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...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a broad reshuffle of senior military leadership following a meeting with top Defense Ministry officials, introducing new commanders for frontline operational groupings while appointing the head of Russia...

Russia's aviation industry has reached a major milestone with the first serial test flight of the fully import-substituted MC-21 passenger aircraft. Equipped exclusively with Russian-made systems and components, the jet represents a significant step ...

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, ...

Spain and France recorded some of their most extensive forest fires in decades during July 2026. Spain faced the largest fire in its observation history, while France documented the first appearance of a pyrocumulonimbus—a rare cloud generated by t...

Low water levels in the Danube River have exposed the remains of two Nazi soldiers and World War II military equipment in Budapest Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has struck a Flamingo missile-linked facility and a military fuel depot in Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

RT looks back at the essential stories that shaped the week’s news, from Russia’s retaliatory strikes on Ukraine to another AI escape Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has reportedly promised to refrain from strikes on a vital Black Sea oil terminal in Russia’s Novorossiysk co-owned by US companies Read Full Article at RT.com

US Cyber Command probes a ‘suicide cluster’ after five deaths in a month, as military hackers face pressure from the Iran war and AI Read Full Article at RT.com