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Russia’s Digital Development Ministry in talks with Apple on enabling 5G access
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry is in talks with Apple about enabling 5G for iPhone users in the country, ministry head Maksut Shadayev told the Russian state news agency RI…
Convenience and luxury converge in Jerusalem’s capital residence - Sponsored Content
Located between Jerusalem’s dynamic entrance and the vibrant Mahaneh Yehudah market, the new Capital Residence complex is destined to become the most desired residential address i…
Trump threatens EU with ‘serious tariffs’ after proposal to make Canada first associate member – Europe live
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says such a partnership is for the European Union’s ‘common strength’Back to Trump’s threats over the proposed “associate member…
‘It’s beautiful when it’s clean’: the Argentine neighbourhood saving a contaminated river
Sewage, dog carcasses and industrial waste clog Argentina’s second most-polluted river. Meet the activists cleaning it upTwenty-three years ago, María Monges looked around her flo…
Socialist hotels – in pictures
Socialist Hotels is the first photography book to focus solely on the architecture of hospitality in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet landscape. These state-constructed building…
Oil refinery fire in Yaroslavl Region, 641 drones: aftermath of attack on Russian regions
An electrical substation was damaged by falling debris, causing power outages in four districts of Rostov-on-Don
US House passes bill imposing ‘sanctions from hell’ on Russia
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, with 262 lawmakers voting in favor and 159 against.
U.S. Congress Passes ‘Sanctions From Hell’ Bill Against Russia
The legislation targets Russia’s energy and defense industries, as well as its “shadow fleet” of tankers that evade existing sanctions.
Russia viewed positively by 95% of participants in International Festival of Youth
According to Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration and chairman of the festival’s organizing committee, almost 70% speak about their att…
Russia sees enormous potential for linking transport corridors of EAEU, SCO — envoy
Among priorities in aligning logistics projects, Igor Morgulov mentioned the integration of information infrastructure and the adoption of unified standards for electronic trade d…
Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil refinery on fire, cuts power to part of Russian city
Ukraine struck Russia’s Yaroslavl region with drones overnight on September 17, regional Governor Mikhail Yevrayev said, adding that 65 of the drones were shot down.
About 98% of Russia’s trade with SCO worth $400 bln conducted in national currencies
Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said that Russia is actively working on shifting to settlements in national currencies
Russian strike in Kyiv injures 16, including two children. Drone damages residential building in Odesa.
Russian forces launched missile and drone strikes across Ukraine overnight on September 17, damaging warehouses, office buildings, and multistory residential buildings in Kyiv, ac…
Peter Max, whose psychedelic pop art came to symbolize the 60s, dies at 88
Jewish-American artist was born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937; family fled Nazi Germany to China, then lived in Haifa before settling in NYC when he was a teen The post …
Russian stocks down as main trading session opens
The MOEX Index with additional IMOEX2 ticker lost 0.58% as morning trading session started on the Moscow Exchange
Abducted South African journalist found dead with gunshot wounds
The body of veteran broadcaster Owen Ndlovu was found hours after armed men kidnapped him near Johannesburg.
Climate change likely played role in Nepal-Tibet flood, study finds
More than 1,400 people were killed and thousands remain missing following the deluge on 26 August.
OpenAI flags new concerning AI behavior, to track model misalignment regularly
OpenAI has disclosed six reports on unexpected or concerning behavior in artificial-intelligence models. This includes models acting without authorization or evading oversight.
US Rep. Moskowitz uses Holocaust footage in campaign ad, citing family history
'Never again is now,' says Florida congressman, touting record of fighting antisemitism; his Republican opponent in competitive race, Scott Singer, is also Jewish The post US Rep.…
LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring
Pasadena museum taken to court over Adam and Eve diptych; separately, Holocaust survivor's daughters sue Auschwitz Museum for watercolors she was forced to paint for Josef Mengele…
FSB detains Sevastopol resident over attempt to smuggle military gear to Ukraine
According to the Federal Security Service, the man established contact with an SBU officer and "on his instructions, organized the smuggling of weapons and military equipment to U…
India and Pakistan summon diplomats after ships collide in international waters
Both sides accuse each other of causing the collision which happened in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
Meduza found Russia’s unpublished anti-extremism plan on a school website. It calls for identifying ‘Russophobes’ in the military and using AI for propaganda.
Meduza found a publicly accessible copy of the unpublished “Action Plan for Implementing the Russian Federation’s Strategy for Countering Extremism.” Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry …
Trump threatens to cut trade ties with Europe after interest rate hike
The US president said that Washington is carrying European nations with a $200 billion trade deficit