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81 storiesKremlin: Putin to hold series of international calls on his birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of international telephone calls on October 7, his birthday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are planned and the Kremlin will give details later. Kremlin aid…
AfD's Tobias Rausch elected speaker of Saxony-Anhalt state parliament
Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was elected speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, the first time an AfD politician has headed a German Landtag. He received 48 votes in favour and 29 against, according t…
United Russia deputy Yeliferova becomes first of new Duma convocation to give up seat
Irina Yeliferova, a United Russia deputy in the new State Duma, has filed a statement to resign early, citing a move to another job. A draft resolution has been registered in the Duma database and her statement is due to be considered at a …
Dodik declares SNSD candidates victorious in Bosnia and Herzegovina elections
Milorad Dodik, leader of the Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), announced that his party's candidates won Bosnia and Herzegovina's general elections: Željka Cvijanović for the Serb seat in the BiH Presidency and Savo Minić for pr…
European Commission proposes ending national vetoes on EU sanctions and enlargement
The European Commission has proposed widening the use of qualified majority voting in EU decision-making, so that a single member state can no longer block decisions on sanctions, enlargement and the fight against tax evasion. EU enlargemen…
California officials criticize Trump over remarks on destroying two cities
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass criticized US President Donald Trump after he said at a Republican rally that he would not regret the destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego. Newsom's office called the rem…
Foreign leaders, including Xi Jinping, send Putin written birthday greetings, Kremlin aide says
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said numerous written birthday greetings have been sent to President Vladimir Putin, including one from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Putin turns 74 on October 7, when he is scheduled to hold several telephone call…
Trump says migration in France is out of control amid student protests
US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that mass migration in France is out of control and that Islam wants to “take over” the country, Russian outlets reported. The statement came as student protests that began in Paris suburbs in…
Separatist Parti Québécois wins Quebec election, pledges independence referendum
The separatist Parti Québécois won the October 5 election in the Canadian province of Quebec, according to RBC and TASS, and is set to form a minority government. Kommersant reported the party took about 28% of the vote and 59 of 127 seats,…
Ukrainian MP submits bill to enshrine neutral status, drop NATO course
Ukrainian MP Anna Skorokhod has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada to enshrine Ukraine’s neutral status in the Constitution and remove the existing course toward NATO membership, according to Russian state outlets and RBC. TASS reported…
Armenian opposition blocs refuse to take part in church commission vote
The opposition blocs “Strong Armenia” and “Armenia” refused to take part in a parliamentary vote on creating an investigative commission on church affairs and said they will not join its work. The ruling Civil Contract party put the questio…
Putin appoints deputy justice minister as representative on CIS data exchange pact
President Vladimir Putin appointed Elena Ardabyeva, state secretary and deputy justice minister, as his representative for an agreement on exchanging information needed to enforce court and other compulsory acts. She will present the presid…
Lithuanian Seimas backs second reading of amendment to allow nuclear hosting
Lithuania's Seimas approved on a repeat vote a constitutional amendment removing the ban on hosting weapons of mass destruction and military bases of foreign states, according to the Lithuanian defence ministry. Interfax and Kommersant repo…
Kremlin: Putin’s 2026 Direct Line to Be Combined With Annual Press Conference
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said preparation has begun for a combined direct line and annual big press conference with President Vladimir Putin in 2026, in the same format as last year and previous years. Vedomosti reported the direct l…
CNN: White House bars Politico journalists from Trump's press pool
Politico journalists were not allowed on board US President Donald Trump's plane and the outlet was excluded from the press pool that accompanies him on trips, CNN reported, according to RIA Novosti and TASS. At the end of September, Trump …
Brazil court to weigh annulling Bolsonaro conviction after election
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court will consider a defence request to annul the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro after the country's presidential election, TASS and Vedomosti reported. Vedomosti, citing Folha de S.Paulo, said judge…
Tomsk Oblast Duma re-elects Vladimir Kravchenko as senator
The Tomsk Oblast Duma re-elected Vladimir Kravchenko as its senator on October 6, 2026. TASS reported that 39 deputies voted for him. RIA Novosti also reported the re-election but gave no vote count.
Trump says The New York Times will close “in the near future”
US President Donald Trump said The New York Times will close “in the near future”, according to reports from the state news agency TASS and the business outlet RBC. Both reports said Trump described that day as a great day for America. Neit…
Russian outlets: Politico warns Spain snap election may delay EU long-term budget deal
Two Russian state outlets reported that Politico said Spain's snap general election lowers the chance the European Union will agree a long-term budget before the end of the year. TASS said the decision was made by Spanish Prime Minister Ped…
Putin appoints RSPP head Alexander Shokhin as business ombudsman
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Alexander Shokhin, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), as presidential commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs' rights. A second decree e…