Over 100 Russian Settlements Vanish From Maps in One Year More than 100 villages and settlements across Russia have ceased to exist over the past year—a trend driven by a lack of jobs, disappearing social services, and failing basic infrastructu...

The Extra Cinema network has launched 95 movie theaters across seven Russian regions, extending cinema infrastructure to an estimated 245,000 residents. The project targets small settlements where public access to large-screen screenings was previous...

 Russia's federal budget recorded its highest monthly oil and gas revenue of the year in July, with proceeds reaching 934 billion rubles (approximately $11.9 billion), the Finance Ministry reported. The figure exceeded the ministry's own forecast by...

Family mortgage loans now account for nearly 90% of all mortgage issuances in the Astrakhan region, the highest share among Russian regions, according to data from the Domclick service. The trend is concentrated in southern territories. Along with As...

Average nominal wages in the Kursk region reached 80,477.9 rubles ($990) for the period of January to May 2026, according to Kurkstat data. This represents a real increase of 14.3% compared to the first half of 2025. For the month of May specifically...

Beijing has launched the largest modernization in years at the Bayan Obo mine in Inner Mongolia. With an investment exceeding 500 million yuan, the project aims to increase annual ore extraction from 10 million to 15 million tons. While iron is the f...

Azerbaijan and Armenia have initialed a unified text for a Peace Agreement and the establishment of interstate relations. The document was finalized in Washington on August 8, 2025, following an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump, who partic...

The oil refinery in the Georgian port of Kulevi is stopping purchases of Russian crude oil. The facility will transition entirely to processing oil from Kazakhstan and Libya during August and September. Black Sea Petroleum LLC (BSP), the owner of the...

Israel's internal security service, SHABAK, has detained Artem Kirpichenko, a St. Petersburg-based historian and Middle East specialist, according to Darya Mitina, secretary of the OKP and chair of the "New Labor" union. Detention Details Kirpiche...

Finland is facing a sharp increase in electricity prices this autumn. In October, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) may exceed 8.5 cents—a 70% rise compared to last year, when rates remained below 5 cents. Prices are projected to climb further to 9 ...

US judge dismissed bribery case against billionaire Gautam Adani, after the DOJ said it was a primarily foreign case and hard to prove Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian strikes have hit military-related logistics in Kiev and a steel plant in Ukraine-controlled Zaporozhye, the Defense Ministry said Read Full Article at RT.com

A curfew has been imposed in the Colombian city of Cali after a magnitude-7.4 earthquake killed at least 138 people and injured 570 Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine should not be allowed to join the EU without confronting its Nazi-linked past, Poland’s parliament speaker has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has demanded compensation from Iran after Tehran called for reparations as part of negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz Read Full Article at RT.com