Azerbaijan released the local bureau chief of Russia’s state-owned news outlet Sputnik following high-level negotiations with Moscow, the Kommersant business newspaper reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury…
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Taiwan is creating the T-Dome air defence system to protect itself from threats from China,
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said the new system will provide multi-layered interception of enemy attacks.
He stressed that the island seeks to maintain peace through strength and called on China to refrain…
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The Israeli government has approved a deal with Hamas
The Israeli government has approved a deal with the Palestinian movement Hamas to release hostages from the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The…
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Power Outages In Eastern Kyiv After Russian Overnight Strikes Hit Energy Sites, Set Apartments Ablaze
A Russian drone and missile attack early on October 10 triggered a fire in a high-rise apartment building in central Kyiv and hit Ukrainian energy sites, officials said.
A drone set apartments on fire on the 6th and 7th floors of a high-rise…
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Blackouts, tactical nukes, and drones Military expert Dmitry Kuznets explains the limits of energy warfare, tactical nuclear weapons, and UAV lethality
Winter is coming to Russia and Ukraine, and the two sides have spent the past several weeks pounding each other’s energy infrastructure, seeking to make the falling temperatures as painful as possible. Moscow has targeted Ukraine’s power…
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IAEA Says Process To Restore External Power To Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Has Begun
The process to restore external power to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has started, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on October 9.
The process began after “intensive…
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Amid Strained Relations With Baku, Putin Admits Russian Role In Azerbaijan Jet Crash
President Vladimir Putin, in his most candid admission to date, admitted to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that Russia played a role in the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that killed at least 38 people.
Putin told Aliyev when…
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Russian human rights activists are raising awareness about torture with this brutal stop-motion video — Meduza
This week, the Committee Against Torture released “The Interview,” an animated video designed to raise awareness about prisoner abuse in Russia. The stop-motion video, voiced by the well-known Russian actors Varvara Shmykova and Nikita…
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Russian-Serbian NIS announced the beginning of US sanctions
US sanctions against the Russian-Serbian company NIS (Oil Industry of Serbia) have entered into force, the oil company said.
“NIS informs the public that the special license of the US Treasury, which ensures…
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Eagle Knocks Down FPV Drone in Dagestan After Mistaking It for Prey
An eagle in the Republic of Dagestan attacked an FPV drone, apparently mistaking it for prey. The video of the unusual encounter was published by Baza on Telegram.
The footage, filmed in the mountainous terrain of the Caucasus…
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