Russia/Ukraine War
Fire at Pyrotechnics Factory in Yaroslavl Region Kills 14
Law enforcement authorities launched a criminal investigation into possible industrial safety violations.
Berlin issues Brussels ultimatum over EU budget — FT
Six EU countries led by Germany have threatened to reject the bloc’s new seven-year budget for 2028-2034 unless spending is cut by "hundreds of billions" of euros
Shell approves expansion to double LNG Canada capacity to 28 mln tonnes
The Phase 2 expansion entails the construction of two additional liquefaction trains
Death toll from flooding in Thailand climbs to 23
At present, flooding persists in 29 provinces and in Bangkok, affecting 940,300 households
Russian interceptor UAVs effectiveness is close to 100% — officer
There are very few instances of accidental crashes or failures, Russian serviceman with the call sign Zolotoy said
Russia attacks Kyiv again with missiles and drones, sparking fires at an educational facility and the roof of a five-story apartment building
Russian forces attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight on September 29, Ukraine’s Air Force said. Several districts were hit, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Russian stock indices decline as main trading session opens on Moscow Exchange
At the opening of the main session at 09:00 a.m. Moscow time, the MOEX and RTS indices both shed 0.43%
Russian pizza chain Dodo Pizza says hackers breached its systems and may have accessed customer data
Dodo Pizza said hackers attacked its IT systems and may have stolen some customers’ data.
OpenAI shelves new AI model after alarming tests – WSJ
OpenAI has canceled the release of GPT-6.1 Astra after it turned out to be more deceptive than earlier models, the WSJ has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian army’s losses in DPR exceed 100,000 over four months — Zelensky's ex-spokeswoman
Yulia Mendel stressed that Ukraine is facing "humanitarian, political and financial crises"
Why is South Korea so angry with Ukraine over two North Korean prisoners of war?
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s mention during a UN speech that Kyiv had sent two prisoners of war to South Korea has spiralled into a most unexpected crisisSouth Korea and Ukraine are lock…
Europe faces serious challenges — Rubio
The US secretary of state recalled the migration crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta in late July
Foreign actor involved in RAF Fairford incident — Rubio
The US secretary of state qualified the situation as "very serious"
US export ban would send European diesel prices to unprecedented levels
CNBC noted that most oil traders in Europe doubt Washington will take this step
Russia’s Battlegroup North destroys over 80 concealed Ukrainian Starlink terminals
Commander of an unmanned systems platoon with the call sign Kuznets said that the targets were destroyed in the Kharkov Region
Ukrainian army loses 118 heavy drones to Battlegroup West in past day
Battlegroup's press center chief Leonid Sharov said the forces also destroyed 49 drone control posts
Russian artillery destroys Ukrainian drone control posts, troops in Sumy Region
The task was fulfilled by the Battlegroup North
Russian Defense Ministry considering systematic, long-term cooperation with Mongolia
Deputy Minister Vasily Osmakov made a corresponding statement during a working visit to the country
Mongolia-Russia ties development based on friendship between peoples — ministry
Minister Dambyn Batlut noted Russia’s exceptionally important place in Mongolia’s foreign policy
OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns — WSJ
Saachi Jain, head of the company's safety systems unit, said the model frequently deceived users and was not always truthful about which actions it had and had not completed
Japan lifts sanctions on Syrian agencies, oil companies
The decision was made in light of developments surrounding Syria and taking into account bilateral relations between Japan and Syria, the Foreign Ministry said
Iran doubts ceasefire can be reached before US midterm elections
According to sources cited by Bloomberg, talks in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last week failed to produce significant progress
Iran denounces ‘Iranophobia’ over mysterious UK airbase terror case
Iran has rejected speculation linking it to a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, accusing British media of fueling “Iranophobia” Read Full Article at RT.com
The Pussy Riot activist turned Kremlin informer – podcast
Their opposition to Putin led to two of the group being sent to brutal prison camps. Then another was found to be spying for the Kremlin. Shaun Walker reportsIt’s January 2012 and…