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The Yahodyn attack, which could have killed a former UK prime minister, a former CIA director and leading advisers to Britain, Germany and Italy, expresses the logic of a war whose escalation can draw the major powers into direct military conflict within hours.

Trump's announcement comes after he called on Ukraine to halt its attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure during a trip to Ireland over the weekend.

US President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law said a Russian oligarch paid for “two incredible nights of celebration” in the Bahamas after her wedding to Donald Trump Jnr but was not involved in the actual nuptials, amid fresh ethics questions involving the first family. The couple had a private marriage ceremony on a Friday in May, Bettina Trump wrote in an Instagram post, and then a celebration the following weekend in the Bahamas. That second event, which had been planned before the wedding...

Germany’s military counter-intelligence agency, known as MAD, has warned of a growing threat from hybrid attacks and the use of recruited contract agents, or low-level agents, saying Germany is a “prioritised target of Russian espionage activities”. According to the agency’s annual report released on Monday, it cited Germany’s geostrategic position in Europe and Nato the expansion of the Bundeswehr and the introduction of new weapons systems as reasons for the heightened targeting. “The hybrid...

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop targeting each other’s diesel-related infrastructure, US President Donald Trump has claimed Read Full Article at RT.com

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Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna has condemned the “outrageous” blocking of the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) from the International Atomic Energy Agency’s General Conference.

The family photograph did the political work the summit’s final declaration could not. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood shoulder to shoulder as the Brics summit closed in New Delhi on Sunday – a single frame capturing an 11-nation bloc that now spans four continents and nearly half the world’s population. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attended the gathering of emerging economies...

Former BrahMos chief Sudhir Mishra says Russia remains irreplaceable in India’s defense ties despite New Delhi’s other partnerships Read Full Article at RT.com

The strike hit a Warsaw-bound train near to the border a short time after another train carrying various foreign dignitaries passed through the same track.

The attack on Ukraine’s rail network, which connects the country to the West, was a jab at Europe, officials said.

Young professionals from 191 countries have gathered in Ekaterinburg for Russia’s week-long International Youth Festival Read Full Article at RT.com

Finland has decided to join France’s forward nuclear deterrence initiative, extending the measure to a country sharing a long border with Russia, the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday. France is extending its nuclear deterrent to European allies as the continent reassesses its security in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s shake-up of Nato. “Finland has decided to join forward deterrence,” the two countries said. “A nuclear steering group will be set up in the coming months...

Cutting-edge technologies have reshaped the Russian capital, making it safer, more convenient — and more closely watched.

Ukraine has reportedly deployed around 15 military specialists to train armed groups fighting Mali’s government and Russian forces Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine said a Russian drone strike ignited a fire at a petrol station near the Yahodyn–Dorohusk border crossing with Poland in the early hours of Sunday, 13 September. Video filmed close to the crossing showed flames and thick smoke as firefighters tackled the blaze.

The renowned Russian soprano’s career has continued to flourish in Europe.

A report that eight Indonesians were allegedly tricked into fighting for Moscow in its war on Ukraine may be just the tip of the iceberg, analysts warn, cautioning that Southeast Asia’s existing scam networks could already be a hunting ground for Russian fraudsters. Ukraine’s intelligence agency revealed on August 27 that the Indonesians had been lured with promises of well-paid civilian jobs. Jakarta has confirmed it is aware of the case. The agency said Indonesia had become the “latest...

The appeal against Bogdan Syrotiuk’s 15-year sentence demonstrates that political views, journalism and socialist opposition to war were transformed into alleged acts of high treason without evidence of assistance to Russia or any other subversive activity.

President Trump said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries were “hurting the world,” amid a global energy shock driven primarily by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

David Petraeus was at a rail station when a drone hit. Another train, with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and other dignitaries, had just left, Ukrainian officials said.

The former UK PM said "I don't know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning".

Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed attendees at the International Youth Festival in the city of Ekaterinburg Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has released a new video featuring the light kinetic drone interceptor Yolka in action Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow points to new growth areas for Indian exports Read Full Article at RT.com

A rare Sergey Lavrov interview reveals his humor, habits and views on history – and helps explain why Russia’s Gen Z finds him so appealing Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s state railway operator said top Western figures – including former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and ex-CIA director David Petraeus – were at a west Ukrainian railway station just before Russia struck a Warsaw-bound train there. “Shortly before the locomotive was hit at the Ukrainian-Polish border, a diplomatic train was at Yagodyn station,” Ukraine’s rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement. “There were, among others, security advisers from several EU member states and...

US President Donald Trump has blamed the spike in diesel prices on Ukrainian attacks on petroleum refineries in Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

NATO members are seeking to dictate the agenda in the Arctic despite Moscow’s large presence in the region, Irina Strelnikova has said Read Full Article at RT.com

BRICS’ independent course and collective approach to global problems make it attractive to many countries, Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Trilateral talks involving Moscow, Kiev, and Washington, aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict could start in October, the Kremlin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian forces have struck Ukrainian logistics, rail and power sites supporting the military, the Defense Ministry has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The head of Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation ⁠accused Ukraine on ⁠Sunday of attacking diesel fuel trucks, ⁠killing two Russian servicemen and deliberately jeopardising safety at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Alexei Likhachev said the attack took place on Friday and also resulted in injuries to other ‌Russian soldiers. The Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of the Ukraine war that broke...

Russia’s state-run Rosatom announces plans to increase its staff at the Bushehr power plant, saying Iran remains the nuclear company’s top priority in West Asia.

Putin, Modi and Xi join an expanded BRICS+ session as leaders gather for the final day of the bloc’s summit in New Delhi Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia showcased the Su-57E, Yak-130M and new drone missiles at El Alamein Airshow 2026, drawing buyers worldwide despite Western sanctions Read Full Article at RT.com

Moldova is a fault line in a new geopolitical reality.

Vladivostok is anchoring Moscow’s turn to Asia through ports, industry, transport and trade ties that sanctions can’t stop Read Full Article at RT.com

RDIF and BRICS Pay India have agreed to develop cross-border payment services and prepare pilot projects in India Read Full Article at RT.com

Putin says BRICS is “not against anyone” but seeks sustainable development and prosperity, as leaders gather in New Delhi for a major summit Read Full Article at RT.com

Both Russia and China argued that the legal framework for the snapback mechanism no longer exists.

Russia saw the rise of a multipolar world. Two decades later, BRICS is creating the banks, trade links, and payment systems to support it Read Full Article at RT.com

Leaders from some of the world’s largest emerging economies are gathering in New Delhi this weekend for a summit marking the 20th anniversary of Brics, a fast-expanding group of developing nations. Chinese President Xi Jinping, along with his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, are among those meeting in the Indian capital for one of the group’s most closely watched gatherings in years. Brics can point to some achievements over that time, with analysts...

Germany’s decoupling from Russian gas reportedly cost €50 billion in relief and stabilization measures Read Full Article at RT.com

At the centre of Carney’s “pivot” away from the Trump-led US is the push to intensify worker exploitation and forge closer ties with the European imperialist powers, as they rapidly rearm to pursue war on Russia.

EU citizens are beginning to understand where the globalist elites are leading them, the Russian president has said Read Full Article at RT.com

US-Iran strikes send oil above $100 as AfD surges in Germany, Ukraine faces new graft scandals and Russia-India ties deepen Read Full Article at RT.com

Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on until he was rescued by a fishing vessel this week, the US coastguard said. The boy’s brother and a cousin died sometime after the small boat flipped, according to the rescuers. Their bodies were found after the teen was hoisted to safety near St Lawrence Island – a remote Alaskan island that is closer to Russia than it is to the United States. The captain of the fishing boat, The Northwest Explorer,...

Four Russian ships, including sanctioned cargo and tanker vessels escorted by a destroyer, entered the Mediterranean via Gibraltar on 27 August, ending the first interruption of Russia's naval presence there since 2013.

