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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…
Lethal Russian strikes hit residential area in Kyiv – video
Russian strikes on Kyiv struck a residential area overnight, leaving several people dead and injured. Kyiv's regional governor, Tymur Tkachenko, wrote on Telegram that a Russian m…
Russia Draws Up Measures to Control Bear Population After Spate of Deadly Attacks
Experts blame the nationwide spate of killings on climate change and human incompetence.
Passengers laud ‘heroism’ of Israelis who subdued flydubai flight attacker, as videos show moments of fear
Passenger Tzvika Manes describes a crew member entering cockpit and throwing copilot out, as three others jumped on him, tied him up with airline headphones The post Passengers la…
Israelis rescued from north Ethiopia after days of being stuck amid rebel advance
Foreign Ministry confirms some 20 citizens being extracted from Tigray region, in coordination with embassy in Addis Ababa, after they requested help due to heavy clashes in area …
UK believes Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, Burnham says
The prime minister's comments come days after the suspects were released on the 'strictest possible bail conditions'.
El Mundo reports Russian authorities plotted to kill former Russian lawmaker Ilya Ponomarev and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in the U.S.
Russian authorities spent several months planning to assassinate opposition figures Ilya Ponomarev and Garry Kasparov in the United States, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported.
French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel
Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more still missing A Paris court has…
Why I’m Running with Ofer Winter - Sponsored Content
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum joins the podcast to explain why she decided to run with Amcha Yisrael AND what the new party hopes to bring to Israeli politics. The post Why I’m Running with…
Comando the chihuahua adopted by the Mexican national guard – video
Equipped with miniature protective glasses, a custom-fitted tactical vest and a small camera mounted on his head, Comando the chihuahua has become the smallest member of Mexico's …
Russian opposition party Yabloko’s leader urges Interior Ministry to investigate alleged torture of political scientist Alexander Kynev
Nikolai Rybakov, chairman of the Yabloko Party, wrote to Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev demanding an urgent investigation into reports of violence against political scient…
Putin invited to APEC summit, meeting with Xi Jinping possible there — MFA
Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov earlier suggested that Xi Jinping, as host of the upcoming APEC summit in Shenzhen, might take steps to organize a trilateral meeting involv…
Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report
Independent commission accuses country of failing Indigenous people, amid rising tensions over land rights An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the …
Kalashnikov arms producer unveils latest assault rifles at Baku defense show
The Kalashnikov Group is also showcasing a broad range of combat small arms, loitering munitions, drones
How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to …
Russia views European factories producing arms for Kiev as military targets — diplomat
Maria Zakharova said no one should assume that military plants outside Ukrainian territory that manufacture weapons for the Kiev regime will be safe
Bank of Russia expects fuel market to normalize by year-end
According to the regulator, the impact on prices of other goods and services will be limited and the stable inflation will start declining again
Hegseth expected to fire more top ranking US military
Roughly 20 admirals and generals have already either been fired or resigned since Hegseth took over the defence department.
Kiev’s reliance on mercenaries points to mobilization problems — Russian MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that Kiev officials are counting on replenishing the ranks of the Ukrainian army with foreign mercenaries
Bank of Russia to address new budgetary policy parameters when updating macro forecast
According to new budget projections, the path of the primary structural deficit during the two coming years is slightly lower than assumptions in the July baseline forecast of the…
Russian ombudswoman, Papal envoy discuss family reunions in Russia, Ukraine
Maria Lvova-Belova recalled that over the past four years 32 children from 24 families have reunited with their relatives in Russia and another 145 children reunited with 118 fami…
Lavrov-Wadephul meeting no sign of bid to restore dialogue on Berlin’s part — MFA
According to the statement, the German foreign minister chose to read out a set of accusatory points against Russia rather than exchange views
Russian envoy responds to Austrian president calling Russia 'dwarf'
Mikhail Ulyanov noted that public figures need to choose their words more carefully