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For much of the modern era, power was easy to recognise. It belonged to the states that could win wars decisively, enforce sanctions effectively and impose political outcomes far beyond their borders. That definition no longer works. The world is moving towards what scholars have described as a form of “distributed multipolarity”, a landscape in which no single actor – not the United States, not China, not Russia – can fully shape events in the way great powers once expected. Tools once seen as...

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

The Kremlin has repeatedly said that it doesn't recognise the jurisdiction of the court and considers the warrant null and void.

Young people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German parliament's decision to introduce voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Washington’s newly released National Security Strategy calls for a swift end to the Ukraine conflict and normalizing relations with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

The US wants to block the EU’s plan to tap frozen Russian assets, saying they should be used as leverage for a peace deal, Bloomberg says Read Full Article at RT.com

Western officials are privately beginning to acknowledge that Kiev will have to relinquish claims to Russian territories, El Pais reports Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and India have signed a series of pacts with an aim to increase bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 Read Full Article at RT.com

Western governments are using the OSCE to pressure countries pursuing sovereign policies, Russian Deputy FM Grushko has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, is pushing to expand its military in case tensions with Russia escalate. That’s tricky in a country where the Nazi era casts a long shadow.

BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.

President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to New Delhi since the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the clearest sign of India’s determination to balance between bolstering its long-standing defence ties with Moscow and managing trade tensions with the United States, according to analysts. On Thursday, Putin was welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi’s airport for his two-day state visit, before they were driven in the same car to a dinner hosted by Modi at his residence. Behind the...

The International Sambo Federation has restored the rights of Russian and Belarusian national teams Read Full Article at RT.com

EU leaders are constantly making unacceptable demands, complicating Russia-US efforts to reach a settlement on Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and their countries’ longtime friendship.

Russia’s annual Vladimir Putin calendars are back on sale, notably without any photos referencing the “special military operation” in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have signed a series of landmark agreements aimed at boosting trade, defense, and energy cooperation.

Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov has outlined ways to boost trade between Moscow and New Delhi in an interview with RT Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is prepared to share space technology with India and pursue joint missions, the deputy PM has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s Zelensky is pursuing the agenda of a narrow group of radical nationalists instead of seeking peace, Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Kirill Dmitriev has accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of sabotaging the Ukraine peace process with his “warmongering” Read Full Article at RT.com

Putin's comments follow the latest flurry of meetings set in motion by US President Donald Trump in what has been the most intense diplomatic push to stop the fighting since Russia launched its war against Ukraine nearly four years ago.

India will be one of the top markets for the next 20 years worldwide, Sberbank chief Herman Gref has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A Ukrainian drone has hit a business center in Grozny, Chechen Republic, local media have reported Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian fitness coach who died from a binge-eating challenge while promoting his weight loss courses has raised concerns about extreme stunts. The 30-year-old influencer on Russian social media, Dmitry Nuyanzin, died in his sleep in Orenburg in November. Nuyanzin reportedly binged on junk food to gain at least 25kg before showing how fast he could lose the same amount of weight. He did so in an attempt to promote his weight loss courses. Nuyanzin told his thousands of followers that he was...

The Ukrainian Diving Federation wants diver Sofiia Lyskun to be stripped of all awards after the European champion switched her international allegiance to Russia.

Hungary and possibly neighboring Slovakia will challenge a European Union decision to phase out Russian energy sources at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The post Hungary And Slovakia Challenge EU Russian Energy Phase-Out At the Top Court appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

A mixed range of stories feature on Friday's front page - but many picture England cricketer Joe Root after his heroics in the Ashes.

American corporation ExxonMobil has reportedly reached out to Iraq’s Oil Ministry in a bid to purchase Russian energy firm Lukoil’s majority stake in one of the Arab country’s main oilfields.

NATO's senior expert on cyber and hybrid threats said last year that persistent attacks on undersea cables across Europe is "the most active threat" to Western infrastructure.

