The US has added four Indian companies to its Iran sanctions list, amid the Middle East conflict Read Full Article at RT.com

Twenty-two former cricketing greats write to Pakistan’s PM to give Imran Khan medical treatment ordered by the Supreme Court Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli leader offered no evidence or specifics as his coalition trails in polls ahead of October’s election Read Full Article at RT.com

Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros has announced it will no longer participate in Eurovision, accusing the contest of losing its neutrality Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has descended into repression at home and “outright terror” against Russian civilians, UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia said Read Full Article at RT.com

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut electricity to the US if President Donald Trump escalates the trade war with Canada Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia and China are expanding trade via the Northern Sea Route, with the first Chinese container ship arriving at the port of Murmansk Read Full Article at RT.com

The hawkish late senator’s sister has shown her utter inexperience, but some voters may prefer a novice focused at home over more war abroad Read Full Article at RT.com

FIDE has barred Russian teams from the 2026 Chess Olympiad, prompting accusations that its leadership is politicizing the sport Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia has pulled its ambassador from London, after concluding that the UK has chosen “confrontation” – a confrontation that it cannot win Read Full Article at RT.com

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has unveiled “Operation Economic Outcast,” aimed at punishing any country doing business with Iran Read Full Article at RT.com

Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-chair Alice Weidel has called on Germany to leave the Schengen over the EU’s failure to control migration Read Full Article at RT.com

Donald Trump has announced 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel, escalating a bitter trade war with Ottawa Read Full Article at RT.com

Pope expands Vatican diplomacy over Ukraine as Rome seeks a place in peace talks while protecting its finances and reaching out to Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com

After the USSR, Ukraine could have bridged East and West. Instead, corruption, nationalism and Western meddling left it broken Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian-Israeli historian Artyom Kirpichenok has reportedly faced sleep deprivation, prolonged restraint, and threats in Israeli custody Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian president Vladimir Putin says growth in bilateral trade turnover this year is primarily due to the Indian PM Narendra Modi Read Full Article at RT.com

Aircraft and drones from Sudan carried out strikes more than 100km inside Chad’s territory, the army said Read Full Article at RT.com

Two men have been arrested over the murder of former world boxing champion Zolani Tete in South Africa Read Full Article at RT.com

Colombian mercenaries told RT that recruiters enticed them to fight for Ukraine with promises that quickly evaporated on the battlefield Read Full Article at RT.com

The UAE joined seven Muslim nations in condemning Israel’s E1 settlement plan, signaling that Arab normalization has clear political limits Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian military outlet Zvezda TV has unveiled a man-portable laser system designed to disable mines Read Full Article at RT.com

The European Commission approved a €6.1 billion tranche to finance air and missile defense systems, missiles, ammunition, and radars Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia sent a new military spacecraft into orbit aboard a Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, the Defense Ministry said Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has denied receiving an invitation to join the Mecca defense pact, saying regional security talks have instead been proposed Read Full Article at RT.com

The trade volume between India and Russia grew 8% in the first half of 2026, Russian First Deputy PM Denis Manturov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Singapore has launched the world’s first independently operated server rack powered by living human neurons, NUS Medicine has said  Read Full Article at RT.com

Pope Leo has called for international action against the DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which has killed 2,557 people Read Full Article at RT.com

Japan is not considering supplying weapons to Ukraine “at this time,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Read Full Article at RT.com

Former White House official Steve Gill has commented on Ukraine’s latest failure to turn the tide against Russia through military escalation Read Full Article at RT.com

A monk was killed in a stabbing attack at the Svyatogorsk Lavra in the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donbass Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar holds talks with Russia’s first deputy PM, Denis Manturov, in the run-up to Putin’s Delhi visit Read Full Article at RT.com

UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for an international protection force in the Palestinian territories Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK will release classified technical information to help Ukraine assemble long-range SCALP cruise missiles domestically Read Full Article at RT.com

