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Social Insurance Could Help China Rebalance, If Beijing Enforces It
China’s new penalty standards for unpaid social insurance contributions are a positive step. Enforcing the law would not only protect workers in retirement but also help boost dom…
Strict supranational control over military AI technologies is needed — CSTO
If artificial intelligence remains an uncontrolled tool in the geopolitical struggle, the risks of a fatal error will become critical, Gennady Lepeshko noted
European presence in Abu Dhabi publicity stunt to support Kiev — Russian MFA
The trilateral format of the talks does not allow for anyone’s participation other than Russia, Ukraine and US representatives, Maria Zakharova stressed
Whispers in the Woods review – paddling in the moonlight in tender study of human-animal interaction
Director Vincent Munier takes his father and son into the Vosges forest in France and finds lynx, serene foxes and deerCannily timed to overlap but also contrast with the BBC’s Bl…
Russian State Duma committee backs bill introducing fines for ‘discrediting traditional values’
Russian’s State Duma has drafted a bill that would impose fines for “discrediting traditional values.” The committee on criminal and administrative legislation recommended Novembe…
Denmark to provide Ukraine with €600 million in new military aid — Foreign Ministry
Lars Lokke Rasmussen explained that the announcement of the new support measures coincides with Vladimir Zelensky's visit to Copenhagen
First day of Abu Dhabi talks ends after 4.5 hours
The trilateral talks will resume on Wednesday
CSTO not shutting door for Armenia — Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov mentioned Article 25 of the organization’s Charter, which states that if contributions to the CSTO budget are more than two years in arrears, the country must be str…
Over 4.300 EU, US citizens apply for temporary residence permits in Russia
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said that a presidential decree has significantly simplified the procedure for obtaining temporary residence permits for certain cat…
71% of Americans want new Democratic Congress to end Trump’s Iran war, poll finds
93% of Democrats, 51% of Republicans favor legislation stopping conflict; large majorities in both parties want president and Democrats to work together, say cost of living priori…
Seven days of chaos in the ER: How this country's healthcare system is unraveling
Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in…
Kiev replaces costly Storm Shadow missiles with cheap Rusty Dagger munitions — expert
The Rusty Dagger is a product of the US military-industrial sector, the ERAM (Extended Range Attack Munition) project
US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review
Washington has missed 3 dates for national representatives to face questions from their peers, preventing process from moving ahead; critics worry others will follow suit
At least 11 dead after motorway pile-ups in Bulgaria fog
A further 46 people were injured in the pile-ups that occurred in both directions along a section of the Trakia motorway, officials have said.
Lavrov says Kiev may start ‘punishing’ Russia's friends and allies
To prevent such a situation, along with the measures that are being taken within Russia to strengthen the defense of critical infrastructure, decisions have been made to improving…
Naftogaz of Ukraine receives €23 million grant for purchasing gas abroad
As the company noted that this "will help provide the country with the necessary volumes of imported gas during peak loads of the heating season"
Russian foreign trade surplus gained 13.2% YOY in 9M 2026 — Customs
Russian exports to European countries increased by 2.3% to $44.5 bln, while imports gained 8.9% to $56.2 bln
EU countries rehearse deploying troops to Ukraine in Poland drills — Lavrov
2,000 personnel are taking part in the exercise
Get in, loser: Broadway's newest 'Mean Girls' are ready to insult (and enlighten) you
"School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play," is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocel…
Israel's new parliament to be sworn in as leaders compete to form government
Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has first chance to build a new government and oust the prime minister.
Eisenkot-led bloc agrees to nominate Yashar’s Matan Kahana for Knesset speaker
'Change bloc' chiefs also agree on Liberman as head of Foreign Affair and Defense Committee, incoming B'Yachad MK Liran Avisar Ben Horin as Finance Committee chair
Major Moscow Region Gas Station Chain Closes as Russia Returns to Fuel Rationing
EuroTrans, which operated 57 Trassa locations across the Moscow region, defaulted on its bond payments in September, prompting state-owned lender Sberbank to file a bankruptcy pet…
Qatar says US, Iran both still positive on diplomatic settlement
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ibrahim Sultan al-Hashmi said that mediatory efforts continue
US proposed Ukraine redraw Donetsk and Luhansk borders so Russia could claim full control, The Economist reports
American negotiators have recently floated a proposal to redraw the borders of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of a territorial settlement between Russia and Ukraine…