Ukrainian diving champion Sofia Lyskun has taken Russian citizenship over what she called political pressure Read Full Article at RT.com

Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in 2018 after coming into contact with the nerve agent Novichok.

The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to tap €210 billion in frozen Russian assets despite the legal concerns Read Full Article at RT.com

At least two Ukrainian children abducted by Russian forces were forcefully transferred to North Korea, Kyiv officials said at the US senate hearing.

Russia has blocked Roblox citing extremist and harmful content as the gaming platform faces lawsuits and scrutiny over child safety Read Full Article at RT.com

China has provided strong diplomatic support to Russia since its 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and has also extended an economic lifeline through increased trade.

The hardware has proven itself more than capable time and again while repelling Ukrainian air raids Read Full Article at RT.com

The death of a British woman from Novichok poisoning was the result of a botched assassination attempt authorized at the highest level, an official report said on Thursday.

The ball is in Trump’s court, and he seems serious about achieving peace – but there’s a lot of work ahead Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin must have ordered the Novichok nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018, in an “astonishingly reckless” act that led to the death of an innocent woman, a UK public inquiry concluded on Thursday. Skripal was found along with his daughter Yulia slumped unconscious on a public bench in the southern English city of Salisbury in March 2018 after Novichok was applied to the front door handle of his nearby home. About four months later,...

Dawn Sturgess died after coming into contact with the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, which was stored in a perfume bottle in an assassination attempt on double agent Sergei Skripal.

The partnership is designed to protect undersea cables, which Western officials say are increasingly under threat from Moscow.

Former Pornhub owner Bernd Bergmair has reportedly applied for permission to buy Russian oil major Lukoil’s foreign assets Read Full Article at RT.com

BRICS-plus anti-terrorism conference has been held in Moscow.

The message was rather simple: Russia is ready to respond to aggression. But you wouldn’t know it if you read the headlines Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has no plans to rejoin the G7, Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Having “real estate deal guys” as America’s negotiators on the war in Ukraine is a liability, not an advantage. You want a statesman.

From small modular reactors to rare-earth mining, New Delhi and Moscow are building a localized, secure clean-tech ecosystem Read Full Article at RT.com

With rising tensions between Beijing and Tokyo disrupting travel plans, Chinese tourists are actively seeking alternative destinations for their winter getaways. While South Korea hopes to capitalise on this diverted tourist flow, it faces fierce competition from popular hotspots like Thailand, Russia and other destinations, according to travel industry officials. The diplomatic spat began when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in the Taiwan Strait,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India for a two-day state visit on Thursday Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged Putin to “stop wasting the world’s time,” while the UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the Russian leader to “end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace”.

Russia’s Donetsk and Lugansk Regions will be fully secured by Moscow, whether through force or negotiations, Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Vladimir Putin’s visit to Delhi comes amid hectic diplomatic activity spurred by sanctions and tariffs Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian language has been stripped of protection under a key European Council convention Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US representatives on Tuesday for talks on a peace plan Read Full Article at RT.com

Until a few years ago, the US and European powers worked closely together to encircle Russia and bring Eastern Europe and large parts of the former Soviet Union under their control. But now the axis of conflict is shifting. The rivalry between the US and Europe is increasingly coming to the fore.

The Trump administration, which crippled Russia’s oil sales to India with sanctions, will be watching Mr. Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BBC editors explain what is at stake as Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day visit to India.

The president wanted Moscow and Kyiv to come to terms by Thanksgiving. Negotiations are now stalled, leaving the White House to decide if an agreement is possible anytime soon.

The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, after what he called “reasonably good” talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Putin accepted some US proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and was prepared to keep working to find a compromise. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner spent hours at the Kremlin, departing in the early hours of...

Russian forces have encircled around 1,000 Ukrainian troops in the Donbass city of Dmitrov, Bild has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has said it will press ahead with its plan to channel frozen Russian assets into a loan for Ukraine, despite objections from Belgium Read Full Article at RT.com

And is the UK really ready to get closer to the EU?

