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Tue, 16 Sep 2025 21:34:00 +0300Russia Fires Zircon Hypersonic Missile During Zapad-2025 Drills Near NATO Borders
Russia and Belarus conducted a major show of force during the joint Zapad-2025 military exercises, with Moscow announcing the successful launch of a Zircon (3M22) hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea. The missile, designed to strike large warships a...
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:36:00 +0300Polish F-16 Accidentally Hits House With US Missile During Drone Interception Attempt
A suspected drone that reportedly fell on Polish territory was in fact a US-made AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM missile fired from a Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet. The missile malfunctioned and struck a residential home in the town of Vyryki, Lublin Voivodesh...
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:48:00 +0300Japan Rejects U.S. Proposal to Raise Tariffs on Russian Oil Importers
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato has stated that Tokyo will not increase tariffs on countries importing Russian oil, Bloomberg reported. The minister underlined that Japan remains bound by its commitments within the World Trade Organization ...
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:10:00 +0300Five Countries Block EU Proposal to Restrict Visas to Russians
Greek authorities have blocked a European Union decision aimed at imposing new restrictions on Russian citizens, marking the first such move since 2022. The report comes from the Greek outlet Pronews.
Visa Restrictions Rejected
According to the publ...
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:57:00 +0300Lavrov: Russia No Longer Sees Unfriendly States, Only Unfriendly Governments
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Moscow is gradually abandoning the use of the term “unfriendly countries,” stressing that Russia distinguishes between entire nations and the actions of their governments.
Lavrov on Russia’s...
Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:31:00 +0300Belarus and Russia Conclude Zapad-2025 Drills With Nuclear Planning and Oreshnik Deployment
The large-scale strategic exercise “Zapad-2025” concluded in Belarus on September 16. According to the Belarusian General Staff, all planned objectives were successfully achieved, including the planning of non-strategic nuclear weapons use and pr...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:04:00 +0300US and Canada Stage Arctic 'Show of Force' Near Russia Amid China Tensions
The United States and Canada carried out a military exercise in the Bering Sea between September 3 and 5, close to the Russian Far East. According to the Pentagon, the drills were designed as a rapid deployment of binational forces to counter what Wa...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:17:00 +0300Contradictory Signals: Ukrainian Officials Split on Conflict Duration Assessments
Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko has warned that the country must prepare both its military and civilians for another year of conflict. Speaking to Insider UA, he emphasized: “We have not yet seen the final stage of this war. We must p...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:53:00 +0300UK Fails to Prove Russia’s Role in Poland Drone Incident, Moscow Points to Ukraine's False Flag Operation
The Russian Embassy in London has dismissed accusations that Moscow was behind drones shot down in Polish airspace, insisting that Ukraine’s leadership has both the motives and capabilities to carry out such actions as a false-flag operation.
Russi...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:43:00 +0300NATO Observers, Including US Military, Attend Russia-Belarus "Zapad-2025" Drills
Military observers from NATO countries, including representatives of the United States Armed Forces, were present at the joint Russia-Belarus Zapad-2025 exercises, according to Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin, who spoke to the state news a...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:35:00 +0300Chinese Company Launches $1 Billion Oil Project with PDVSA in Venezuela
China Concord Resources Corp (CCRC) has installed the self-elevating offshore oil platform Alula in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo as part of a $1 billion project aimed at increasing crude production.
First Major Energy Infrastructure in Years
The Alu...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:59:00 +0300Zelensky Says He Is Ready to Meet Putin, But Rules Out Talks in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated he is prepared to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin, describing the dialogue as necessary despite mutual hostility. “Sometimes we need it, even if we do not like each other’s faces,” Zelensky s...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:42:00 +0300Russia Still Open to Diplomacy Despite Trump’s Threat of New, Big, Beautiful Sanctions
US President Donald Trump has warned that his patience with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is running out, threatening “very tough” sanctions against Moscow. The Kremlin acknowledged the statement and reaffirmed that Russia remains committed to a ...
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:22:00 +0300Kremlin: NATO Is De Facto at War with Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that NATO is de facto at war with Russia, describing the fact as “obvious” and requiring no additional proof.
NATO Is Directly Involved in the Conflict
Peskov explained that the alliance’s participation s...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:39:00 +0300Apple's New iPhone Air Banned in China
Apple has postponed the launch of its new iPhone Air in China after failing to secure the necessary approval from local regulators for its eSIM-only design. Meanwhile, other models in the iPhone 17 lineup will go on sale globally, including in China,...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:47:00 +0300Moscow Signals Openness to Dialogue as Lavrov Prepares UN Reform Talks
Kremlin' official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia remains ready to pursue a diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, TASS reports. He emphasized that Moscow does not abandon the path of dialogue despite the current pause in negotia...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:00:00 +0300Germany Pushes EU to Tighten Visa Restrictions for Russian Citizens in New Sanctions Package
Germany is pressing the European Commission to introduce tougher visa rules for Russian citizens under the EU’s forthcoming sanctions package, with the aim of significantly restricting Russian travel to the Schengen zone, reports DPA.
Berlin’s De...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:07:00 +0300Shooter Who Killed Charlie Kirk Left Rifle With Engraved Political Slogans
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has tracked the movements of the gunman who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. The announcement was made by a representative of the Utah Department of Public Safety during a ...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:35:00 +0300Second B-21 Raider Bomber Completes First Flight from California Airbase
The second B-21 Raider bomber has taken to the skies for the first time from Airbase 42 in Palmdale, California. The aircraft was escorted in close formation by a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet, which performed the role of chase plane. As with the f...
Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:27:00 +0300Europe Convinces Trump to Get Tough on Moscow and Push for Ukraine Negotiations
European leaders have persuaded U.S. President Donald Trump to change his stance on Russia. According to Politico, Trump is now prepared to “force” Moscow under pressure to enter negotiations with Kyiv over resolving the conflict. One European di...