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158 storiesKremlin says Putin will mark 74th birthday with series of international calls
President Vladimir Putin turns 74 on 7 October and will spend the day on a series of international phone calls, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are also planned and would be announced the next day, and aide Yuri U…
UK police detain seventh suspect over alleged plot at Royal Air Force Fairford base
British counter-terrorism police have detained a seventh suspect in connection with an alleged attack plot near the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, according to Russian state agencies and Interfax. Interfax, citing Sky News, said the late…
Kremlin: 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…
Russian Senate speaker Matviyenko calls on UN to clarify neutral state status
Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, called on the United Nations to clarify and update the status of neutral states, saying the concept is being eroded. Speaking to journalists in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, she he…
Germany detains ex-BND chief Hanning on suspicion of espionage
August Hanning, who headed Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from 1998 to 2005, has been detained on suspicion of espionage, obtaining state secrets and attempted high treason, according to German and Russian outlets. His former …
Christa Pike regains consciousness after failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike, an American woman who survived a failed execution attempt in Tennessee, has regained consciousness, according to reports cited by RBC. TASS reported that she is conscious, speaking and receiving medical care. Her lawyers descr…
Teenager with knife attacks ambulance medics in central Moscow
A 17-year-old attacked an ambulance crew with a knife in an apartment in central Moscow after medics arrived on a call for his mother, according to RBC and Kommersant. One medic suffered cut wounds, Kommersant reported, describing his condi…
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…
Russia drops “fake army news” case against hospice founder Moniava
Russia's Investigative Committee has closed the criminal case against Lida Moniava, founder of the Dom s Mayakom children's hospice and charity fund, for lack of corpus delicti, her lawyer and support group said on 6 October. She had been c…
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…
Bulgaria calls emergency security council meeting over Black Sea drone attack on ships
Bulgaria's President Iliana Yotova has convened an emergency meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security for October 7 after a drone attack on two merchant ships in the Black Sea, RBC reported. TASS reported that the meeting wi…
Moscow court orders in absentia arrest of journalist Andrei Loshak in terrorism case
A Moscow court on 29 September ordered the in absentia arrest of journalist and documentary filmmaker Andrei Loshak in a case of justifying terrorism, according to court records and state agencies. He has also been placed on a wanted list, …
Book with Salvador Dalí cover stolen from French art centre in Issoudun
A single-copy book, “Apocalypse” by Joseph Foret with a bronze cover made by Salvador Dalí, was stolen from a contemporary art centre in Issoudun, France, overnight into 5 October 2026. Kommersant says the work weighs more than 200 kg, RBC …
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…
Moscow court cuts blogger Ayaz Shabutdinov's fraud sentence to six years
The Moscow City Court's appeals instance reduced blogger and business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov's sentence by one year, from seven years to six years in a general-regime colony, Kommersant and vc.ru reported. He was convicted of fraud in Octob…
Kazakhstan detains former navy chief over deaths of 14 servicemen in Caspian exercise
Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry said the former commander-in-chief of its navy has been detained and placed in a temporary detention facility over negligence in a case concerning the deaths of 14 servicemen during exercises in the Caspian Se…
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…