A rapidly spreading human-caused wildfire near Reno, Nevada has injured six people and forced around 42,000 to evacuate Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on a cathedral during a service in Gorlovka Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine struck a childcare center in southern Russia, killing three children and injuring six others, a regional governor said Read Full Article at RT.com

A Turkish sailor who survived a drone strike was reportedly killed when the ship that rescued him was attacked off Russia’s Novorossiysk Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian volunteer unit has shot down a Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo missile over Kursk Region with machine-gun fire, the governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Warsaw’s economic interests shaped Polish PM Tusk’s Nord Stream sabotage stance Read Full Article at RT.com

The Red Army turned the Kursk salient into an unprecedented defensive system, absorbed Germany’s armored blow and forced the Wehrmacht west Read Full Article at RT.com

Neo-Nazism in Ukraine has reached such a scale that even Polish authorities that are openly anti-Russian see it, Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The WNBA transgender eligibility debate intensifies after Freedom and White announce plans to enter the league’s 2027 draft Read Full Article at RT.com

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was booed during his first public appearance after vanishing from public view for more than three weeks Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU keeps providing “loans” to Ukraine despite knowing they cannot be repaid, former Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

One of the UK’s low-capacity power plants was reportedly put out of operation for four days due to Iranian cyber attack Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine meets its 35th anniversary with a rapidly deteriorating frontline situation on its hands, adding to a host of other troubles Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine increasingly relies on Western financing in 2026, with key agricultural exports in jeopardy due to Russian retaliation Read Full Article at RT.com

A US court has struck down the Trump administration’s decision to suspend issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has warned that “not a single drop” of oil will leave the Persian Gulf if neighboring states join the US economic pressure campaign Read Full Article at RT.com

enmark has said that it plans to stop issuing residence permits to Ukrainians from regions least affected by the conflict with Russia Read Full Article at RT.com

US far-right influencer Jake Lang has been arrested after his rally in Minneapolis descended into clashes with counterprotesters Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian junior figure skaters have swept all four disciplines at an ISU Grand Prix event in China after a four-year absence Read Full Article at RT.com

The Pentagon has fired senior Stars and Stripes staff after they accused it of threatening the newspaper’s editorial independence Read Full Article at RT.com

Six EU nations are reportedly pushing for a windfall tax on oil companies’ excess profits as the Iran war drives up energy prices Read Full Article at RT.com

A Dutch privacy watchdog has fined Uber €825 million for using automated systems to suspend drivers without adequate human review Read Full Article at RT.com

A US Supreme Court judge has allowed work on President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom to continue with a case against it still pending Read Full Article at RT.com

Israeli settlers killed a Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to Palestine’s Health Ministry Read Full Article at RT.com

ICE detained former Pinochet agent Fernández Larios for homicide, but a decades-old US agreement helped secure his release in Florida Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump has attacked Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene by calling them “three losers” Read Full Article at RT.com

The clash over sanctions on judges reveals a fading order in which neither moral monopoly nor financial coercion can claim legitimacy Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a “catastrophic scenario” for Ukraine in response to Kiev’s strikes on economic facilities Read Full Article at RT.com

ICC head Tomoko Akane warned of the collapse of international law after Washington sanctioned her and a senior trial lawyer Read Full Article at RT.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin says strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure are disrupting Kiev’s military logistics Read Full Article at RT.com

TikTok will pay $400 mn to settle US claims it illegally collected children’s data Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine has lost more than 40% of its population since 1991, falling to levels unseen since the Nazi occupation Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukrainian corruption kingpin Timur Mindich stole cash meant to protect the power grid, and Russia’s winter energy strikes have started early Read Full Article at RT.com

Ottawa vowed to impose tit-for-tat measures in response to the 50% tariffs introduced by US President Trump on Canadian goods Read Full Article at RT.com

