due to bad

May 2, 2023

Climate·News

Japanese PM to visit South Korea for first time in five years

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit South Korea on May 7-8 and meet with South Korean President Yun Seok Yeol, informed Japanese newspaper Japan Times. The trip will be a return

May 2, 2023

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

Basketball player Alexei Shved was attacked by unidentified assailants as he left a restaurant in Moscow

Published video footage of the destruction of kayakers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper

Neurologist Parfenov spoke about new methods for detecting Alzheimer’s disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is becoming a common cause of death

“I’m a mother, and that says it all.” Lvov-Belova Children’s Ombudsman responds to accusations of deportation of children from Ukraine

By June 30, Tinder will leave Russia

Israeli scientists warn that green tea can destroy the human liver

The Lugansk publishing house has published a new novel by Stephen King. The writer refused to publish his books in Russia

Ukrainian Armed Forces do not start counteroffensive due to bad weather

Japanese PM to visit South Korea for first time in five years

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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