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Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 83.56 rubles for October 1
The official euro rate was lowered by 1.1815 rubles to 94.881 rubles
The Guardian view on Lula v the Bolsonaros: the decision of Brazilian voters will affect us all | Editorial
Sunday’s general election is too close to call, with the incumbent president facing the son of the man who attempted a coup against himSunday’s election in Brazil could hardly be …
The Kremlin says it can’t discuss sanctions relief for freeing ‘political prisoners’ because Russia has none. The human rights group Memorial lists 1,368.
The Kremlin is not in talks with U.S. officials about a proposal to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for the release of political prisoners, Russian presidential spokesman Dmi…
Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight - The Latest
A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The flight was in Jordanian airspace when i…
Police questioning can shape a sexual assault case. Their approach is often wrong
The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed appr…
UK’s Burnham says ‘strong indications’ Iran involved in airbase incident
Iranian embassy says it 'categorically rejects' accusations that it was involved in suspicious activity around airbase used by US that triggered major security incident The post U…
Russian police reportedly investigate organizer of canceled Kanye West concerts in St. Petersburg for possible fraud
Police are looking into possible fraud involving Moscow-based Say Agency, which was organizing concerts in Russia for rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, Kommersant reported, cit…
Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster
Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.
Conflict in Ukraine, situation in Alyoshki discussed during Zuppi's visit — Russian MFA
According to the statement, the Pope’s special envoy for Ukraine was briefed in detail on the criminal actions of the Kiev regime
A proportional representation voting system could spell disaster for Labour | Letters
Gian Lorenzo Spisso says his knowledge of Italian voting systems and British politics leads him to the view that first past the post is the lesser of two evilsReading that Andy Bu…
Russia agrees to share data on ‘extremists’ and ‘terrorists’ with five former Soviet states. Its own terrorism and extremism registry now tops 23,000 names.
The prosecutors general of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to cooperate in combating terrorism and extremism, RBC repo…
Up to World Athletics to decide on Russian track and field int’l participation — IOC
Russian track and field athletes previously submitted appeals to the United Nations, the IOC and World Athletics against their ban in international tournaments
Far-right Israel critic James Fishback likens abortion to the Holocaust at Ole Miss event
Former GOP gubernatorial candidate in Florida says abortion 'holocaust' is 'worse than the other one' at event organized by Turning Point USA, and demands Trump cut off Netanyahu …
Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU
French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and EuropeansUK politics live – latest updatesThe French president, E…
Russian Regions Turn to Residents and Businesses to Fund Bomb Shelters
Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov said in February that his ministry was restoring more than 20,000 civil defense facilities nationwide.
Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous circumstances avert an airplane catastrophe
There appears to be no prior instance of passengers thwarting a pilot's attempt to crash a commercial airliner The post Unprecedented: Extraordinary heroism and near-miraculous ci…
Vyacheslav Volodin reelected speaker of the State Duma, Russia’s lower house, for third consecutive term
At the first plenary session of the ninth State Duma, lawmakers elected Vyacheslav Volodin to a third consecutive term as speaker.
Russian current account surplus grow to $16.9 bln in Q2 2026 — Central Bank
The trade balance surplus stood at $39.4 bln in the second quarter of 2026
Russian special envoy to visit China, Qatar
Boris Titov is expected to pay a visit to China on October 12-15, while his arrival in Qatar is scheduled for late October
Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to bloc…
Passengers from plane that made emergency landing in Saudi Arabia arrive in Tel Aviv
The aircraft took off from Tabuk Airport
Ultra-Orthodox Jews condemn IDF as ‘enemy army’ (VIDEOS)
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have rallied in Jerusalem against the draft, condemning the Israeli military as an “enemy army” Read Full Article at RT.com
US court halts first execution of woman in Tennessee in 200 years — media
The order was issued Wednesday, only hours before the execution was scheduled to be carried out at a maximum-security prison in Nashville
Proekt investigation finds that Putin’s reported partner Alina Kabaeva accompanied him to Kazakhstan in 2017
Vladimir Putin and Alina Kabaeva were both in Kazakhstan in February 2017, when Putin met with the country’s then-president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Proekt reported. The outlet’s jo…