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Medvedev: No New Mobilization as Russia Enlists 200k Contract Troops in H1 2026
Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev denied any need for new mobilisation, dismissing autumn rumours as pre-...
Russian Watermelon Prices Up 39%, Melons 42% as Acreage Shrinks and Imports Surge
Russian consumers are paying 39% more for watermelons and 42% more for melons than a year ago, with a 20% drop in domest...
Russia Signs 200,000 Military Contracts in H1 2026, Drone Troops See Surge
Deputy Security Council chief Dmitry Medvedev says robust recruitment keeps the army fully staffed, with 40,000 joining ...
Poland Confirms Belarus Tip on Terror Plot, Keeps Security Details Secret
Warsaw’s foreign ministry acknowledged receiving intelligence from Minsk about a planned terrorist attack, but refused t...
Geneva to Host 2026 World Chess Championship Match Between Gukesh and Sindarov
FIDE has chosen Geneva as the neutral venue for the 14-game classical title match between India's Gukesh Dommaraju and U...
Booker Prize 2026 Longlist Announced: 13 Novels Vie for £50,000
The longlist for the 2026 Booker Prize includes 13 English-language novels, with former winners Douglas Stuart and Marlo...
Armenian PM’s Wife Says Life Is in Danger After Speaking Out on Domestic Violence
Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenia’s prime minister, has claimed she feels her life is threatened after publicly raising...
Sadness for Dessert: Ruki Vverkh!'s New Album Mixes Nostalgia and Melancholy
Russian pop titans Ruki Vverkh! drop their first studio album in 14 years, blending stadium-ready nostalgia with a surpr...
Trump Threatens Strike on Iran's Mountain Nuclear Facility If Deal Not Reached
President Trump warned the US will destroy Iran's underground Pikaks nuclear site unless a diplomatic deal is struck, ci...
Chubais Appeals 5.5 Billion Ruble Ruling in Rusnano's Plastic Logic Lawsuit
Former Rusnano chief Anatoly Chubais and seven other defendants have challenged a Moscow court order that held them liab...
US Analysis Casts Doubt on Ukraine’s Freya Air Defence System
A critique from US outlet Responsible Statecraft argues that the domestic system will not stop Russian missile strikes a...
Putin and Aliyev Vow to Deepen Russia-Azerbaijan Cooperation in Phone Call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their commitment to expanding mutuall...
FSB Detains Donetsk Resident Over Online Calls to Violence
Russia’s security service detained a man in Yasinovataya for repeatedly posting comments in Telegram that incited violen...
Bank of Russia Outlines New Surveillance, Fast Transfers and Manipulation Crackdown
The head of the Bank of Russia’s financial market infrastructure department explains why manipulation probes take years,...
Snake Game Experiment Shows How the Brain Shifts Memory Priorities After a Distraction
A custom snake game revealed that working memory rapidly reprioritizes information when a distraction appears, keeping w...
US Diplomats Walk Out During French Speech at UN After Human Rights Criticism
A public rebuke of the US stance on human rights by France's UN mission prompts American diplomats to leave a Security C...
UK's New PM Says Ready to Send Troops to Ukraine After Ceasefire
Newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain remains prepared to deploy a multinational force to Ukraine onc...
Russia’s Health Ministry Rejects Pre-Trial Drug Blocking Powers for Patent Office
The Ministry of Health has pushed back against plans to let Rospatent halt the circulation of patent-infringing drugs be...
Russia's FSTEC Introduces Adaptive Data Protection Rules: AI and IoT Security Mandates, Maturity Checks
Russia's tech regulator proposes a risk-based personal data protection framework with first-time AI, IoT, and cloud requ...
Turkish Coal Importers Feel the Supply Pinch as Black Sea Risks Redirect Russian Cargoes
Turkish coal buyers returning to the market are facing scarce Russian supply, driving up prices and freight costs. Disru...
Russia to Clarify Gig Economy Worker Status in New 'White Book' by September
Russian tax authorities and businesses are drafting a set of best practices to clearly define labor vs. civil contract w...
Kremlin Spokesman Says Crisis Is Driving Russia’s Technological Sovereignty
Dmitry Peskov claims Russia’s current turmoil is strengthening tech and information independence, while domestic busines...
Russia's Inbound Tourism Plunges 20% as Conflicts and Flight Disruptions Bite
Foreign tourist arrivals dropped to 2.99 million in H1 2026, the lowest since 2021, as Middle East tensions, airport shu...
Ryan Gosling to Play Ghost Rider in New Marvel Film Set for 2028
Marvel Studios confirmed at Comic-Con that Ryan Gosling will star as Ghost Rider with Shawn Levy directing, reprising th...
Moscow Notary Accused in $30M Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Russian Builder
A daughter claims notary Alexander Fyodorchenko abused his position to help siphon nearly $30 million from her incapacit...
Uzbekistan’s President Dismisses Energy Minister After 4,000 Outages in Two Months, Orders AI-Led Shake-Up
Shavkat Mirziyoyev names Sherzod Khodjaev to lead the energy ministry, criticises $2.5bn grid modernisation that failed ...
Dutch-Made Ruta Block 1 Cruise Missiles Deployed by Ukraine, Proving Destinus’s Low-Cost Weapon Design
A TWZ report reveals Ukraine is using Dutch-designed Ruta Block 1 cruise missiles from Destinus, offering the company a ...
Moscow Accuses EU’s von der Leyen of Serving ‘Financial Groupings’ Amid Vaccine Contract Dispute
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova attacked European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for al...
Kremlin Warns of 'Extremely Dangerous' Escalation After Reported Ukrainian Strikes in the Caspian Sea
Russia's spokesman brands Ukrainian attacks on Caspian vessels as a dangerous new escalation, while Iran reports one dea...
Private SEZ Stupino Kvadrat Passes 150 Billion Rubles in Cumulative Investment
Russia’s first privately operated special economic zone marks a decade with over 55 investors, 27 factories built, and a...
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