CIA Director John Ratcliffe has arrived in Moscow for meetings with Russian officials, CBS and Axios said citing sources familiar with the visit. It is the first time Ratcliffe has traveled to Russia since becoming CIA director in January 2025. Ratc...

Representatives of the United Kingdom, Moldova, Estonia, Luxembourg, and the European Council arrived in Kyiv on August 24 and agreed on the transfer of British missile technologies to Ukraine. The headline outcome was London’s permission to hand o...

Relations between Russia and the Vatican are gaining renewed diplomatic importance as the Holy See seeks to keep channels of dialogue with Moscow open amid the continuing conflict in Ukraine. Vatican envoy arrives in Moscow for talks with Russia A...

An American military transport aircraft landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on the morning of August 25, prompting questions about the purpose of the unusual flight. The aircraft was a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III operated under the flight number RCH45...

Upcoming regional elections in the former East Germany signal a radical shift in political alignment, threatening the stability of the current governance system in Berlin. The AfD's Advance in Eastern Germany Parliamentary elections are approachin...

The relentless climb of the United States national debt is steering the American currency toward an inevitable decline, though the dollar may maintain its stability longer than the yen or the euro. This assessment comes from Mikhail Aristakesyan, hea...

Venezuela continues to adhere to its socialist course despite heavy external pressure and Washington's efforts to seize control of the country's resources. Daria Mitina—historian, politician, Secretary of the OKP, and Chair of the "New Labor" union...

Ukraine's economy is facing a systemic collapse following a series of strikes targeting industrial and logistics infrastructure. Major commercial and service networks are on the verge of complete paralysis, while a depleted state treasury has rendere...

Russia has summoned the Japanese Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following a diplomatic clash triggered by the Russian President's visit to the Kuril Islands. The escalation follows sharp statements from Tokyo and coincides with Japan's...

The African continent is establishing an independent financial circuit to reduce reliance on the US dollar and Western banking institutions. A critical step in this process is the integration of the Bank of States of Central Africa (BEAC) into the Pa...

The European Union doubled its imports of petroleum products derived from Russian crude oil via intermediaries in July, according to data from the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Despite existing sanctions and price cap mechanisms...

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has confirmed the shipment of fuel to Abkhazia to mitigate an acute energy crisis in the region. The Georgian government specified that these supplies are organized via private commercial enterprises rather t...

India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has left his post amid unprecedented civil protests that swept across the country, historian, politician and New Labour trade union chairwoman Darya Mitina said. In an interview with Pravda.Ru, the expert...

Russia has released former US Marine Robert Gilman on humanitarian grounds after his health sharply deteriorated in prison, Reuters reports. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree pardoning the 32-year-old American, whose release followed discussio...

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 ...

South Korea has expressed concern regarding the United Kingdom's plan to implement a total ban on insurance and maritime transport for Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) starting in January 2027. During a telephone conversation between Yeo Han-koo, ...