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Kremlin comments on Ukrainian attacks during elections, settlement process
Dmitry Peskov noted that massive Ukrainian attacks during the elections in Russia were aimed at disrupting the voting but failed to have an effect
Ukrainian troops retreat from several key fortified positions in Dobropolye, DPR — expert
Andrey Marochko said the Russian Armed Forces had expanded their zone of control in the Druzhkovka area
Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows
Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate voters, and his own party• Europe live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz ca…
Inside a camp for Yemeni refugees who have fled to Djibouti
Fighting on Yemen's west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
The Seasons review – Portuguese pastoral offers poetic excavation of myth and mapping
The rugged roads and lush vegetation of southern Portugal are showcased in this weaving-together of disparate threads of history and landscapeIn a sea of doomsday ecological docum…
The Houthis’ offensive is the latest spillover from Trump’s Iran disaster | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump’s mess has rekindled Yemen’s civil war and a years-long conflict between the Houthis and Saudi ArabiaWhen the US and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran in late…
Press review: State Duma set to keep five parties while Europe faces record fuel prices
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, September 21st
Germany’s AfD held talks with Gazprom CEO on resuming Russian gas supplies
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is already in talks with Russia about resuming gas supplies. The party’s foreign policy spokesperson, Markus Frohnmaier, discusse…
Weather tracker: Japanese islands brace for Dujuan to become a typhoon again
Storm system expected to hit Izu Islands as it strengthens. Meanwhile, Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quietTropical Storm Dujuan is skirting the coast of Japan and despite…
Battlegroup North takes 100 sq km in Kharkov Region last week — expert
Andrey Marochko said that 10 settlements came under the Russian forces’ control
Why Sri Lanka’s Ruling NPP Has Not Abolished the Executive Presidency Yet
It is prioritizing economic recovery and establishing accountability of powerful people for past crimes to build the mass support needed to pursue constitutional reform.
United Russia said 86 war participants would get State Duma seats. Then the news was withdrawn at the party’s request.
Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti took down an article that had reported 86 war participants would receive State Duma mandates as members of the United Russia faction, acc…
What we know about foiled terrorist attack on voting day in Donetsk
A Donetsk citizen established contact with SBU officers and voluntarily agreed to assist them in their terrorist activities, the FSB Public Relations Center said
Battlegroup North disrupts supplies to surrounded Ukrainian troops in Kharkov area
More than 200 Ukrainian Baba-Yaga hexacopters have been destroyed since the beginning of September, the head of the Planning and Counter-UAV Operations Department of the 11th Army…
China ready to work with US to promote global peace and stability — Foreign Ministry
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun noted that mutual visits by the leaders of China and the US "are of historic significance and serve as an important milestone"
ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man in Texas
Protests broke out in Austin after a Venezuelan delivery driver was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound in his torso.
Over 90% of foreign festival participants want to return to Russia — youth agency chief
At the same time, the share of those who viewed the country "very positively" increased from 42% to 67%
Around 7,000 humanoid robots sold worldwide in 2025 — Reuters
According to the International Federation of Robotics, humanoid robots still account for "only a small fraction" of the total number of robots worldwide
Three arrested in South Africa over one of nine women's bodies found
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
United Russia Set for Record Parliament Majority in First Wartime Elections
With 95% of the ballots counted, Russian election officials said the pro-Kremlin ruling party received 57.83% of the party-list vote.
Kiev loses 9,300 troops, mercenaries in combat over past week — expert
Andrey Marochko said the heaviest manpower losses were inflicted on Ukrainian armed formations in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup Center
German chancellor stands his ground after his party loses in state elections
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz conceded that the night spells "disaster" for the political center, but assured the public he'd push ahead with his federal agenda of tax and welf…
Many GOP candidates still echo Trump's 2020 claims. Lots of voters want to move on
While many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to …
What to know as world leaders converge at the United Nations this week
United Nations head António Guterres returns to New York for his final U.N. General Assembly as diplomacy falters over wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the global body fac…