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HealthOct 14Is Russia playing deadly games with the plague? Look to its history.The Hill
PoliticsOct 14Japanese journalist arrest in Russia's Far East draws rebuke from Tokyo in latest diplomatic spat with MoscowA journalist for a Japanese newspaper was arrested on suspicion of spying in Russia's Far East. A geopolitical rivalry over disputed islands in the region has recently caused tension.DW News [en]
ConflictOct 14Russian drone debris damages 'Cosmogony,' world's largest painting, in LutskDebris from a Russian drone damaged "Cosmogony," the world's largest painting, at the Korsaks Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art in Lutsk.Ukrinform [en]
ConflictOct 14What are Iran and Russia's mounting hybrid attacks on Europe?CBS News
ConflictOct 14Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 40 times in one day, killing one personUkrinform [en]
WorldOct 14Russian rapper Navai detained at Kazakhstan’s border with Kyrgyzstan on suspicion of drug smugglingRussian rapper Navai Bakirov, known as Navai, has been detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of drug smuggling.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 14Russian airstrikes on Kramatorsk leave dead and injuredUkrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 14Montenegro is ending visa-free travel for Russians. Moscow says Montenegrins will now need visas, too.Montenegrin citizens will need visas to travel to Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Izvestia.Meduza [en]
BusinessOct 14Why are portions of prepared meals getting smaller in Russia? Rising costs may be only part of the answer.Portion sizes for prepared food in Russia fell by 10.3% over the past year to 266 grams (about 9.4 ounces), according to calculations by the analytics company Ntec, as cited by Kommersant.Meduza [en]
Sci & TechOct 14Woman fined over AI image of bear that sparked panic in RussiaThe woman said she made the image as a prankThe Independent World
CyberOct 14Russian telecom operator Rostelecom proposes ‘doomsday’ backup data center to restore services after attacksRussia needs a “doomsday” data center, said Valery Yermakov, deputy chairman of Rostelecom’s management board. He made the proposal on the day Ukrainian drones first attacked a Sber data center.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 14‘We don’t have any money’: Russian news outlet asks readers to help pay a 200,000-ruble fine for omitting a musician’s ‘foreign agent’ labelThe news outlet Takie Dela has been fined 200,000 rubles for publishing a quote from musician Boris Grebenshchikov without mentioning that Russia has designated him a “foreign agent,” the outlet reported.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 14Hinson, Turek share views on U.S.-Iran, Russia-Ukraine wars amid high fuel pricesTwo individuals are sharing their perspectives on ongoing international conflicts, specifically U.S.-Iran and Russia-Ukraine, and their connection to high fuel prices. This highlights the intersection of geopolitics, armed conflict, and global economic concerns.mississippivalleypublishing · united states of america
PoliticsOct 14Russia plans a new pretrial detention center outside Moscow. With room for 4,000 detainees, it would be the largest in the country.Russia’s largest pretrial detention center will be built in the Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region. The regional office of the Federal Penitentiary Service has put the construction contract out to bid.Meduza [en]
ConflictOct 14Trump said Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop attacking oil refineries. Three days later, Moscow alleges two Ukrainian strikes — neither reported by regional authorities.Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said Ukraine attacked two Russian oil refineries on October 14.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 14Europe risks triggering major war if it accepts Russia’s terms, expert warnsUkrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 14Six killed, 13 injured as rescue operations conclude after Russian strike on LutskUkrinform [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 14One person killed and 20 others injured in overnight Russian attacks on KyivEuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 14India urges Russia, Ukraine to protect Black Sea shippingNew Delhi wants Moscow and Kyiv to ensure safe commercial shipping in the Black Sea amid attacks that put Indian seafarers at risk.DW News [en]
MilitaryOct 14How Poland’s air force is responding to Russian drones in the skiesMaj. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak, the operational commander for the Polish Armed Forces, said 80 percent of his service’s attention is focused on the air defense, with the ground and air components of Poland’s integrated air defenses still three to four years away.Breaking Defense
PoliticsOct 14Germany's far-right AfD forges a pro-Russia alliance with the BSWIn Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD and BSW are joining forces to push for negotiations with Moscow. What is driving this rapprochement?DW News [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 14Russian forces attacking KremenchukUkrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 14Russia expects to sign fuel agreement with the US "in the coming days"Clarín
MilitaryOct 14Estonia weighs buying light jet aircraft to shoot down Russian jet-powered dronesEstonia's defense minister said the government should consider fielding aircraft capable of shooting down Russian jet-powered attack drones.Defense News