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Seven police officers injured during protests in Venice — ANSA
According to the media outlet, the officers sustained minor injuries
European countries fear being sidelined in Russia–Ukraine peace talks but can’t agree on how to secure a seat at the table, FT reports
European countries fear they could be shut out of talks to end Russia’s war with Ukraine, but they cannot agree among themselves on how to secure a seat at the negotiating table, …
Lavrov seated between Mexican, Saudi foreign ministers at G20 meeting in Atlanta
The heads of delegations are gathered in the plenary hall around a square table, with five participants on each side
Democratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on US military aid decision
Chris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.
‘The Right to Be Named’: Russians in Amsterdam Remember Victims of Political Repression
Established to remember people killed during Stalin’s Great Terror, Remembering the Names has since become an occasion to reflect on the relationship between Soviet violence and p…
Roundups to force men into the war are surging again in Russia. Families in Omsk and other cities say men are being seized off the streets.
Roundups of men forced to sign contracts with the Defense Ministry and then sent to fight in Ukraine have become more frequent again in Russia.
This is the hard lesson from Israel’s election: to stop national populists, you can’t play by gentlemen’s rules | Jonathan Freedland
The opposition can’t win unless they join forces with Arab parties. Benjamin Netanyahu knows this, and will use every ruse to stay in powerIt’s less an election result than a phil…
Russia to extend diesel export ban until late January 2027 — Novak
According to the official, specific exceptions will be made for supplies to global markets
IRGC says supertanker with over 2 mln barrels of oil struck mine in Strait of Hormuz
Two more such incidents in the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz were reported by the IRGC earlier
Iran destroys enemy drone boat east of Strait of Hormuz — navy
According to the navy, two tankers sustained damage and caught fire after striking sea mines while sailing through prohibited and unsafe waters east of the strait, ignoring warnin…
Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe
Archaeologists uncover jewellery, cosmetics and coins in cabinet sealed since eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79Fragments of personal objects, from makeup tools and a perfume bott…
Russia, Central African Republic agree to expand cooperation in fight against epidemics
The sides have signed two memorandums on healthcare cooperation on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit
What Tokayev’s Economic Agenda Means for Kazakhstan’s International Partnerships
The Kazakh president’s insistence that public spending mobilize private capital, rather than substitute for it, gives the initiative an international dimension.
Russia opposes ceasefire as ‘respite’ for Kiev, says Kremlin
Moscow does not plan in any way whatsoever to halt combat operations ahead of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, Dmitry Peskov emphasized
Israel razes homes of gunmen who carried out deadly Hebron shooting attack
Troops separately arrest four terror suspects in Jenin; police launch arson investigation afters settlers reportedly torch Palestinian home
Binance cryptocurrency exchange starts returning assets to affected users
The cryptocurrency exchange announced earlier that it had been hacked
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 an…
Russia’s Sevmash Shipyard presents nuclear sub building innovative solution
The development includes a unique method for securing mechanisms to the foundation, protected by a Russian patent
Russia has accumulated sufficient winter-grade diesel stocks — Novak
"It is naturally in line with the enterprises' production programs," the deputy prime minister said
North Korean hackers linked to Russia suspected in Binance crypto exchange hack
A North Korean hacking group known as TraderTraitor, or Lazarus Group, may be behind the theft of more than $6 billion from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, according to analy…
BRICS building new type of international relations — senior Russian MP
According to Pyotr Tolstoy, a distinctive feature of such relations is that countries are not divided into "civilized and less civilized" ones
Foreign student enrollment at Russian medical universities up 90% — minister
According to Mikhail Murashko, Russian educational institutions under the Health Ministry enrolled 11,500 students in secondary vocational programs and more than 31,500 in bachelo…
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.
Chofetz Chaim’s yeshiva reopens for students in Belarus for first time since WWII
Radin Yeshiva, founded in 1869 by Lithuanian Rabbi Yisrael Meir ha-Kohen Kagan, had been converted into a theater after its history was obscured by the Holocaust and Soviet rule