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Aid deliveries and civilian evacuations are underway under a ceasefire coordinated with US First Lady Melania Trump Russian and Ukrainian humanitarian teams have begun delivering aid and evacuating civilians from the frontline town of Alyoshki under a temporary ceasefire brokered with the help of...

President Vladimir Putin and African Union chair Evariste Ndayishimiye have called for deeper economic ties and global reforms following the adoption of a joint declaration Russia and African countries have agreed to deepen economic cooperation, strengthen political coordination, and push for ref...

More than 1,000 residents reportedly decided to stay despite years of Ukrainian shelling, drone attacks, and severe shortages A humanitarian mission in the frontline town of Alyoshki in Kherson Region, Russia has delivered essential supplies and helped civilians evacuate under a temporary ceasefi...

Access to additional LNG volumes that northern frontier provides remain crucial for countries such as India to enhance energy security Speaking at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow on October 27, President Vladimir Putin warned that excluding Russia from global gas markets would raise c...

More than 25 unions have announced actions spanning 113 ports in 22 countries and regions, warning that over $2 billion in cargo could face delays Dockworkers across five continents have launched a coordinated anti-war strike, targeting Israeli arms shipments, US military cargo, and the growing m...

Recruitment officials in western Ukraine allegedly abducted and beat men to force them into military service Five Ukrainian military recruitment officials have been arrested on suspicion of abducting and torturing men to force them into military service, the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) ha...

The predictive market platform that allows users to bet on real-world events has blamed the breach on a compromised third-party provider Hackers have swiped at least $2.6 million in user funds from predictive market platform Polymarket that allows people to wager on real-world events, including e...

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 30, 2026 — RT has signed agreements and memoranda with twelve African media organizations and ministries during the “Russia-Africa” media forum, which took place in Moscow over October 26-29 as part of the “Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Foru...

Trade, resources and digital ‘cooperation’ sound harmless – until you look at the fine print I’m trying to spend a few weeks back in Canada for some peace and quiet from the usual European drama. Just my luck that Queen Ursula would follow me here, circus and all. She hadn’t even land...

The Russian president is discussing partnership opportunities following the third Russia-Africa Summit Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a series of bilateral meetings with African leaders at the Kremlin on Friday, following the third Russia-Africa Summit. The talks involve African head...

Depleted reserves could send prices soaring as the EU prepares to phase out Russian energy, Aleksey Miller has warned European gas prices could more than double as depleted reserves threaten winter supplies, Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller has warned. Wholesale prices have already reached their highes...

RT traces the foreign money behind Latvia’s drone factories, and the military industry taking shape before 2022 NATO’s aggressive eastward expansion was one of the key reasons for the initiation of the military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. This is supported by RT’s findings ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and African leaders outlined plans to expand trade, strengthen sovereignty, and turn longstanding ties into investment and industrial growth Delegations from 48 African countries, including 21 leaders, gathered in Moscow this week for the third Russia-Africa Summi...

The chopper went missing in the Garhwal Himalayas after departing from the pilgrim city of Badrinath on Friday A helicopter crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has killed all six people on board, including the pilot, officials said on Friday. The helicopter owned by Trans Bharat Avi...

Patrick Stewart portrayed Soviet leaders and spies before becoming a Hollywood superstar British screen legend Patrick Stewart, who portrayed Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin and a powerful KGB chief before finding global fame as Captain Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has ...

A Switzerland-based arbitration court has rejected claims that Russian athletes pose security risks to international competitions The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reluctantly accepted this week’s ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning its exclusion ...

The reported warning comes as the Trump administration ramps up efforts to mediate the Ukraine conflict The Pentagon has privately urged the Baltic NATO states to rein in their increasingly aggressive war of words against Russia, warning that the rhetoric is undermining European security, Reuters...

Demonstrators want the massive wildfires blanketing Indonesia in toxic smoke to be declared a national emergency A wave of protests fueled by toxic haze from massive wildfires continues in Indonesia, with thousands of demonstrators rallying in central Jakarta last week. Anti-government demonstrat...

Residents told RT of supply vehicles being destroyed and constant drone attacks while Russian soldiers brought food and helped them escape People who were evacuated from Alyoshki in Kherson Region, Russia told RT of hunger, relentless Ukrainian drone attacks, and homes being destroyed, describing...

