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Prosecutors are reexamining a Cornell fraternity rape case. Here's what we know
New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of C…
Czech defense company makes record profit in 2025 thanks to Ukraine conflict — media
STV Group’s net profits in 2025 soared by nearly 40%, reaching about $350 million
Russian publisher Individuum shuts down following queer literature crackdown
Individuum is shutting down, its editor-in-chief, Alexey Kiselev, said on the publisher’s Telegram channel on September 28.
Putin thanks CEC chair for conducting elections at highest level
The Russian leader noted that, regrettably, the election campaign did not pass without casualties among election commission staff
People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone
The BBC's Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences.
Tourist flow from South Korea to Russia may grow exponentially — expert
About 19,000 tourists from the Republic of Korea arrived in Russia in 2025
Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter launches awareness campaign for potential victims of drugging and sexual assault
Campaign broadcast across France encourages people to come forward even if they have little to no memory of attackGisèle Pelicot is the figurehead of a new campaign run by her dau…
Russian court sentences serial killer Alexei Gaskov to life for murdering nine women and one man outside Moscow
The Moscow Regional Court sentenced serial killer Alexei Gaskov to life in prison after finding him guilty of murdering nine women and one man. The court also ordered him to pay 3…
Hungarian parliament strips Prime Minister Péter Magyar of immunity in theft case stemming from 2024 nightclub altercation
Hungary’s parliament stripped Prime Minister Péter Magyar of his parliamentary immunity at prosecutors’ request. The motion passed 139-0, with no abstentions.
Russian general Alexander Lapin, dismissed from military service after setbacks in Ukraine, becomes Tatarstan deputy prime minister overseeing war-related affairs
Tatarstan’s leader, Rustam Minnikhanov, said the regional government will create a separate department for “supporting participants in the special military operation.” Retired Col…
Russia faced external difficulties during legislative polls — Putin
The head of state said that the elections had taken place across all of Russia’s 89 constituent entities
Iranian Embassy in UK denies involvement in Fairford incident
According to the statement, the embassy strongly condemns the recent unfounded speculations
Two new West Bank settlements inaugurated with cabinet ministers on hand
Makeda and Karmei Yehudah in the southern West Bank are already populated, while residents of Meged and Maale Einav in the same region will move in soon The post Two new West Bank…
No substantive input from Germany at Lavrov's meeting with German counterpart — MFA
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky noted that the meeting between Sergey Lavrov and Johann Wadephul "came about literally at the last minute" at the German side's r…
WSJ: Russia offers $20 million reward for capture of Ukrainian drone commander Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi
The Ukrainian military’s Unmanned Systems Forces told The Wall Street Journal that Russian authorities had offered a $20 million reward through criminal networks across the former…
Is AUKUS Too Big to Fail?
The AUKUS partnership survived the Trump transition, and for Canberra it may be too big a deal to ever let fail.
Putin approves list of fuel and energy sector information with restricted access
The relevant decree was posted on the legal information website
Yemeni government announces general mobilization to fight Houthis
The House of Representatives resolved to approve a request by the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi
EU sanctions 10 Russian judges, prosecutors, and officials over opposition party Yabloko’s exclusion from parliamentary elections. A North Korean children’s camp is also added to the sanctions list.
The European Union has sanctioned Russian judges and prosecution service staff involved in disqualifying the Yabloko Party’s federal candidate list from the State Duma elections.
Hungarian parliament suspends immunity for PM Magyar, two Orban-era ministers
Hungary's new leader under probe for 2024 altercation outside nightclub; former ministers Hanko and Sesztak suspected of taking over $90 million combined in bribes, kickbacks The …
Trump's immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won't last.
America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown. But as ICE sweeps continue across the nation, farmers are uneasy because many still can't fi…
Trump's immigration push has largely spared farms. Idaho dairymen worry it won't last.
America's farms have largely escaped the president's aggressive immigration crackdown. But as ICE sweeps continue across the nation, farmers are uneasy because many still can't fi…
Gas reserves in European UGS facilities approaching 71%
EU storage facilities hold around 77.6 bln cubic meters of gas, which is 13 bln cubic meters lower than last year’s levels and the lowest volume since 2013
Russian drone strike sets a building belonging to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences on fire in central Kyiv, killing at least two people
A building belonging to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences caught fire in central Kyiv after a Russian drone strike.