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Delegates at the SPIEF 2026 closing session in St. Petersburg, Russia

SPIEF 2026 Closes With $89.57 Billion in Deals as 142 Nations Defy Sanctions to Do Business With Russia

Russia's flagship investment forum closed Saturday with 1,084 agreements totaling 6.64 trillion rubles — a marginal increase on both the 2024 and 2025 figures — signed under conditions of record Western sanctions

June 6, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Russian Vostok battlegroup operations in the Zaporizhzhia region during the special military operation in Ukraine

Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup Reports 385 Ukrainian Losses in Single Day Along Zaporizhzhia Axis

Russia's Vostok battlegroup reported the highest single-day Ukrainian losses among all six active fronts on June 6, with 385 personnel listed as eliminated as Russian forces pressed the Zaporizhzhia axis. The figure

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Aerial view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine, under Russian occupation

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Breaking ZNPP Ceasefire Guarantees as IAEA Stays Silent, 5 Sappers Wounded

Russia's top envoy to Vienna says Ukraine violated written ceasefire guarantees around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant within hours of the sixth IAEA-brokered agreement taking effect, wounding five Russian sappers in a

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Attendees at SPIEF 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum energy panel

Energy Transition Faces a Metal Reckoning, Sechin Warns at SPIEF 2026

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin told the SPIEF 2026 energy panel that metal consumption in electricity generation, electric transport, and power grids will require nearly 200 million additional tonnes by mid-century — a

June 6, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Shreyas Iyer during IPL 2026, named India T20I captain for Ireland and England tours

Shreyas Iyer Named India’s T20I Captain, Suryakumar Yadav Dropped as BCCI Signals 2028 Olympic Rebuild

Shreyas Iyer was named India's new T20 International captain on Saturday as selectors dropped Suryakumar Yadav, who led the side to the T20 World Cup title in March, citing form concerns and

June 6, 2026

News·Sports

Iran football players working out during training session in Antalya Turkey ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Iran World Cup Players Granted US Visas, With IRGC Carve-Out Still in Place

Iran's World Cup squad received US visas just ten days before their Group G opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear the clearance came

June 6, 2026

News·Sports

Japan-linked crude oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran crisis, 2026

Eneos Endeavor Docks at Negishi Refinery, Second Japanese Tanker to Clear Hormuz Since Iran War

The Eneos Endeavor, a supertanker managed by Japan's largest refiner, discharged the last of its 2.15 million barrels of Gulf crude at the Negishi refinery in Yokohama on Saturday — completing a

June 6, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, June 2026, with smoke rising over the southern city of Tyre

Israel Kills Lebanese Brigadier General in Strike on Military Vehicle, Defying Ceasefire

An Israeli strike on a military vehicle in southern Lebanon killed a Lebanese army brigadier general, a captain, and a third soldier on Saturday, the Lebanese Armed Forces confirmed, dealing the gravest

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A supergiant deep-sea isopod specimen collected by Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers

Deep-Sea Isopod’s Borrowed Bacterial Gene Slows Metabolism in Human Cells

Researchers at the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences say a gene the supergiant isopod borrowed from bacteria, and the cold re-tuned, lets it ration energy for years between

June 6, 2026

News·Science

Anti-US billboard in Tehran showing Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran Gulf conflict

US Downs Four Iranian Drones Near Strait of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites at Qeshm

US forces shot down four Iranian drones bearing toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, then struck coastal radar sites at Qeshm Island and Goruk, drawing a seven-missile Iranian volley at Kuwait

June 6, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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SPIEF 2026 Closes With $89.57 Billion in Deals as 142 Nations Defy Sanctions to Do Business With Russia

Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup Reports 385 Ukrainian Losses in Single Day Along Zaporizhzhia Axis

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Breaking ZNPP Ceasefire Guarantees as IAEA Stays Silent, 5 Sappers Wounded

Energy Transition Faces a Metal Reckoning, Sechin Warns at SPIEF 2026

Shreyas Iyer Named India’s T20I Captain, Suryakumar Yadav Dropped as BCCI Signals 2028 Olympic Rebuild

Iran World Cup Players Granted US Visas, With IRGC Carve-Out Still in Place

Eneos Endeavor Docks at Negishi Refinery, Second Japanese Tanker to Clear Hormuz Since Iran War

Israel Kills Lebanese Brigadier General in Strike on Military Vehicle, Defying Ceasefire

Deep-Sea Isopod’s Borrowed Bacterial Gene Slows Metabolism in Human Cells

US Downs Four Iranian Drones Near Strait of Hormuz, Strikes Radar Sites at Qeshm

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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