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Light-activated molecules in porous crystals show potential for quantum chemical sensing Microsoft confirms Windows activation failures after November updates Russia rolls out AI-powered Internet traffic filtering system at a cost of 2.3 billion rubles Why Moscow’s Taliban outreach unnerves Pakistan Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe sums up Anthony Joshua’s chances of beating Tyson Fury Heat pumps: How much heat does your home really need? Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 4 Workers, Sparks Fire at Volgograd Oil Refinery GPs, police and pharmacies among UK services affected by Microsoft outage Light-activated molecules in porous crystals show potential for quantum chemical sensing Microsoft confirms Windows activation failures after November updates Russia rolls out AI-powered Internet traffic filtering system at a cost of 2.3 billion rubles Why Moscow’s Taliban outreach unnerves Pakistan Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe sums up Anthony Joshua’s chances of beating Tyson Fury Heat pumps: How much heat does your home really need? Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills 4 Workers, Sparks Fire at Volgograd Oil Refinery GPs, police and pharmacies among UK services affected by Microsoft outage

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Trump says US, Russia, China to sign nuclear arms control agreements

The US leader noted that he had raised the issue of nuclear arms control during negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Moscow’s alternative teens have made a downtown nightlife district their weekend hangout. Drunken fights are driving customers away — and police are targeting the teenagers for how they dress.

In the summer of 2025, media outlets first reported on the “nefors” of Kitay-Gorod — teenagers in unusual clothes who hang out in this central Moscow neighborhood. Around the same…

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Zelensky’s diesel burnout, Nord Stream on trial, Russiagate revived: RT stories that shaped the week

RT looks at this week’s top stories, including the rift between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky, and the return of the ‘Russiagate’ hoax Read Full Article at RT.com

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Israeli settlers beat up and rob WaPo journalist in West Bank (VIDEOS)

WaPo photo journalist Heidi Levine has been attacked by violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank Read Full Article at RT.com

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russian forces striking strategic targets in Ukraine — Gerasimov

As a result of these strikes, 76 logistics centers and warehouses, 203 port infrastructure facilities, and 93 vessels delivering military cargo to Ukraine have been destroyed, Arm…

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Trump says war with Iran will end 'sooner than people think'

Thus the US leader told reporters

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Two Houthi missiles hit Aden Airport, no casualties reported — police

This was the second such attack on the airport in less than a week

World News · US/Israel vs Iran War

Trump says Israel has ‘been very helpful to Saudi Arabia’ amid fight against Houthis

US president also claims normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh could be back on the table, 'maybe more than ever'

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Trump says would like to see Putin at G20 summit in US

The US President noted that he doesn’t know whether Vladimir Putin would come

World News · United States

Katie Zacharia is out as press secretary, White House says

Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role as press secretary, according to a White House official not authorized to speak on the record, marking a stunning turn of events …

World News · US/Israel vs Iran War

White House says Press Secretary Katie Zacharia ‘let go’ from role after 5 days

Her firing comes after scrutiny over how she presented her legal career and whether she was fit for the role

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Liberation of DPR, security zone, continuation of massive strikes: Putin’s statements

Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia’s armed forces continue to carry out the objectives of the special military operation

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Stoptime, a St. Petersburg street band, found fame covering musicians Russia branded ‘foreign agents.’ Now its singer and guitarist are on the list, too.

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added Diana “Naoko” Loginova, the vocalist for the band Stoptime, to its registry of “foreign agents.”

World News · Europe

Trump denies limiting Ukraine access to Starlink network

Speed curbs limited Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian attacks on Tuesday night.

World News · US/Israel vs Iran War

Italy names Israeli defense minister, IDF chief, others in probe of flotilla activists’ treatment

Prosecutors also launch investigation of 11 senior military, police and prison officials as suspects; if probe determines charges are warranted, Italy could lodge request for trial

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russian intelligence may have hired a Turkish crime gang to set fire to a Starlink ground station in Poland, Spiegel reports

The Turkish criminal gang known as the Daltons may have been involved in the arson attack on a Starlink satellite ground station in the village of Wola Krobowska in Poland’s Masov…

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russian band Shortparis releases ‘Iliada,’ its first album since the death of singer Nikolai Komyagin

On October 9, Shortparis released “Iliada” (“Iliad”), their first album since vocalist Nikolai Komyagin died in February 2026. Its sound is unusual for the band, and its lyrics ar…

World News · United States

What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates

As the 3 November election approaches and both parties fight for control of Congress, some clear themes have emerged.

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Putin praises effectiveness of Russian military strikes against enemy targets

The targets include enemy’s military-industrial complex facilities and logistics centers

World News · Latin America

Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms

Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-offDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen its lowest level since record…

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Trump denies ordering restrictions on Ukraine’s military Starlink service and says he doesn’t think Elon Musk did, either

Donald Trump said he had not ordered restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, in Ukraine.

World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Trump’s first attorney general pick accused of sex trafficking

Two women have sued former US Representative Matt Gaetz, accusing him and other defendants of running a sex trafficking ring Read Full Article at RT.com

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russian stock market indices in the green this Friday — market data

The MOEX Russia Index gained 1.65%, while the RTS Index edged up by 1.82%

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World News · Russia/Ukraine War

Russian strikes reduce Ukrainian capacity to produce long-range weapons — Gerasimov

The Russian forces carried out 12 massive strikes in September and October, striking 30 military-industrial complex enterprises and logistics centers involved in the production an…