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Estonia has dismissed Vladimir Zelensky’s claim that Russia is allegedly preparing to strike the Baltic states Read Full Article at RT.com

China “has to be involved” in nuclear arms control talks, while the US must step up its nuclear modernisation, including deploying more bombers, a senator responsible for overseeing American strategic forces said on Monday. “We need to be able to have a verifiable [treaty] and ensure accountability under treaties, and have them enforced with Russia and with China,” said Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican and chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces subcommittee. The US has...

Schiff has said he won’t perform in countries with what he calls strongmen leaders, a list that still includes the United States and Russia.

Russia’s Lavrov criticizes US naval blockade of Iran and its seizure of an Iranian container ship.

Brussels just can’t kick its irrational Russophobia, as Rumen Radev’s supposed friendliness towards Moscow has many up in arms Read Full Article at RT.com

Dozens of vehicles were rescued from deep snowdrifts in Zabaikalsky Krai, where over 250 people were taken to shelters after a rare April snowstorm.

Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election by a landslide, official results showed on Monday, crushing long-dominant political forces and possibly pushing the EU and Nato member state closer to Moscow. The performance, exceeding opinion poll forecasts, is one of the strongest results for a single party in a generation and may end, for now, the chronic instability that led to eight elections ‌in five years. Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party had 44.7 per...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned of a “pandemic of historical revanchism” and fascism sweeping the West Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia said on Monday it had arrested a German woman found with a home-made bomb in her backpack in what it alleged was a Ukrainian-hatched plot to blow up a security services facility in the south. Russia has arrested dozens of people throughout the four-year war, mostly its own citizens, on allegations of working for Ukraine to carry out sabotage attacks. There has been a string of high-profile arrests of Western citizens since Moscow ordered its troops into Ukraine – typically on espionage...

A cautious reset in India-China relations is taking root, according to analysts, with the two rivals increasingly walling off their border disputes from expanding cooperation on trade, security and multilateral diplomacy. The clearest marker yet came last week in New Delhi, where the two sides held their first-ever bilateral consultations focused exclusively on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Eurasian security bloc that also includes Russia, Iran, Pakistan and four Central Asian...

Russian rhythmic gymnasts have won four medals in Baku – two silvers and two bronzes – while competing under neutral status Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgaria’s next prime minister, Rumen Radev, has called for dialogue with Russia and greater “pragmatism” in EU foreign policy Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU would find ways to unlock funds for Ukraine regardless of who holds power in Hungary, the Kremlin says Read Full Article at RT.com

A pastor was killed and several worshippers seriously wounded after a church in Ukraine was struck during an Easter gathering, highlighting the growing toll on Christian communities amid the ongoing war. The post Pastor Killed in Russian Strike on Ukrainian Church During Easter Gathering appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Bulgarians were heading for elections that a pro-Russia former president was expected to win. The post Bulgaria Heads To Crucial Vote Amid Political Turmoil Over Pro-Russia Direction appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

The administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump has renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, despite critics fearing it could help Moscow finance its war against Ukraine. The post US Renews Russian Oil Waiver Amid Iran War Energy Strain appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Since America launched its “major combat operation” against Iran, several Nato allies have distanced themselves from Washington. Now America also risks losing ground in strategically important Southeast Asia to China. Could it face an erosion of influence similar to that suffered by Russia in Central Asia as a result of its “special military operation” in Ukraine? Soon after US President Donald Trump launched massive air and missile strikes on Iran on February 28, it became clear Washington...

Lithuania and Latvia have barred Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico from using their airspace to travel to Moscow for Victory Day Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgarian election candidates Rumen Radev and Boyko Borissov are competing to shape Bulgaria’s relations with the EU, Russia, and Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow will host a global forum on growth, technology, demography and trade with delegates from 40+ countries Read Full Article at RT.com

Bulgaria on Sunday held its eighth legislative election in five years, with ex-president Rumen Radev’s grouping tipped to win on a pledge to fight corruption, after an anti-corruption movement triggered a long political crisis. The European Union’s poorest member has been through successive governments since 2021, when anti-corruption rallies ended the conservative administration of long-time leader Boyko Borissov. Radev, who has called for renewing ties with Russia and opposes military aid to...

