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Israel’s traumas, absurdities come into focus via a veteran photojournalist’s lens
New retrospective 'Alex Levac: Black Box' offers a selection of celebrated works from the last 50 years as the country grapples with some of the greatest challenges in its history
TASS director general invites media outlets, experts to join fact-checking association
Andrey Kondrashov said that TASS had co-founded the Global Fact-Checking Network, which already unites more than 130 experts from 55 countries
‘My biggest fear was being shot down’: how an injured Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone
Artem Lytvyn tells of complex and risky rescue operation after he spent eight days stricken in Kharkiv’s ‘kill zone’Artem Lytvyn was crossing a field when the bang happened. Up ah…
Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option | Elisabeth Braw
Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilientIt was as though a ghostly hand had switched the settings on supermarket fre…
Russia holds about half of world’s diamond reserves — expert
Pavel Petrov, a senior consultant at S+Consulting, added that Botswana with 631 million carats rates second, and Angola with 579 million carats third
IDF Central Command chief reportedly told settlers not to alert other officers before Jericho entry
Newspaper says Avi Bluth also declared a closed military zone in a West Bank village to prevent visit by ex-PM Olmert, who accuses him of 'effectively aiding Jewish terrorism'
Russia to find new formats of work in Germany — official
Igor Chaika, head of Russia’s agency for international humanitarian cooperation, declined to say what formats he was referring to "so as not to put our German partners in an awkwa…
US voters across party lines back transgender sports bans
US voters have approved bans on transgender athletes in female sports in four states including Democratic strongholds Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia says response to expulsion of diplomats from Vienna to be proportionate, painful
Any unfriendly actions by the Austrian authorities towards Russia will receive a proportionate response from the Russian side, Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky said
Ukraine expects to get $89 billion in direct and military aid from West in 2027
As noted in the National Bank of Ukraine’s documents, $52 billion in direct budgetary support and $37 billion for the defense component of the Ukraine Support Loan program are env…
Musk estimates future cost of 1 kg of cargo delivery to orbit at under $100
According to the US entrepreneur, this can be achieved thanks to the full reusability of the Starship space system
Musk expects Starlink network bandwidth to increase 100-fold
The SpaceX founder plans to launch version three satellites and raise the production tenfold compared to the current number
Texas mayor instructs police to limit cooperation with ICE
The new policy, which comes after a Democratic sweep of the state, will limit the people it will inform the immigration agency about to those who have been arrested for jailable o…
Forces in Ukraine exist which want to replace Zelensky, expert says
According to Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, information about "secret prisons" in the Ukrainian army has been available for a long time…
Ukraine war briefing: Beijing confirms historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting under discussion
Russia could use tri leader summit to nudge China and US closer to its position on Ukraine, experts say. What we know on day 1,718Beijing has confirmed that it is discussing a his…
US carries out another round of ‘minor’ strikes on Iran, Trump says
The president’s announcement comes days after an earlier attack on Iran was made public, and as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have acceleratedDonald Trump has said the US…
US has two months for new military operation against Iran, Trump’s advisers believe — TV
Sources told NBC News that after the Democrats gain control of both houses of Congress in January, the US president’s decision to escalate the conflict with Iran could lead to inv…
US measles death toll rises to eight
Eight measles-related deaths have been reported across the US in 2026 after an infant died in Wisconsin amid a nationwide outbreak Read Full Article at RT.com
Casualties reported after drone attack on Saratov Region — governor
Roman Busargin also reported damage to civilian infrastructure facilities
Slovakia may sue EU if it bans Russian oil supplies — Fico
Slovakia's prime minister blasted the European Commission for inaction on the issue of reducing electricity prices in the countries of the union
Trump sees significant progress in resolving Ukrainian conflict
The US president noted good work with Russia and Ukraine
Trump says US launched ‘minor’ strikes on Iran targeting ‘a little bit of an anti-aircraft device’
Attack is the first against Iran since US election * CENTCOM announces $20M reward for info on Iranian nuclear program * Settlers filmed beating Palestinian with clubs during over…
Kiev receives $49.4 billion from G7, EU financed by revenues from frozen Russian assets
Of this amount, Ukraine has received nearly $10.5 billion in 2026
Trump says has scheduled meetings at Mar-a-Lago, including on Russia
The US president did not provide any other details about the upcoming meetings