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results.

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was removed from the Crew-12 mission after allegedly photographing restricted SpaceX materials. Andrey Fedyaev will replace him.

The EU’s plot to use Russian funds to finance Kiev is going to backfire on all parties involved in the illegal seizure Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.

Military and civilian technology sharing in the air and sea, on land and in space will be discussed during the Russian president’s visit Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission has agreed to phase out Russian gas in the EU, despite opposition from member states Read Full Article at RT.com

The India-Russia Business Forum comes amid plans to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia's president looks determined to continue his war in Ukraine - even as the country's economic problems grow.

Ukrainian journalist and one of the country's most prominent human rights activists, Maksym Butkevych, spent more than two years in Russian captivity. He told Euronews Moscow is deliberately trying to avoid inevitable responsibility.

Following an attack on its vessel Mersin, Istanbul-based Besiktas Shipping has stopped all operations with Russia, citing unacceptable security risks.

The next phase of the Ukraine conflict may be the last before a settlement Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia is highly unlikely to suffer a defeat in the Ukraine conflict, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has no objection to dialogue with Western nations, Yury Ushakov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and India will collaborate in engine building, rocket fuel and piloted spaceflight, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. But its economy, though strained, is not strained enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.

“It would be wrong” to say that Russia has turned down the US peace roadmap on Ukraine, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

How do we power our lifestyle? For our cars, homes and factories, Europeans need to slash high bills and break free from Russian gas. Hydrogen is sold as the magic answer. And the EU is betting big on it.

Russia-India relations are an example of how to maintain stability in the face of turbulent change Read Full Article at RT.com

A 1913 Fabergé Imperial Winter Egg has been sold for $30.2 million at Christie’s in London, setting a new auction record   Read Full Article at RT.com

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.

The US delegation reportedly headed back home after the Kremlin talks instead of meeting with Zelensky Read Full Article at RT.com

A five-hour meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US special envoy Steve Witkoff ends without any compromise on a plan to resolve the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

China and Russia had reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly opposed the revival of “Japanese militarism”, a readout from Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve...

Denis Alipov has called an article by European envoys in an Indian daily a “grossly distorted” account of the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

The Bundeswehr is to be "war-ready" by 2029 - but how real is the threat of a Russian attack on NATO?

Putin’s aide said that “so far, a compromise hasn’t been found” on the issue of territories, without which, he said, the Kremlin sees “no resolution to the crisis.”

More than 300 roe deer were rescued from frozen lakes in Russia's Novosibirsk region after early migration left the animals stranded on icy surfaces.

The Greens’ party congress demonstrates that they have moved even further to the right, endorsing the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and preparing for a future war with Russia. Behind their moral posturing lies the real class basis of their politics: unwavering loyalty to German imperialism and the capitalist system.

Kremlin officials describe the five hours of talks as "constructive" but say "a lot of work lies ahead".

Russian companies are interested in joint manufacturing of heavy mining machinery with Iranians.

Iran is weighing a shift to a local contractor for the construction of the Sirik power plant.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued one of his starkest threats yet toward Europe on Tuesday, declaring that Moscow is "ready right now" for a war with the continent if attacked--an escalation made just hours before meeting White House special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin. The post Putin Warns Europe of War as U.S. Envoys Arrive in Moscow for High-Stakes Talks appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

The Trump administration’s push to broker an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine entered a volatile new phase Tuesday, as White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The post U.S.–Russia–Ukraine Diplomacy Accelerates as Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow for High-Stakes Talks appeared first on Worthy Christian News.

Talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin and US Envoy Steve Witkoff have were constructive an substantial, the Kremlin has announced Read Full Article at RT.com

The Russian economy continues to grow despite Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Don’t let Trump sell out its freedom for business deals with Putin.