The US Treasury has extended its waiver on Russian oil in transit through mid-May to offset the price shock from the Iran war Read Full Article at RT.com

Salvini calls for EU to resume Russian gas imports amid energy crisis Read Full Article at RT.com

It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

Russia’s Rosatom stands ready to help remove Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, CEO Aleksey Likhachev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has shown restraint as Kiev and its Western backers crossed “red lines,” but its patience is not limitless, Sergey Lavrov has warned Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States was seeking to take control of the vital oil route through the Strait of Hormuz as the primary objective of its aggression on Iranian soil.

In June 2021, from a podium in the Cornish countryside, former US president Joe Biden told a relieved Europe that “America is back at the table”. The comment – made after a summit of the Group of Seven rich nations – became a galvanising force for reinvigorated transatlanticism after the first term of Donald Trump had left it in tatters. When Russia invaded Ukraine eight months later, the G7 became the forum of choice for cooking up punitive sanctions against Russia. It was also the venue for...

Europe should build up its defenses by 2030 to be ready for a war with Russia, Frederik Vansina has said Read Full Article at RT.com

When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook the southern city of Kherson from Russian forces in late 2022, she found thousands of artworks had vanished. “I walked in and saw empty storage rooms, empty shelves. My legs gave way, and I just sat down by the wall, like a child,” the Kherson Art Museum director said. Before Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, the museum held more than 14,000 works in a collection “ranging from America to Japan”. As the Russians...

An elite Russian drone unit has released footage showing the interception of Ukrainian kamikaze UAVs Read Full Article at RT.com

The Trump administration made the announcement hours after Iran said that the Strait of Hormuz was open to commercial ships.

Slovakia said it would challenge the ban on Russian gas in the EU’s top court Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian and Congolese joint projects will deepen ties, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The Kremlin on Friday denied that ⁠President Vladimir ⁠Putin was insulated from ⁠bad news after a celebrity blogger accused unidentified top officials of not telling Russia’s paramount leader the truth about the country’s problems. Viktoria Bonya, a social media influencer who ‌is well known inside Russia for her appearances on reality TV shows, said this week that she supported Putin and listed five problems which she said officials were not briefing him on honestly. Her video was watched more...

 The US blockade of Cuba is an economic war, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera has told RT India Read Full Article at RT.com

China has long been the diplomatically isolated country's main economic backer, though Pyongyang has also drawn closer to Moscow since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Sergey Shoigu has warned that Russia could respond if Finland and the Baltic states enable Ukrainian drone strikes via their territory Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian military and energy sites in response to a drone attack by Kiev that killed two children Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and Azerbaijan have revealed that an "appropriate settlement of consequences," including compensation payment, has been reached over the Azerbaijan Airlines airliner crash in December 2024.

The Russian ambassador says Swedish cyberattack claims are based on “unfounded suspicions” and “highly likely” conjecture Read Full Article at RT.com

The US has used an exemption for India and other countries to lower soaring energy prices amid the Iran war Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has attacked a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in Russian territorial waters, Russia’s Investigative Committee has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian strikes hit Kyiv’s Podilsky district, injuring dozens and damaging homes, as part of a wider wave of deadly attacks across Ukraine.

An effort to privatize the facility is a key test of whether Kyiv can overcome concerns about Russian attacks and corruption to attract foreign investment.

Moscow is again ramping up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets, dispelling any notion that a temporary cease-fire for Orthodox Easter might become more lasting.

Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing 16 people, including a 12-year-old child, and wounding scores, in drone and missile strikes, officials said on Thursday. Fires burned out of control in parts of the capital, sending black smoke billowing ‌into the night sky, as firefighters struggled to control multiple blazes. The morning saw residents and emergency crews cleaning debris scattered around heavily damaged...

Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro killed at least 12 people, including a child, as fighting and failed ceasefire efforts drag on in mid-April.

Two children were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian city of Tuapse, the governor said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a historic battlefield milestone this week, declaring that Ukrainian forces successfully captured a Russian position using only unmanned robotic systems—marking what he described as a first in modern warfare. The post World’s First All-Robot Assault: Zelenskyy Declares “The Future Has Arrived” appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

With the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and Donald Trump’s open threats of annihilation against Iran, all pretences are now being dropped in the war in Ukraine as well. Merz and Zelensky visited arms factories together and agreed on measures to return fit-for-service Ukrainian men in Germany to the front line.

