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Melania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian envoys at White House
Melania Trump is hosting Russian and Ukrainian envoys at the White House following a humanitarian ceasefire in Alyoshki Read Full Article at RT.com
Police clash with protesters in France’s Lyon amid fresh unrest
Trade unions organize marches calling for wage raises, tax reforms, claim 250,000 taking part; school set alight near Toulouse; iconic Eiffel Tower closed; 70,000 police deployed
El Al reaps record quarterly revenue amid peak summer travel and scarce competition
Flag carrier leverages dominant position, with planes 95% full, amassing a record $1.1 billion booking backlog as foreign airlines have yet to fully return to Tel Aviv
Report warns of growing threat of deadly attacks on synagogues worldwide
Attackers increasingly use lethal weapons and target congregants on way to services, Diaspora Affairs Ministry says ahead of the anniversary of Kristallnacht
The new sports debuting at Africa's first Olympics
Chinese martial art wushu taolu has been among the eye-catching events debuting at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
Discursive Verses: Is 'Spend Dat' the best financial indicator of America's grift economy?
NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment.
Ukraine jails two women who claimed soldiers were being held in a basement near Kyiv
Kyiv’s Solomianskyi District Court ordered Valentyna Moloda held in pretrial detention. She was involved in a confrontation in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, outside…
EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students
Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU is seeking a firmer pledge f…
The Politics of Pandemic Preparedness: Why South and Southeast Asia Need a Stronger Voice
The Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing annex, currently under negotiation, has profound implications for dependency and health sovereignty in South and Southeast Asia.
Meloni urges EU to name single envoy for Ukraine talks — Bloomberg
The Italian PM highlighted that the current fragmented approach, involving multiple negotiators and varying formats to articulate the bloc’s interests, undermines the EU's credibi…
Manturov stresses importance of resource reserves, backup power supplies for agriculture
The First Deputy PM noted that ensuring employee safety and implementing physical protection measures at critical facilities should be top priorities, regardless of their geograph…
Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term
A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator." Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone to do something against t…
Asia’s Debt Handoff: Who Finances the Post-BRI Era?
As Belt and Road repayments come due and multilateral lenders step in, Asian borrowers must decide whether the new creditor landscape becomes a source of leverage or simply a new …
Teacher from Ukraine’s Kharkiv dies in Russian custody in occupied Crimea. She was arrested while visiting her parents.
Oleksandra Kazarovytska (Kolesnikova), one of the founders of the Kharkiv-based language school “Professional,” has died in Russian-occupied Crimea, the school said on Facebook. T…
No prospects for new security architecture in South Caucasus
Western countries and Western blocs will not be able to ensure the region's stability and they are not going to, Maria Zakharova noted
Moscow notes Helsinki’s hostile stance on nuclear cooperation with Paris — diplomat
According to Maria Zakharova, such an aggressive and hostile stance cannot fail to cause Russia concern
CAS reiterates lack of IIHF’s proof to bar Russia from int’l hockey tournaments
The CAS Panel examined whether the IIHF’s decisions not to reintegrate Russian teams in July 2026 had been made in accordance with the applicable IIHF statues and regulations
CAS acknowledges reaction of int’l hockey federations over Russia’s right to compete
CAS reiterated that the ruling had been made on the legal substance of an appeal and on the sole basis of the arguments and evidence submitted by the Parties
The Naf River Exposes a Gap in Bangladesh’s Maritime Strategy
The incidents around the Naf River pose an unforeseen threat to Bangladeshi security, one that can't be solved by introducing more warships.
Kremlin aide, intel official attend Putin’s meeting with Iran’s Security Council secretary
The meeting took place in the Presidential Executive Office in the Senate Palace
Fate of Japanese ‘journalist’ detained in Russia depends on investigation results — MFA
Maria Zakharova specified that the investigation "is being conducted by the FSB in full compliance with Russian law"
Ukraine releases bodycam footage from Komyshuvakha, where at least 42 people were killed in a Russian strike. The officer who filmed it was among the dead.
Ukraine’s National Police released bodycam footage from one of the officers who took part in evacuating residents of Komyshuvakha, in the Zaporizhzhia region, where a Russian stri…
Higher key rate trajectory may bring inflation to 4% in 2027 — Bank of Russia
The recovery of production capacity is proceeding more slowly than expected, the regulator noted
Yerevan may return to CSTO, while no one forced to stay — Russian Foreign Ministry
Earlier, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia’s interest in the CSTO had waned