Trade, energy, Russia, and regional stability are pushing New Delhi and Beijing to manage tensions instead of feeding them Read Full Article at RT.com

Belarus is set to vet all its troops and even considers mobilization to bolster war preparedness, President Alexander Lukashenko has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The BRICS Summit puts India’s strategic autonomy to the test as New Delhi balances close ties with Russia against its Western partnerships Read Full Article at RT.com

Putin says Russia is ready to cooperate with partners across the globe and remains “open to working with the whole world” Read Full Article at RT.com

From orbital stations to navigation systems, Moscow and New Delhi are deepening strategic, scientific, and military-technical ties Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia will aim its nuclear weapons at Lithuania if the Baltic state hosts part of NATO’s arsenal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

In a new report, human rights advocates say that in many cases the recruitment of foreigners into Russia's army amounts to the crime of human trafficking.

Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.

The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to India for the first time since 2019 and finalising plans for a US trip as he works through his busiest month of international travel in years. Xi will attend the annual Brics summit in New Delhi over the weekend and meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Russia’s Vladimir Putin and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa are among other leaders going to the event, which gathers some of the world’s biggest energy producers and users. The India trip gives Xi...

Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov says India has carried forward key BRICS initiatives proposed during Moscow’s 2024 chairship Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian Defense Ministry has detailed targets struck during its latest long-range strikes on Ukrainian military infrastructure Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is in New Delhi to attend the BRICS Summit, will meet with Indian PM Narendra Modi on Friday Read Full Article at RT.com

In a cramped workshop near the front ⁠in northeastern Ukraine, military mechanic “Chimera” is helping prepare his unit’s robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as “Hyenas” will crawl towards Russian lines with their payload of explosives and attack an enemy dugout or halt an advance. Similar models have captured Russian prisoners, said Chimera, 44, who asked to be identified by his call sign. “Imagine what 20kg (44 pounds) of explosives is like: it’s...

An interview that Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (CDU) gave to the Bild newspaper on September 8 underscores the aggressiveness with which the German government is pushing forward its war course against Russia.

“I think that Bogdan has definitely been wronged. He has just written his own truth, and the truth is not being accepted by Zelensky. After the Russian invasion, democracy has basically collapsed in Ukraine.”

The Russian leader will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visit the INNOPROM industrial exhibition during his three-day trip Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU wants Ukraine to start sending women to the frontlines to deal with manpower shortage, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has begun shipping crude from its massive Vostok Oil project, an Arctic cluster that could reshape the country’s energy exports Read Full Article at RT.com

Canada ⁠has agreed to a C$350 million (US$254 million) aid package for Kyiv to acquire air defence interceptors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday, after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv is ‌running critically low on US-made Patriot interceptors capable of stopping Russia’s ballistic missiles at a time when Moscow is stepping up its attacks. “As Russia escalates its barbaric aerial warfare indiscriminately targeting civilian populations, Ukraine’s air defences are...

Reporters Without Borders is attacking chatbots for retrieving sanctioned Russian sources, exposing its double standard on journalism Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal says 40 projects with Russia across advanced manufacturing, railways, and emerging technology are live Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia President Vladimir Putin and Indian PM Narendra Modi expected to discuss key pillars of the bilateral relationship in New Delhi Read Full Article at RT.com

The opening on Monday came as Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russia and North Korea have opened their first road bridge across their shared border, linking the two countries over the Tumen River.

Ukraine's drone campaign forced an average of 32 airport closures a day across 32 Russian airports including Moscow and St Petersburg, with summer totals already exceeding all of 2025, as Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurers that "the days of safety in Russia's skies are over."

A Ukrainian naval drone attack has injured 28 people in the Russian resort city of Sochi, officials have said Read Full Article at RT.com

An airspace closure delayed the Ukrainian leader’s trip between Moldova and Norway, officials said. They did not confirm a claim by Norway’s prime minister that a drone had “almost hit” the plane.