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, launched a stinging rebuke of EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas Read Full Article at RT.com

The US has rejected Russia’s offer to take Iran’s enriched uranium, but Moscow remains open to reviving the plan, the Kremlin says Read Full Article at RT.com

Having invested significant diplomatic capital into ties with Russia in recent years, North Korea now seems to be pivoting back to China. Leader Kim Jong-un said his country places “the greatest value” on improving ties with Beijing. This shift came during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two-day visit to North Korea last week, where he met Kim and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui. Notably, Wang’s visit marked his first to North Korea since 2019. In the intervening years of the...

A Ukrainian unit said on Wednesday that it has carried out more than 100 attacks on the front using ground robots, after President Volodymyr Zelensky recently hailed the capture of a Russian position thanks to this new method. “In total, there have already been over 100 such operations,” said a source within the NC-13 company, which specialises in the use of these combat machines and is part of Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade. “These operations include the elimination of enemy personnel, the...

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The Russian Defense Ministry has published a list of manufacturing sites across Europe involved in manufacturing drones for Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian wheat shipments to Sudan have hit 1.7 million tons, the Agroexport press service has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia strikes Sloviansk with a FAB-1500 bomb, wrecking civilian buildings, while repeated drone attacks ignite major fires in Sumy’s industrial zone.

Sergey Lavrov has pointed to growing divisions between the US and European NATO allies as they struggle to preserve hegemony Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow says it can plug any oil supply gap for China after the US moved to block Iranian crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz     Read Full Article at RT.com

India’s reported imports of Russian oil more than tripled to $5.8 billion in March, from $1.54 billion in February Read Full Article at RT.com

The US and Israel could be using talks with Iran to prepare for a ground attack on the country, the Russian Security Council has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the US to rethink its strategy toward the conflict with Iran Read Full Article at RT.com

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Vietnamese leader To Lam are the latest world leaders to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid global trade tensions and the war in Iran. Xi also this week met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Abu Dhabi’s crown prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The president of Mozambique arrives in China this week as well. US President Donald Trump delayed his trip to China to May 14-15 in order to focus on the conflict in the Middle...

Russia can help China and other nations weather energy supply disruptions stemming from the war in Iran, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. “Russia can, without a doubt, compensate for the shortfall in resources that has arisen”, Lavrov told reporters in response to a question about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. He also said that Chinese-Russian ties are “unshakeable in the face of any storms”. Lavrov confirmed that Russian...

Lavrov defends Iran’s inalienable right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, saying Russia accepts any decision that suits the Iranian side.

Amid escalating turmoil in the Middle East and mounting global uncertainty, Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged China and Russia to elevate their strategic partnership to new heights by deepening “all-around cooperation” and reinvigorating the authority of the United Nations. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing on Wednesday, he cast the growing bilateral relationship as a stabilising force in a volatile world, rooted in history, driven by strategic...

The IMF has raised Russia’s growth forecast on higher commodity prices amid the global economic fallout from the Middle East war Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and China’s top envoys met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss the Iran war, Ukraine and Taiwan as Beijing stepped up its Iran war diplomacy and tensions with Washington increased. In a jab at Washington and US President Donald Trump that did not mention either by name, a Chinese readout of the meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov noted that the world is increasingly marked by turmoil and instability. The two top diplomats also discussed plans...

Indonesia has agreed to buy crude oil and LPG from Russia as Middle East supplies remain uncertain Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during his two-day official visit to Beijing Read Full Article at RT.com

These authoritarian measures are the domestic requirement for pursuing a Greater Israel policy, as part of US imperialism’s broader political and military agenda to reorganise and control the resource-rich Middle East in preparation for wider wars against China and Russia.

Attempts by the West to use observers to interfere in elections in other countries must be resisted, the Russian foreign minister has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungary’s election winner, Péter Magyar, said Monday his government could be formed within weeks and re-establish relations with the European Union, including introducing the euro currency in 2031, after he ousted longtime pro-Russia strongman Viktor Orbán in the largest victory since the collapse of communism in 1989. The post Hungary’s Magyar Set To Form Government, Pledges EU Reset After Orbán Ouster (Worthy News In-Depth) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

India has reportedly turned to Russia to secure cooking gas supplies amid a severe shortage Read Full Article at RT.com

Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin as Germany emerges as Kyiv’s main backer amid stalled US-led peace talks.