Seoul is testing the Northern Sea Route amid disruption to traditional shipping lanes and despite Western concerns over Russian cooperation Read Full Article at RT.com

Anchorage produced no grand bargain on Ukraine. A year later, its real legacy is a divided West and a clearer case for Russian self-reliance Read Full Article at RT.com

The second stage of the ruling United Russia party congress has taken place in Moscow, with President Vladimir Putin in attendance Read Full Article at RT.com

3 killed, including two children in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Krasnodar Region, Governor Veniamin Kondratyev has said Read Full Article at RT.com

South African police seized drugs and equipment in a major crystal meth lab raid in Limpopo Read Full Article at RT.com

The US State Department has approved a $5 million payout to Liberia to take in 1,200 third-country migrants, the New York Times has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Spanish regional officials have demanded answers after a migrant boat reached a crowded beach near Cartagena without being intercepted Read Full Article at RT.com

Türkiye won’t intimidate Israel by calling for an Interpol Red Notice for PM Benjamin Netanyahu, West Jerusalem has said Read Full Article at RT.com

A tape of Duane Davis, the suspect in the Tupac Shakur murder case, describing his role in the rapper’s killing has been played in court Read Full Article at RT.com

A draft officer has been fatally stabbed during a routine document check in western Ukraine, police said Read Full Article at RT.com

The USS Abraham Lincoln is reportedly heading to the US after its record-breaking nine-month deployment Read Full Article at RT.com

Each new scandal around Zelensky’s circle exposes a system of theft, cover-ups and rival clans – while suggesting worse still lies beneath Read Full Article at RT.com

Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers have fled training camps in Germany to avoid being sent to the front, Die Zeit has reported Read Full Article at RT.com

The US Navy is reportedly considering renaming an upcoming Ford-class aircraft after President Donald Trump Read Full Article at RT.com

Flock cameras are increasingly unpopular in the US, with hundreds destroyed by vandals, and protesters demanding their removal Read Full Article at RT.com

Airstrikes near Turkish-linked sites could turn Damascus into an arena for two rival regional visions Read Full Article at RT.com

RT looks at the top stories that defined the week’s news, including tensions between Russia and the UK and a threat to Zelensky’s power Read Full Article at RT.com

Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff Kirill Budanov has been linked to a widening corruption investigation in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com

Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar lauds the people-to-people ties between New Delhi and Moscow at the ‘India Day 2026’ in Moscow Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish PM Donald Tusk’s apparent support for the Nord Stream pipeline bombing is “astonishing,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Nigerian families have taken to the streets nearly 100 days after dozens of children were abducted Read Full Article at RT.com

Some former Ukrainian servicemen switch to the Russian side once they get out of Kiev’s “information bubble,” their commander has said Read Full Article at RT.com

The first ‘Made in Russia’ national pavilion that opened in Navi Mumbai will showcase quality Russian products Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel warns Türkiye against expanding its military role in Syria after striking an airbase it claims was being prepared for Turkish forces Read Full Article at RT.com

The authorities in Russia’s Altai Republic have launched a bear cull after a tourist was dragged from her tent and killed Read Full Article at RT.com

Israel has launched fresh strikes around Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, an area it claims contains Hezbollah military infrastructure Read Full Article at RT.com

Zambian police have said former minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot dead in a post-election raid targeting suspected security threats Read Full Article at RT.com

A porn-content creator in Poland was tapped as a Warsaw Uprising remembrance ambassador before organizers reversed course after backlash Read Full Article at RT.com

A new law expands Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir’s powers, including influence over officers’ careers Read Full Article at RT.com

At least 52 people have died after an overloaded boat carrying farm workers capsized in northwestern Nigeria Read Full Article at RT.com

Somali pirates have hijacked two ships, which together have 22 Indian sailors on board, around the Horn of Africa this week Read Full Article at RT.com

China has rejected a demand from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to isolate Iran and join the “toughest sanctions in history” against it Read Full Article at RT.com