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92 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…
Mishustin orders digital ministry to tighten Gosuslugi account protection
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the Digital Development Ministry to strengthen protection of accounts on the Gosuslugi government services portal and to work out additional conditions for logging in or restoring access. Speaking at…
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…
Rostelecom launches TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line
Rostelecom launched the TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line at the Digital Solutions – 2026 forum in the presence of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the company and state news agency TASS reported. The line runs from Russia's western…
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…
Russian PM Mishustin to speak as “Digital Solutions” forum opens in Moscow
The “Цифровые решения” (Digital Solutions) forum opened in Moscow on 6 October, with more than 13,000 people registered, according to RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will take part, speaking at the main plenary session and tou…
ASOS reports possible client data leak after cyberattack; shares fall
British online clothing retailer ASOS was hit by a hacker attack, with the attackers saying they breached its app and threatening to leak a database. ASOS said personal information, including surnames and contact details, may have been acce…
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…
RTK-DC sets up certification center for trusted IT infrastructure
RTK-DC, described as a full-cycle IT service provider, has created a Certification Center for Trusted IT Infrastructure under Rostelecom's voluntary certification system “Trusted Digital Environment”, according to TASS and technology outlet…
Russian software sales reach almost 3 trln rubles in first half, Mishustin says
Russian software product sales came to almost 3 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the plenary session of the “Цифровые решения” forum in Moscow. Vedomosti and Interfax put the increase at ab…
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…
Mishustin calls for faster shift to domestic equipment for Russia's 5G networks
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia must speed up the transition to domestically made telecommunications equipment to create conditions for 5G networks, speaking at the Digital Solutions forum. He said the shift was needed …
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…