Russia/Ukraine War
WHO calls public health risk low after Irkutsk pneumonia case
Spokesman Christian Lindmeier said that all of the patient’s contacts "have reportedly been identified and are being monitored for illness"
New York declares measles disaster emergency
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a statewide disaster emergency over a rapidly growing measles outbreak Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian forces shell DPR settlements 18 times in past day, wounding three
Twenty-one residential buildings were damaged
US Navy helicopter may have crashed off Saudi coast — portal
According to a report by BNO News, the helicopter sent a distress signal and then disappeared from flight-tracking platforms
The earliest known plague outbreak happened in what is now Russia 5,500 years ago. Scientists found the evidence in ancient teeth.
About 5,500 years ago, several dozen hunter-gatherers died near Lake Baikal. DNA from the bacterium that causes plague survived in their teeth. Science journalist Ilya Kabanov, wh…
WHO in contact with Russia over situation in Irkutsk Region
Spokesman Christian Lindmeier said that WHO experts and Russian health authorities were collaborating to verify the event and its circumstances
French teen has hand blown off by police grenade
A 15-year-old school student has had his hand blown off by a police grenade at a protest in the French city of Lens amid nationwide unrest Read Full Article at RT.com
Trump believes Iran involved in Flydubai incident
The US president also pointed out that Washington knew who was behind the threat that prompted the US to withdraw all its B-1 strategic bombers from the UK’s RAF Fairford
Trump links rising gas prices to Kiev strikes, Democratic policies
The US president added that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is no longer a cause of rising prices
Houthis claim strikes on Riyadh airport
Yemen’s Houthis say they struck Riyadh airport and other Saudi sites with missiles and drones amid an escalating cross-border conflict. Read Full Article at RT.com
Coalition navy carries out operation against Houthis in Yemen’s Hodeidah
Spokesman Turki Al-Maliki said that coalition forces thwarted planned attacks on shipping routes in the southern Red Sea
Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.)
Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, law enforcement sources told…
Irkutsk Region records about 16,000 ARVI cases weekly
There was no upward trend in case numbers over the past 14 days
ARVI incidence in Irkutsk Region 12.6% below epidemic threshold — watchdog
According to the report, the incidence rate corresponds to long-term averages
‘Muslim NATO’ activates force deployment over Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan activate collective-defense commitments as escalating fighting in Yemen spills into a wider confrontation Read Full Article at RT.com
Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and Czechia
The number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The V…
Health situation in Russia’s Irkutsk Region remains stable — health watchdog
Earlier, rumors circulated online that an employee of an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk Region had allegedly been diagnosed with plague. The information was not confirmed
Medical monitoring ends for 60% of those in contact with pneumonia patient in Siberia
The agency stressed that the situation remains under its control
Trump responds to question about pneumonia of unknown etiology in Russia
According to the US president, Washington is ready to assist Moscow if necessary
Contacts of sick woman in Irkutsk Region diagnosed with Covid, rhinovirus infection
No other infectious disease pathogens were detected in any of the contacts
AJet aircraft being inspected after bomb threat note found onboard
Sanliurfa Airport has been temporarily closed for departures and arrivals
Turkey, Pakistan to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia to defend kingdom
The deployment will be carried out in accordance with the national laws of the member states, the joint statement, issued following an emergency meeting of the alliance’s committe…
Tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz — UKMTO
There are no reported casualties or environmental impact
One of most expensive books in world, weighing more than 200 kg, stolen in France
The work was Joseph Foret’s "Apocalypse" featuring a bronze-plated cover designed by Salvador Dali