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President Ramaphosa to address SAPS Commemoration Day

President Ramaphosa to address SAPS Commemoration Day President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Sunday join the families and colleagues of police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual South African Police Servic…

Drone hysteria, Kiev gunfights, and aviation threats: RT stories that shaped the week

RT’s essential stories of the past seven days also included a warning from Washington over Ukraine’s energy war and a gathering of Eurasian powers in Bishkek Europe sees Russian drones everywhere Germany found a new Russian threa…

Youth head to Cuba for medical training

Youth head to Cuba for medical training A cohort of 18 young recruits from disadvantaged backgrounds will pursue medical studies in the Republic of Cuba through the Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro Medical (NMFC) Training Programme.Th…

US should consider realities on ground in settlement of Ukraine conflict — Russian MFA

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says the situation "is constantly changing, and not in Kiev’s favor"

German government preparing citizens for prolonged conflict with Russia — politician

Alexander King, co-chair of Berlin’s BSW party branch, made this statement at a demonstration against the closure of the Russian House

Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan

Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

US-Israeli war on Iran to persist, worsening global economic fallout: Analyst

Researcher Nick Mottern says the US-Israeli war of aggression is likely to continue, driven by political goals and an increasing reliance on drones to reduce risks to US personnel.

Russian citizens in Poland, Baltic states to vote near border crossings — CEC

Pavel Andreyev says ten polling stations will be set up in the Kaliningrad, Pskov, and Leningrad regions near border crossings with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

‘Small potatoes’: US President Trump downplays war on Iran

Trump tells reporters the US is 'not fighting right now' despite a recent exchange of fire with Iran.

Qalibaf: Bessent on the brink as oil reserves fall and bond yields surge

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warns US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that rapidly declining strategic oil reserves.

Who really benefits from the CIA chief’s Moscow trip?

Ratcliffe’s hush-hush visit may be less about Moscow than helping turn Baltic alarm and Brussels money into new business for US arms makers Speculation abounds over the reason for CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s recent trip to Mosc…

Yemen’s leader vows to never allow Iran, Houthis to take control of Bab el-Mandeb

Rashad al-Alimi says Houthis "will face major losses" if they approach the strait

Trump says he has idea of possible peace between Russia, Ukraine

The US leader did not provide any details about possible agreements for settling the Ukrainian crisis

US may soon hit Iranian mountain suspected of housing nuclear facility — Trump

The US president mentioned Mount Kolang Gaz-La near Natanz as a possible target

Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war

US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

Russia hits Ukraine's security service headquarters in Kyiv, Zelenskyy says

A Russian drone hits the SBU headquarters in central Kyiv, wounding at least 12 in a rare strike on a heavily fortified government building.

Trump did not confirm Witkoff bringing new proposals on Ukraine settlement to Russia

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner "are bringing with them a proposal to end the war", US President said

UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

US drafting Middle East strategy for post-Iran war period — Axios

In addition, the Trump administration is considering moving to the next stage of the Gaza peace plan, reaching a security agreement between Syria and Israel, and implementing the agreement between Israel and Lebanon

UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of Africa

Yemen’s army says recaptured key territory as clashes with Houthis continue

Two days of fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has left dozens dead on both sides, sources say.

Protesters clash with police after mass Ceuta immigration crisis rally (VIDEO)

An influx of 72,000 migrants into the tiny Spanish enclave has fueled turmoil and claims of lax border security Clashes broke out between protesters and police in central Madrid this week following a mass rally over the Spanish g…

Germany is heading for a revolt at the ballot box

The AfD is projected to win Saxony-Anhalt on a program that rejects the establishment agenda, but can it beat the political firewall? The AfD enters the Saxony-Anhalt election with a ten-point plan for rapid reform as the politic…

Diesel price hits all-time high in US amid Iran war woes

Price of gasoline also sets new record for Labor Day weekend ahead of crucial midterm elections in November.

Russia proves at EEF that sanctions ineffective, Srbijagas CEO says

Aleksandar Vulin, leader of Serbia’s Movement of Socialists party, said that almost the entire world gathered to attend the forum

Kiev panics, fearing imminent defeat — Russian SVR chief

Sergey Naryshkin described Ukraine’s attempts to destabilize the situation in Russia ahead of the State Duma elections as hostile

OPCW experts’ Russia visit will test organization’s impartiality — envoy

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin noted that the current political climate did not encourage them to go to Russia willingly

Reporters Without Borders calls for borders for reporting (VIDEO)

The US- and EU-backed organization has called on the EU to close tech loopholes allowing Europeans to access Russian media censored by the bloc The EU- and US-funded press watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has called for…

Keeping the fight against GBVF alive

Keeping the fight against GBVF alive The recently concluded commemoration of Women’s Month in August, has not closed the door on issues facing women. It remains a reminder of the need to keep the fight against gender-based violen…

Russia, Serbia will always find solution for payment systems — Srbijagas CEO

Aleksandar Vulin added that he is counting on continued cooperation with the Russian government and Russian companies