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Moscow’s electronic voting system reportedly checks users for active VPNs. The check doesn’t block voting, and the site’s code doesn’t reveal why the data is collected.
Moscow’s online voting system checks whether a voter is using a VPN, according to programmer Pyotr Zhizhin, who analyzed and documented in detail the scheme used to falsify electr…
As NATO grows, so too do threats to Russia — Putin
Some European leaders are openly stating that they are preparing for war, Russian president mentioned
Police move Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave
Madrid advances transfer despite opposition from conservative local authority; border crisis fuels far right despite fall in migrant arrivals, EU migration commissioner says The p…
Power in Ukraine usurped by group of embezzlers who need war — Putin
They need war to maintain their position, Russian President said
Von der Leyen sends Zelensky €3.3bn after phone call
The EU has released another €3.3 billion to Ukraine following a call between Ursula von der Leyen and Vladimir Zelensky amid new graft cases Read Full Article at RT.com
‘Who washes Putin’s underpants?’ Pet Shop Boys revisit Navalny’s poisoning in a new song released as Russia votes in parliamentary elections.
The British pop group Pet Shop Boys has released a new song, “A Top Secret Washing Machine,” on its YouTube channel. The track was timed to coincide with Russia’s State Duma elect…
India’s New Eye in the Sky: EOS-05 Satellite and What It Means for South Asia
EOS-05 is a single satellite that is part of a broader imitative of India to strengthen its ISR capabilities.
When Trump and Xi meet they will discuss AI. 'Track Two' talks are already buzzing
An informal network of dialogues at think tanks and universities is bringing together experts from the U.S. and China to talk about the shared perils of AI — and possible paths fo…
Syrian regime planned American journalist's kidnapping for weeks
New reporting finds the abduction of journalist Austin Tice was planned by the Syrian government for weeks.
Is the Kennedy Center losing 'hundreds of millions of dollars'?
Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.
Grynspan pulls ahead in race for UN chief — source
Nine Security Council members backed Rebeca Grynspan in the race, five opposed
Watch: Patrick Clancy's new wife describes him as 'selfless father'
The couple spoke out for the first time since Lindsay Clancy's murder trial in an interview with BBC's US partner CBS.
Why Europe has been absent from the great AI safety debate
Though Europe has measures that address how consumers might encounter AI, technology will impact them if the worst scenarios bearEurope’s dilemma over AI was rendered in stark ter…
Thousands rally for Israel in Amsterdam; dozens of counter-protesters arrested
Dutch media reports 13 people remain in custody; public prosecutors deciding whether to press charges against them for defying ban on staging counter-demonstrations The post Thous…
‘We’re not running’: Jewish students lead rally outside Mamdani residence
Middle and high schoolers gather outside Gracie Mansion for prayers, songs and speeches, but claim it's not a protest; critics say event 'needlessly inflames tensions' The post ‘W…
Iran war costs US $43.6 billion — portal
According to the report, $11.2 billion was spent on operations, $28.1 billion on replenishing ammunition, and $4.3 billion on replacing lost equipment
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian strikes in Kyiv, a female militia march in Tehran, protests in Pristina and Alfie Hewett at the US Open – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojourn…
Saudi Aramco tells European customers they won’t receive October crude under long-term contracts after drone attack shuts down key pipeline
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company, Saudi Aramco, has told European customers that they will receive no oil in October under their long-term contracts because of an attack on a key …
First day of State Duma elections ends without serious violations — Civic Chamber
Dmitry Peskov reminded that observers appointed by the Civic Chamber are monitoring the election process at polling stations abroad
Almost 2.3 million people vote in elections in Moscow as most of them cast ballot online
"A little over 2,094,000 voters voted electronically," Dmitry Reut, deputy chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission said
German-Russian Friendship Society supports idea of Russia-US-Germany business forum
Given the steady deterioration of economic relations since at least 2014, the German-Russian Friendship Society welcome any initiative aimed at reviving economic cooperation for t…
Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south.
Andriy Biletsky, commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps, said this week that his units are successfully carrying out Operation “Vivaldi.” The first of its four phases, he said, is …
Russian stocks close in the green on Friday
The MOEX Index grew by 1.3% to 2,278.06 points, while the RTS Index added 1.67% to 852.33 points
Macron orders France to prepare its critical infrastructure for drone and cyberattacks amid a growing ‘Russian hybrid threat’
French President Emmanuel Macron said he has ordered his government to draw up a plan to protect critical infrastructure — including defense industry sites — from drone attacks an…