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Russian air defense systems respond to Ukrainian drone attack over Moscow in May 2026

Zakharova Accuses Kiev of ‘EU-Funded Terrorism’ After Massive Drone Strike on Moscow

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of carrying out a “major terrorist strike” against civilians in Moscow on Sunday after a wave of drones targeted the Russian capital

May 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian and Chinese officials at the Russia-China Expo in Harbin discussing Yakutia trade cooperation

China Tightens Economic Grip on Russia’s Yakutia as Trade Share Nears 50%

China now accounts for nearly half of all foreign trade conducted by Russia’s Sakha Republic, commonly known as Yakutia, according to regional head Aysen Nikolayev, highlighting the deepening economic transformation underway across

May 18, 2026

Economy·News

Iran rejects Donald Trump’s claim about removal of enriched uranium during escalating US-Iran nuclear tensions

Iran Dismisses Trump Statement on Uranium Removal as “Political Bluff”

Iran on Thursday forcefully rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium had been removed from the country, escalating an already tense confrontation over Tehran’s nuclear program

May 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian strategic missile systems displayed during military parade in Moscow

Russia Says Nuclear Deterrence Is the Ultimate Shield Against Western Pressure

The Kremlin on Sunday sharply reaffirmed the central role of nuclear deterrence in Russia’s national security doctrine, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declaring that the country’s nuclear arsenal guarantees the survival of

May 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Drone attacks near UAE and Saudi infrastructure escalate Iran Gulf crisis as Trump warns Tehran

Trump Warns Iran ‘Clock Is Ticking,’ Saudi Arabia and UAE Report Drone Attacks, Oil Market Panic

Washington intensified its rhetoric against Tehran on Sunday after US President Donald Trump warned that “the clock is ticking” for Iran, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reported new drone

May 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Police investigate a firebombed tobacco shop linked to Australia’s illicit cigarette black market crisis

Australia’s Tobacco War Explodes Into a National Crime Empire as Black Market Gangs Humiliate Canberra

Australia’s aggressive anti-smoking crusade is now mutating into something far darker: a sprawling criminal economy powered by illicit cigarettes, violent syndicates, collapsing tax revenues, and a political establishment accused of losing control

May 18, 2026

Health·News

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping during high-stakes talks in Beijing over Taiwan and US-China relations

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan, US Commitments Face New Questions

Donald Trump returned from Beijing this week insisting that his high-profile Trump-Xi summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping had stabilized relations between the world’s two largest economies. But behind the ceremonial banquets,

May 17, 2026

News

Oil tankers move through the Strait of Hormuz as Iran’s IRGC negotiates maritime transit with European officials

Europe Opens Backchannel Talks With Iran’s IRGC, Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

European governments have quietly entered direct negotiations with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) over maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, marking one of the most consequential geopolitical shifts since the

May 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian President Vladimir Putin discusses Middle East tensions and Iran crisis during Kremlin meeting

Putin and UAE President Hold Emergency Talks on Iran, Moscow Pushes to Prevent Wider Middle East War

Russian President Vladimir Putin held urgent talks Saturday with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as Moscow intensified efforts to prevent the escalating crisis surrounding Iran from triggering a wider Middle

May 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

IAEA inspectors near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant amid Russia Ukraine conflict

Rosatom Chief Claims IAEA Overlooks Ukrainian Attacks on ZNPP, Rising Nuclear Risks

The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of failing to respond forcefully to what Moscow describes as escalating Ukrainian attacks near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power

May 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Zakharova Accuses Kiev of ‘EU-Funded Terrorism’ After Massive Drone Strike on Moscow

China Tightens Economic Grip on Russia’s Yakutia as Trade Share Nears 50%

Iran Dismisses Trump Statement on Uranium Removal as “Political Bluff”

Russia Says Nuclear Deterrence Is the Ultimate Shield Against Western Pressure

Trump Warns Iran ‘Clock Is Ticking,’ Saudi Arabia and UAE Report Drone Attacks, Oil Market Panic

Australia’s Tobacco War Explodes Into a National Crime Empire as Black Market Gangs Humiliate Canberra

Xi Presses Trump on Taiwan, US Commitments Face New Questions

Europe Opens Backchannel Talks With Iran’s IRGC, Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

Putin and UAE President Hold Emergency Talks on Iran, Moscow Pushes to Prevent Wider Middle East War

Rosatom Chief Claims IAEA Overlooks Ukrainian Attacks on ZNPP, Rising Nuclear Risks

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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