Russia/Ukraine War
Russian Cabinet to consider bill on preventing spread of infections
Other items on the agenda include reimbursing airports for expenses during temporary flight restrictions
Putin to spend 74th birthday attending to official duties
The Russian president has public events scheduled, though details were not disclosed
How a Soviet physicist’s 1960 idea led to the birth of neutrino astronomy and this year’s Nobel Prize in physics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Belgian physicist Francis Halzen for his “decisive contribution to the IceCube neutrino observatory and the discovery of high-energy…
Trump announces construction of largest US shipyard since World War II
The shipbuilding complex will be located in Maryland
Latvian officials say armed masked men threatened troops while trying to push 20 migrants across from Belarus, then crossed into Latvia themselves and stole surveillance cameras
Armed, masked people tried to lead a group of 20 migrants illegally across the border from Belarus into Latvia and threatened soldiers in Latvia’s National Armed Forces, according…
Trump believes conflict in Ukraine nearing its end
The US president admitted that he thought this conflict "would be the easiest one for me"
Russian student gets 19 years for plotting mosque attack. His father says officers tortured him for refusing to surrender his iPhone passcode.
The Second Western District Military Court has sentenced Dmitry Bokov, a 19-year-old student at the Russian State University for the Humanities, to 19 years in prison for plotting…
US warned Riyadh about growing Houthi threat for several months — media
Sources cited by The New York Times added that Washington made it clear that the US would not carry out airstrikes against Houthi positions
Russian think-tank publishes list of major arms buyers in 2025
Poland took first place, according to the National Defense magazine
EU politicians’ statements about Kaliningrad run beyond all bounds — Russian MP
Alexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov added that Russia has every right to use force in case of escalation
Karaganov: Russia must be prepared to use nuclear weapons
As tensions with NATO rise, Russia must reinforce nuclear deterrence and remain ready to use its arsenal only as a last resort Read Full Article at RT.com
Karaganov: Russia can win a nuclear war in Europe
As tensions with NATO rise, Russia must reinforce nuclear deterrence and remain ready to use its arsenal only as a last resort Read Full Article at RT.com
US may never reinstate its military presence in Middle East — portal
The Intercept reported that a number of key US bases in the region were damaged to the point where their "operations have been radically disrupted"
Andrei Rublev’s ‘Trinity’ icon returned to Russia’s Trinity Lavra after repairs to climate-controlled display
Andrei Rublev’s icon “Svyataya Troitsa” (“Holy Trinity”) was returned to the iconostasis, or icon screen, in the Trinity Cathedral at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius on October 5…
Russia, Africa committed to building multipolar world — Russian diplomat
Vasily Nebenzya said Russia would continue supporting African states in their efforts to strengthen their anti-crisis capabilities, resolve conflicts, and consolidate their sovere…
Omani military evacuate 10 seafarers from attacked commercial ship
The attack caused a fire onboard the vessel
Another Russian refinery goes offline: Volgograd plant shuts down completely after Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reports
An oil refinery in Volgograd has stopped all crude oil processing after a Ukrainian drone attack on October 2, Reuters reported, citing sources.
Over 100 Ukrainian drones taken down over Russian regions during day
From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moscow time Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 110 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kur…
French mayor gassed after acting as ‘human shield’ for masked protesters (VIDEO)
Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko has been tear gassed while attempting to shield masked rioters from police in the Paris suburb Read Full Article at RT.com
French mayor gassed after acting as “human shield” for masked protesters (VIDEO)
Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko has been tear gassed while attempting to shield masked rioters from police in the Paris suburb Read Full Article at RT.com
Moscow plans to link two of its main rail terminals under a vast glass canopy. Preservationists fear Yaroslavsky Station’s Soviet architecture could disappear in the process.
Reconstruction of Moscow’s Yaroslavsky Station will begin in December 2026. A wave-shaped glass canopy will connect it to neighboring Leningradsky Station, allowing passengers to …
No excessive pollution recorded in Sirius area amid tanker fire
According to air quality monitoring data, pollutant concentrations remain multiple times below maximum permissible concentrations and pose no health threat
Liberian-flagged tanker attacked off Black Sea coast
Crew of the Aframax Rio tanker was rescued, with no casualties, the Russian transport ministry said
Young anti-war protesters turn a sanctioned Communist Party rally in Moscow into a protest of their own. Police detain more than 60 people.
On October 4, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) held an authorized rally in central Moscow to mark the anniversary of the shelling of the White House. Besides t…