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Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians.
From church vandalism to grave desecration, assaults against Christian minorities are increasing in the large state of West Bengal since the BJP, an RSS offshoot, came to power in…
DPR polling stations wrap up first day of State Duma elections
The polling stations were open from 8:00 a.m. Moscow time and closed at 8:00 p.m. Moscow time
Election commission rates first voting day in Kherson Region 'excellent'
"The first day of voting in the State Duma elections in the Kherson Region was indeed very busy, with a large number of voters at polling stations," Marina Zakharova said
From Symbolism to Strategy: The Expanding Operational Role of Women in Baloch Militancy
The motivations of individual women who join militant organizations cannot be reduced to a single explanation. The organizational incentives are easier to identify.
This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alikeCandidates always say it, but this time it’s true. When …
Trump believes Iran wants to make deal with US
The US president stated that if the deal is not a correct deal, he will not consider it
Shipki La and the Battle Over the History of China-India Trade
The Chinese narrative attempts to erase the independent agency Tibet exercised before 1951, framing Shipki La as a historical link between China and India (not Tibet and India).
Europeans 'waking up' from madness gripping ruling circles — Russian envoy
Vasily Nebenzya also said he hasn't talked much lately with his German colleagues because they are suffering from "post-traumatic stress" after their defeat in the UN Security Cou…
Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election
Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s electionsBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15%…
BSW to seek lifting of anti-Russian sanctions if it enters parliament in northern Germany
BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht also said that the BSW party will launch an initiative to resume gas supplies via Nord Stream
Putin on Russia’s defense industry leadership, uninterrupted arms supplies to forces
Russia produces unique weapons that are rightly considered among the most reliable and effective in the world, the Russian leader said
Reuters: Germany’s AfD party and Kremlin envoy prepare for talks on restarting Russian gas supplies
Leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany party have begun preparing for talks on resuming Russian gas deliveries to Germany, Reuters reported, citing two sources.
Russian envoy points to Germany's post-traumatic disorder after failure to gain UNSC seat
Germany blamed Russia for the defeat, Vasily Nebenzya noted
Sweden’s soul and worrying political shift | Letters
Alvin Engström and Jean Fridh respond to an article by Martin Gelin in which he argues that the country has entered a new era of crueltyI am writing in response to Martin Gelin’s …
Financial Times: EU proposal would unfreeze Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov’s assets and lift his travel ban while keeping him on the sanctions list
Ireland and the European External Action Service have proposed keeping Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov on the sanctions list while unfreezing his assets and allowing him to en…
The Guardian view on NAZA’s persecuted directors: journalism is not treason | Editorial
Politicians who threaten filmmakers rather than investigate alleged military crimes expose not strength but a leadership frightened of the evidenceAcross Israel, politicians, mili…
What expensive sulfur means for your dinner table
Oil supplies are falling, sulfur prices are threatening food costs, and we measuring Lego against Hollywood
US-based Haredi charity says raised $130 million for Israeli draft evaders’ yeshivas
Kerem Olam HaTorah says its goal is to raise $12 million each month to sustain 1,489 Haredi institutes and 350,000 yeshiva students and their families The post US-based Haredi cha…
Pakistan mosque attack death toll rises to 21 — TV
According to the medics, another 103 people were injured
Infrastructure Gaps Test Pakistan’s Flagship CPEC Industrial Zone, Field Survey Finds
Even as investment tops 327 billion rupees, firms at Allama Iqbal Industrial City report inadequate wastewater infrastructure, unreliable utilities, and no public transport.
CIS observers monitor State Duma elections in 20 Russian regions
During the process, short-term observers "monitor the precise and uniform execution by election commission members of all procedures" stipulated by election laws
Russia’s exiled opposition wants voters at polling stations at noon on the main day of the Duma elections. Its new video borrows from a 1971 American ad against the Vietnam War.
Actor Nikita Kukushkin, who condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and left the country, has recorded a video supporting the “Noon for a Peaceful Russia” campaign, which Ilya Yash…
Watch: Aztec codex on display in Mexico for first time in 186 years
Mexicans celebrate the return of a centuries-old document that tells the story of the Aztec civilisation and its fall after the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.
Kiev's terror torpedoes any chance to talk peace — Russian foreign ministry
The actions of the Kiev clique are in no way consistent with a desire for a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, so often touted in the speeches given by the…