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Trump faces tough choices as Iran dangles deal to reopen Hormuz before US midterms
Iran’s seven-day timetable would restart nuclear talks, but will the US be willing to deliver on terms that include reining in Israel in Lebanon?Iran’s seven-day timetable to reop…
Evan Gershkovich Says His Arrest in Russia Was Carefully Planned FSB Sting
Gershkovich became the first U.S. reporter arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was arrested in 2023.
The Supreme Court revives a controversial data system for citizenship checks
The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal pr…
Students strike across Germany in protest against military service
A law establishing voluntary military service came into effect in January, but protest organisers fear compulsory service could follow.
Russia Can Restart 80% of Black Sea Grain Export Terminals if Attacks Stop – Analysis
The disruption to shipments has driven up global grain prices and renewed concerns about food security linked to the war in Ukraine.
Kiev’s 'top brass' continues to trade sovereignty for Western handouts — Russian MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said this will not help strengthen the Kiev regime’s "resilience"
Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland growing – envoy
Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland have risen by around 30%, Ambassador Vasily Bondar has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian business support unit to be created in Uttar Pradesh, India — trade representative
Andrey Sobolev said that pharmacy, semiconductors, agribusiness, textile, tourism and mechanical engineering are the lines where competences of Russian companies and needs of the …
Trump-Xi Meet Again: A Summit Without Substance?
The visit's outcomes are thin: a small extension of the trade truce and two pandas.
Euroclear files two cassation appeals against Russian Central Bank’s claim
Complaints from the Belgian depository were filed with the Moscow Arbitration Court on September 24
Death toll from attacks on Gorlovka markets rises to two — city district head
Ivan Prikhodko earlier reported Ukrainian drone strikes on markets in two districts
Israeli teen killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv apartment building
Family said to request body of 14-year-old Daniel Umansky be flown to Israel for burial, after deadly blast kills four others and injures at least 20 people in Ukrainian capital T…
Israeli study finds 68% of young kids innately think like scientists
Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of Patras, Greece, say that young children can be taught scientific reasoning if asked 'how' things work, not…
Fire occurred on board of Triumph ship near Kamchatka — rescuers
The approaching vessel Persey picked up 25 people from rafts
Merz faces pension mutiny after election disaster
Friedrich Merz’s pension reform faces growing resistance after regional election defeats deepen pressure on Germany’s embattled chancellor Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine’s layered defenses in Orekhov area overwhelmed — expert
Maxim Zubarev said the fate of Orekhov had been decided
Kremlin comments on response to attacks in Black Sea, Russian ambassadors to UK, France
Dmitry Peskov noted that there is no need to rush the appointment of Russian ambassadors to Britain and France
Russian strike on Kyiv office building kills at least four
Russia struck an office building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi District with a drone, killing at least four people, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Taiwan Isn’t Giving Up, It’s Pulling Apart
Rising passivity in Taiwan doesn’t mean Taiwanese have given up on resisting. It means the conditions for political action are eroding.
Belousov briefed on drone use by Battlegroup North
The Russian defense chief was shown unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out strikes in areas heavily protected by the enemy’s electronic warfare systems
Russians’ trust in Putin stands at nearly 74% — poll
Some 46.1% of respondents approve of the Russian government’s performance, while 46.4% approve of the work of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
Pope Leo warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity on his France visit
Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.
Bank of Russia lowers dollar exchange rate to 84.34 rubles for September 26-28
The official euro exchange rate has been lowered by 1 ruble and 1.5 kopecks to 95.8709 rubles
Power consumption in Russia down 0.2% YTD — chief executive
In 2025, electric power consumption dropped by 0.8% to 1.161 trillion kWh