Top story from Reuters: Russian refineries use spare capacity to blunt Ukrainian drone damage
Despite Ukraine launching its biggest drone attacks to date, Russia’s overall oil processing has fallen by only about 3 percent this…
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In Montenegro, A Hostile Policy Towards The Serbian Orthodox Church Is Still Being Pursued
A priest of Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and his wife Nevena Radojevic which is discriminated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, photo: FB Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble,Truth Social, Gettr, X ,
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Russia feels the heat from Washington’s latest oil sanctions — Meduza
On October 22, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against Russia’s largest oil exporters, Lukoil and Rosneft. Just over three weeks later, it’s clear that the restrictions are affecting not only those two companies but the…
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Where’s Putin? How A Door Handle Exposed Putin’s Secret Offices
An RFE/RL investigation has discovered that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of Russia and that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public concerning the leader’s whereabouts. By tracking…
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Moscow Risks Losing a Key Ally in Latin America as Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Venezuela’s Maduro
As the United States deployed warships and submarines to the Caribbean and ramped up strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats in recent months, President Nicolás Maduro appealed to a…
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Ukraine’s Big Corruption Scandal Cuts Close To Zelenskyy. Will He Weather It?
The central figure in the corruption scandal shaking Ukraine, Tymur Mindich, is an old friend and former business partner of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Law enforcement sources say Mindich left the country shortly before police searched his…
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North Korea plans to sell its ‘cure-all’ drugs in Russia. There’s no evidence they work. — Meduza
This week, news broke that North Korean pharmaceutical companies are planning to export medications to Russia. These “miracle drugs” supposedly treat everything from hepatitis and malaria to paralysis — though there’s no evidence they…
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the EU’s multi-year budget cannot yet finance Kiev’s needs
The EU’s multi-year budget cannot yet finance Ukraine’s needs. This statement was made by European Commissioner for Economics Valdis Dombrovskis following a meeting of EU finance ministers.
“In a sense,…
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Where's Putin? How A Door Handle Exposed Putin’s Secret Offices
An RFE/RL investigation has discovered that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses three nearly identical offices in different parts of Russia and that the Kremlin has repeatedly misled the public about the leader’s whereabouts.
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Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the G20 summit, which will be held at the end of November. Bloomberg writes about this.
“This move will be a blow to the host country of South Africa, which is already…
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