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Russia tricks 'vulnerable' foreigners to fight in Ukraine war, Amnesty reports

Foreign nationals are being tricked into fighting for the Russian army against Ukraine through fake job offers, an Amnes...

Iran-backed Houthis seize key Red Sea port in blow to Saudi forces

Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience

In a viral video recorded at a conference in Seoul, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., said: “Perhaps b...

Ukraine introduces special regime on border with Russia, Belarus

Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said the measure is in force, as long as the martial law remains in place

Orthodox church sends medieval prince’s remains to Russian troops in Ukraine

Part of Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand sent to ‘spiritually strengthen’ soldiersEurope live – latest updatesThe Russian Ort...

IAEA chief fears wider nuclear proliferation would inevitably lead to weapons use

According to Rafael Grossi, the growing number of conflicts, weakening security guarantees and shifting military and pol...

US resumes immigrant visa processing for Hungary, Poland while wider pause continues: What it means

Putin discusses special military op issues with military leaders daily — Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov said that appropriate measures are being taken, regarding the increased intensity of Ukrainian attacks on ...

India-Canada trade deal by the end of the year, Canadian High Commissioner Cooter says

Speaking at The Hindu Mind, High Commissioner Christopher Cooter confirms Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned visit t...

Sudan chemical weapons allegations highlight Israel’s involvement in war

Sudan chemical weapons allegations highlight Israel’s involvement in war Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Thu, 09/10/2026 -...

Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms, Ukraine says

It remains unclear whether the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on sweeping legislation that would impo...

NATO allies disrupt Russian exercise involving secret weapon targeting subsea cables, Reuters reports

The operation was carried out by Russia's Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI), which used deep-sea submersible...

Global markets are far broader than Latvia alone — Kremlin on Riga's grain decision

Dmitry Peskov added that alternative destinations always exist

North Korea spends war windfall on arms, infrastructure

The Ukraine war and Pyongyang's alliance with Moscow have delivered an economic boost to North Korea, allowing the regim...

Houthis capture Yemeni town of Mocha: Why it matters

The Houthi seizure of Mocha threatens global trade routes, severs vital supply lines, and displaces thousands in Yemen.

Swiss gold ban squeezes Sudan’s war economy

Bern has tightened sanctions on a key source of wartime revenue while restricting chemicals used to extract the metal.

Ukrainian counteroffensive pushes back Russian forces near Lyman, Russian military bloggers say

Russian military bloggers have said Moscow’s forces have been forced to withdraw from positions near Lyman as Ukrainian ...

Lithuanian parliament intends to lift ban on deploying nuclear weapons early next year

Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas explained that in order to "adopt this specific article of the Constitution," it will b...

Defiant Iran seeks to bruise Trump ahead of midterms

Iran is intensifying confrontational actions against the United States in the hope of further raising the cost of the co...

Ukraine almost ran out of F-16 missiles — Zelensky’s former spokeswoman

Yulia Mendel added that Patriot batteries are also critically short of PAC-3 interceptors needed to stop ballistic missi...

Houthis assure their military operations in western Yemen pose no threat to navigation

Maritime navigation will remain safe, because it serves the interests of Yemen, the Houthi-formed Supreme Political Coun...

Russian embassy says German Consulate General in Russia closed as tit-for-tat response

Russian diplomats called it notable that "the German side describes its actions as a 'measured and proportionate' respon...

Global coal consumption to reach new record

China remains by far the world’s coal heavyweight: Its power sector alone consumes one-third of the world’s coal.

Ukraine is going into winter with a gas surplus, despite war

Ukraine is also angling to increase exports to Europe this winter, the CEO of the country’s top private energy company s...

Protests outside Israeli embassy in Bangkok over badly behaved tourists

Protests outside Israeli embassy in Bangkok over badly behaved tourists

A long war will permanently damage oil demand

US President Donald Trump seems to be hastening the end of the oil age.

London university lifts suspension of pro-Palestine student Usama Ghanem

London university lifts suspension of pro-Palestine student Usama Ghanem Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 09/10/2026 - 1...

Russia’s escalating bombing campaign is terrorizing Ukrainian schoolchildren

Russia's escalating bombardment of Ukrainian cities is terrorizing a generation of Ukrainian schoolchildren who are bein...

Latvia 'inspired' by transatlantic methods regarding tariffs — Kremlin

Dmitry Peskov said that trade wars are continuing

Brit accused of feeding Russian military intelligence details of UK drone factories

Prosecutors say the case also involves research into signal-jamming equipment and an offer to carry out the sabotage him...

Russia cuts LNG supplies to Europe to five-year low in August

Europe's total LNG imports in August amounted to 10.5 bln cubic meters, according to European think tank Bruegel

Kremlin calls energy sector Ukraine's 'Achilles' heel' as it dismisses aerial truce

The comments come as a rejection of the latest U.S.-Ukraine proposal for an aerial truce, which was put forward during t...

‘I’m spending my savings just to survive’: Iran’s economic crisis fuels new protests

Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and...

IEA: Global Coal Demand Set to Hit Record High as Iran War Chokes LNG Supply

Soaring LNG prices due to the Strait of Hormuz blockage are prompting economies to shift to alternative energy sources, ...

US producer inflation tops expectations as energy costs jump amid Iran war

US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy ...

Germany to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2029 — foreign minister

Johann Wadephul emphasized that investments in defense infrastructure should be added to this figure

Iran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone

Iran will almost certainly try to pry open the captured drone’s hardware, but the platform's software does carry built-i...

Yemen’s Houthis seize strategic Red Sea city of Mocha

Houthis deliver 'significant blow' to the Yemeni government, expand control over Bab al-Mandeb, analysts say.

Hormuz Fuel Exports’ Slow Recovery Keeps Prices Near Record

Oil-product exports through the Strait of Hormuz are slowly recovering, but the pace hasn’t been enough to prevent a sur...

2 Azerbaijanis killed in drone attack as Russia strikes ships in Black Sea

Two injured Azerbaijani citizens were taken to a hospital in southern Odesa Oblast, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said.