Russia says a long-range drone destroyed a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter shortly after it landed at Vasilkov airfield near Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine's drone campaign forced an average of 32 airport closures a day across 32 Russian airports including Moscow and St Petersburg, with summer totals already exceeding all of 2025, as Zelenskyy warned airlines and insurers that "the days of safety in Russia's skies are over."

Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.

Indian regional airlines have agreed to buy 105 Russian Il-114-300 aircraft, as plans to produce the SJ-100 locally advances Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s FSB says it foiled a Ukrainian plot to attack British diplomats in Moscow and trigger a direct conflict between the two countries Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has rebuffed a strongly worded complaint from Japan about the unveiling of a statue in the city of Khabarovsk depicting a Soviet soldier smashing an imperial-era border marker bearing the emblem of the Japanese emperor, with analysts suggesting the bilateral relations will inevitably remain chilly. The 15-metre granite monument to the Soviet Union’s victory over Japan in 1945 shows a soldier using the butt of his rifle to shatter the border post, identical to the former markers installed...

Ukraine’s language ombudswoman has demanded that two security agencies explain why their operatives spoke Russian during a gunfight in Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian analysts assess NATO’s buildup, Arctic tensions, air defense and the weapons boom in a report written for Moscow’s military elite Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and China have issued a joint statement with Iran to call the IAEA draft resolution against the country illegal.

Indonesia is facing ⁠a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currently the highest in the world, data has shown. Fire emissions from Indonesia from September 1 to September 7 reached 19.7 million metric tons, overtaking Russia this week and making up more than a third of the global total, according to Fire Emissions Watch, a portal developed by the European Union’s Copernicus...

Europe has no illusions of an easy victory over Russia. But Moscow should not overestimate the EU elites’ instinct for self-preservation Read Full Article at RT.com

The US could help speed up a settlement of the Ukraine conflict by stopping all assistance to Kiev, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

When leaders of the Brics group of emerging economies meet in New Delhi on September 12-13, India will confront an awkward paradox: the grouping has never been bigger or harder to make coherent. What informally began as a four-member bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2006 has expanded into a grouping spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Its members include major energy exporters, manufacturing powers, emerging economies and countries with sharply different...

The inaugural New Delhi fair brings together 130+ Russian and Indian firms to deepen industrial, trade and technology ties Read Full Article at RT.com

Cutting-edge Russian technology and products from the aviation and space sectors are stealing the limelight at Innoprom. India Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s public-health watchdog says it is training Ugandan health specialists in infection control amid a deadly Ebola outbreak Read Full Article at RT.com

Western nations want to preserve a “Russophobic regime” by freezing the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

China and Russia’s negotiations regarding the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline have stalled, according to multiple sources who have knowledge of the issue, as both sides cannot bridge a big gap over gas price expectations. “China hopes to secure a price comparable to Russia’s subsidised residential rate, around US$50/thousand cubic metres, or at least the domestic industrial rate of about US$120-130/thousand cubic metres,” said one source, who asked for anonymity due to the...

Four people were reported killed and 29 others injured overnight by Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian port of Novorossiysk Read Full Article at RT.com

“Bogdan has not done anything wrong; he is making a great contribution to world peace and democracy. He is uniting Ukrainian and Russian workers against a war that does not belong to them.” — A young worker in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday discussed the Ukraine conflict in an “extremely frank” and constructive hour-long phone call, the Kremlin said. It came after US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv over the weekend in an attempt to kick-start long-stalled US efforts to end the fighting. Washington has been pushing for fresh face-to-face talks between Moscow and Kyiv. Kyiv says the talks could happen as early as this...

During a 31-minute programme, "The Ukraine-Russia conflict planting the seeds for a world war", the presenter Anas posed questions regarding the Ukraine war and the arrest and sentencing of Bogdan.

Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod says Trump’s envoys returned from Russia with tougher peace terms, as Kiev and Moscow offer conflicting accounts Read Full Article at RT.com