With millions of Indonesians at risk of being pushed into poverty amid a deepening global energy crisis, President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Moscow this week seeking something straightforward but increasingly scarce: cheap oil. Prabowo’s trip, which got under way on Monday, comes at a moment of acute regional anxiety. Global oil prices have skyrocketed since the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran more than six weeks ago amid the near-total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The...

The assault on Memorial is a blow against the ability of workers and youth the world over to come to grips with the crimes of Stalinism.

The US is lagging behind Russia and China on the development of AI-powered drones, according to the New York Times, citing unnamed officials Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia hopes to maintain mutually beneficial relations with Hungary’s new leadership, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Hungary has voted out Viktor Orbán, but Peter Magyar now faces hard choices on EU ties, Russian energy, Ukraine and relations with the US Read Full Article at RT.com

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has hit out at the “delay” and “timidity” in helping Ukraine after travelling through the country unprotected during a 72-hour trip for a documentary. The former prime minister travelled beyond the capital Kyiv to the so-called kill zone near the city of Zaporizhzhia where he witnessed first-hand the war between Russia and Ukraine. The 61-year-old said Ukraine can and will win the war, but that “we are risibly failing to live up to our pledges” to the...

Russian gymnasts have claimed one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the World Cup event in Tashkent Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow warns Trump’s Hormuz blockade threat could destabilize global markets.  ‎

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the remaining territorial disagreement between Russia and Ukraine amounts to just a few kilometers Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s defeat will make it harder for the Kremlin to divide Europe, but Moscow retains leverage through energy sales.

The Russian Defense Ministry says Ukraine only partially observed a 32-hour Easter ceasefire, with thousands of violations reported Read Full Article at RT.com

Recruitment sessions have taken place at hundreds of universities and colleges across the country.

The Hungarian leader’s pro-Moscow tilt cemented his reputation in Kyiv as a spoiler. Now, Ukraine hopes a 90 billion euro loan he blocked will be disbursed.

Recruitment sessions have taken place at hundreds of universities and colleges across the country.

When the unthinkable becomes normal, stability becomes the new premium – and Hong Kong is well positioned. The world we thought we understood even two years ago no longer exists. We are living through a period of disruption that, until recently, would have seemed unthinkable. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the US-Israel war against Iran are reshaping long-held assumptions about energy, security and alliances. Trade is being reordered through tariffs, industrial policy and geopolitics....

Romania is playing an increasingly central role in the war offensives of US imperialism in the Middle East and of NATO against Russia in Ukraine.

Japan and Nato are drawing closer together, with 30 representatives from the transatlantic security alliance’s member states set to visit Tokyo this month amid mounting concern over Washington’s reliability as a security partner. The Nato envoys will reportedly hold talks on China’s expanding regional influence, Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and the implications of a more volatile global security order, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. “A delegation of this size underlines just...

Peter Magyar’s landslide win over Viktor Orban makes a turning point for Hungary’s relations with the EU, Russia, and Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has delivered an address to the nation’s cosmonauts currently stationed at the ISS Read Full Article at RT.com

Viktor Orban’s 16-year grip on Hungary is over. The Hungarian Prime Minister called Péter Magyar, the leader of the main opposition Tisza Party and conceded the election, Magyar said in a social media post on Sunday. “Prime Minister Viktor Orbaqn just called to congratulate us on our victory,” he said. The result is a resounding rebuke to a government marked by authoritarianism and corruption, and closer ties with Beijing, Moscow and Donald Trump’s Washington over Brussels. Hungarians turned out...

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s four-year-long war against its neighbour. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4pm on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned there would...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed extending the Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Russia, which also saw the exchange of hundreds of prisoners of war. The post Ukraine Seeks Extension Of Orthodox Easter Ceasefire (Worthy News-In-Depth) appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

According to Ukraine's General Staff of the armed forces, by 7am the ceasefire had been violated by Russia 2,299 times, including assaults, shelling and small drone launches. However, Russia has refrained from using long-range drones, missiles or guided bombs.