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Spain transport minister says he won't resign over high-speed rail disaster
Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.
Ukraine resumes attacks on oil refineries after pause — Russian deputy PM
Alexander Novak said that four processing facilities were targeted
Blockchain intelligence firms link North Korea to $6.3B hack on Binance
The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange reported Thursday that approximately $6.3 billion was impacted in an apparent hack.
Kiev ‘ignoring’ Trump – Kremlin
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Trump expects Iran war to end soon
According to the president, the US needs a guarantee that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon
Ex-Communist Party Lawmaker in Murmansk Accused of Passing Sensitive Information to Ukraine
Police arrested 76-year-old Gennady Stepakhno on Oct. 9, after which a judge ruled that he be placed in pre-trial detention for two months.
‘People’s Republic of the Disappeared’: Stories of Horror But Also Resilience
“Residential surveillance at a designated location” – a form of enforced disappearance – is becoming a go-to tool for the CCP, as a new book details.
Putin thanks Madagascar’s leader for registering Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian leader noted that the Russian Orthodox Church congregation on the island exceeded 1,500 people
Russia, US, Ukraine take humanitarian approach to Alyoshki situation — official
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev commented on a video showing the start of the humanitarian convoy for Alyoshki residents
Germany growing weary of Zelensky’s requests for more assistance — media
Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict, Germany’s population has been "bearing the burden" of rising prices for electricity, gas, and food, Berliner Zeitung columnist Nicola…
Russian troops liberate three communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,575 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed eight enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week,…
Russia, Sudan discuss joint projects to develop oil fields — Novak
The Russian deputy prime minister said that the partners are interested in the joint implementation of such projects
Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opens
Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.
China Owes Climate Accountability to South Asia
Beijing’s responsibility stems not only from its massive contribution to global gas emissions, but also from its capability as a green technology provider and its position as an u…
Madagascar is Russia’s important partner in building multipolar world, Putin says
The Russian president noted that Russia and Madagascar share long-standing, friendly ties
US military preparing options for potential strikes on Iran — TV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly pushing for fresh strikes on Iran, the broadcaster said
Kremlin aware of Zelensky’s remarks on territorial issue — presidential aide
Vladimir Zelensky earlier said he was willing to discuss territorial issues as part of efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict
China successfully launches stealthy UAV from Sichuan amphibious assault ship
The tests mark a breakthrough in the development of China’s amphibious assault ships and demonstrate the PLA Navy’s capability to launch and recover fixed-wing unmanned aerial veh…
A statement from from Meduza’s editorial team and fellow journalists in support of Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta has announced it is shutting down. We never thought we would have to write these words — and yet that’s the reality. The story of the most important independent news…
Kremlin describes Baltic states’ rhetoric as hysterically aggressive
Dmitry Peskov said that it is obvious
Gulf states must rethink trillion-dollar defence in light of US-Iran war, says report
IISS study questions over-reliance on American support and ‘over-dependence on expensive, high-end systems’Gulf states are going to have to reconfigure their trillion-dollar defen…
Czech diplomat, 30, killed after minibus mounts sidewalk, strikes her in Jerusalem
Klára Schneiderová, head of Czech Embassy's office in Jerusalem, had reportedly arrived in Israel a month earlier; Israel Police detain driver and launch investigation into crash
The week’s best new tracks and the act you need to know: Dutch squat-punks Bombstrap’s uncompromising racket
The Rotterdam band are a riot of sound, look and attitude led by Eva Kah, who is as much a living artwork as she is a phenomenal live performerFrom Rotterdam, the Netherlands Reco…
Why is the Cheesecake Factory at the center of the latest culture war?
A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.