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Nobel peace prize winner Navi Pillay jokes about sharing award with Donald Trump – video
The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has won a Nobel her efforts to promote peace and international law. The 85-year-old, who is an ad hoc ju…
Russian troops liberate five communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass
The Russian forces liberated the settlements of Annopolye in the Kharkov Region, Novaya Kazachya in the Kharkov Region, Kiyanitsa in the Sumy Region and Samoilovka and Golubkovo i…
Iranian president suggests CIS+1 format be established
According to Masoud Pezeshkian, regional diplomacy "should serve as an instrument of crisis management, maintaining ties, preventing the spread of conflicts, and fostering practic…
More than a third of Russian companies forgo annual bonuses in 2026
In total, 46.9% of Russian companies do not plan to pay employees end-of-year bonuses, with 36.2% forgoing bonuses only in 2026, despite having paid them a year earlier. The findi…
Russia open for foreign companies respecting its laws, traditions — official
Sergey Kiriyenko said the full-fledged independence can only persist if the country has its own alternative solutions
EU struggling to meet raw material mining and processing targets — Politico
According to the publication, the EU introduced 47 strategic projects in March 2025, covering 14 of the 17 critical raw materials--including lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite …
Kalashnikov delivers batch of AK-103 assault rifles to foreign customer
The assault rifle has remained the most widely exported small arms product over the past five years
Russia opens criminal fraud case against former co-owner of retail chains Lenta and Rive Gauche
Dmitry Kostygin, the former co-owner of the Russian supermarket chain Lenta and the Rive Gauche chain, has been detained, the Russian business news outlet RBC and the St. Petersbu…
US military lobbies Trump to carry out strikes 80 km deep inside Iranian territory — TV
According to the source, the United States is currently "focusing on imposing a blockade on Iranian ships and ports"
Russia's Uralvagonzavod eclipses 100,000 tanks made in 90-year history
It is an absolute record in global tank manufacturing
Candlelit theatre in Havana – in pictures
Widespread blackouts have become increasingly common in Cuba since the US imposed energy sanctions in January. Outages frequently surpass 24 hours as the ageing grid fails. The Im…
India’s Energy Transition Is Complicated, But Progressing
While coal continues to dominate India’s power supply, the country is also building clean energy at one of the fastest rates in the world.
Putin delivers statements on Caspian Sea’s digital twin, ecosystem protection
The Russian president emphasized that Moscow attaches the highest priority to working with partners to protect the Caspian Sea’s ecosystem
Europe declares hunt for all Russians — Medvedev
Russians should avoid traveling to European countries for the time being, the Russian security council deputy chairman
IN BRIEF: What is known about Russian influencer being detained in Montenegro
According to Vijesti news outlet, the security services had received information about Mikhail Zvinchuk and his associates’ arrival and had been monitoring their movements for sev…
Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered
The two works were seized last month when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.
Expert points to measures to keep personnel in Arctic
According to chairperson of Yakutia's State Committee for Employment, it is necessary to synchronize employers' corporate programs and the Arctic Zone development's master plans
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in FijiWealthy countries should spend far more on dealing with the climate crisis than t…
Russian scientists make calculations to improve Arctic energy resource extraction safety
Huge reserves of so-called methane hydrates or clathrates lay inside the marine and onshore permafrost deposits in the Russian and foreign Arctic
EU civil-military mission in Lebanon to comprise around 100 personnel — portal
According to the portal, most of the contingent will consist of personnel from Italy, France and Spain
Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery
Gang broke into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loaded two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getawayThousands of bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) have been stolen from…
Russia resumes seafood exports to Namibia for first time since 2018
According to expert estimates, Russia supplied Namibia with about 60 tons of frozen herring worth nearly $80,000 in 2026
Russians’ trust in Putin exceeds 72% — poll
The Russian government’s performance is approved by 44.6% of respondents, while 44.1% approve of the work of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
Russia plans to allocate over $141.51 mln for Arctic, Antarctic research through 2029
In addition, $27.12 mln will be allocated to developing the state environmental monitoring system in the Arctic