Ukraine would be unlikely to defy Washington without continued European support, presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said Ukraine, emboldened by continued European support, is ignoring US President Donald Trump’s calls to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has ...

The ruling party and opposition traded blows, as a political standoff following June’s disputed elections continues The Armenian Parliament erupted into an all-out brawl, with ruling-party and opposition lawmakers trading punches and hurling chairs as deepening political divisions spill into viol...

The next-generation corvettes will be built at two state-owned shipyards for $4 billion as the country expands its naval fleet India will build an additional eight next-generation stealth warships at a cost of $4 billion for its navy, as part of a fleet expansion powered by a domestic shipbuildin...

Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran points to trade momentum, with exports reaching $480 billion in the first six months Indian exports are set to cross $1 trillion in the 2026-27 financial year, government Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has said. The South Asian nation&rsqu...

The Student List previously ruled out joining Western sanctions against Moscow, describing it as a “historically important partner” and “protector” Serbia’s incoming leadership plans to hold talks with Russia to negotiate a long-term natural gas supply agreement, prominent Student List cand...

Deliveries of supplies to frontline Alyoshki and the evacuation of residents are set to begin on Friday A Russian bomb disposal specialist and another person have been killed while clearing the way for a US-backed Russian-Ukrainian humanitarian mission. The fatalities in Russia’s Kherson Re...

Zaporozhye power plant management has accused Kiev of seeking to intimidate its staff A Ukrainian drone strike has killed a worker while he was traveling to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the Russian facility’s management reported on Friday morning. The statement described Thursday&rsq...

Four people were killed and 11 injured when a Chinook helicopter on an EU military mission crashed shortly after takeoff An Italian military helicopter has crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing four people and injuring 11, the Italian Defense Ministry has confirmed. Dramatic footage shows th...

New Delhi says sensitive agricultural interests will remain protected as Washington seeks greater access to the country’s farm market India will not compromise the interests of its farmers in the trade deal it is negotiating with the US, the federal trade minister has said, amid warnings and prot...

The US tech giant cleared hundreds of hectares of forest for planned facilities before completing environmental impact assessments Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into suspected environmental violations at a planned Google data center site, where hundreds of hectares of fore...

Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia reportedly admitted sharing classified information with journalists and struggled with multiple polygraph tests The Pentagon’s former top military planner allegedly leaked classified information about Iran and Ukraine to journalists, Axios reported on Thursda...

Andrzej Jez has been found guilty of concealing child sexual abuse by priests in his diocese A Polish court has found Catholic Bishop Andrzej Jez guilty of deliberately failing to report two priests accused of sexually abusing children, in a landmark ruling against one of the country’s seni...

The Russian president says Moscow supports restoring ties with Europe despite criticism of the Finnish-Norwegian initiative Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed a rare phone call from the leaders of Finland and Norway, saying Moscow has always supported efforts to normalize relations wit...

Binance says customer funds are safe despite reports of massive suspicious transfers The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has launched an investigation into a possible cyberattack after billions of dollars in digital assets were reportedly transferred from wallets linked to...

Two candidates named Dan Sullivan are running in Alaska’s Senate race, prompting accusations of electoral manipulation US President Donald Trump has accused Democrats of fraud over an alleged plot to field a namesake candidate in Alaska’s Senate race. An electoral trick familiar to Russians...

The video by James O’Keefe and Cam Higby centers on Minnesota voting practices allowing one to vote with no ID and to vouch for eight others Conservative US influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are facing felony charges over a video on Minnesota voting practices that allow one to “...

A new RUSI report questions the future of Moscow’s strategic forces. Its conclusions leave crucial parts of the picture out. A few days ago, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) released a report titled ‘Russia’s Nuclear Deterrent and Its Weapons Procurement’. The report e...

For consumers, heating and electricity costs have spiked as a consequence of the US-Israeli war on Iran As European households struggled to pay their energy bills, the continent’s oil companies more than doubled their profits over the last quarter, reaping the benefits of the US-Israeli war...

Lithuania expands military draft as European recruitment drives face public resistance Lithuania will introduce universal male conscription despite public resistance to compulsory military service, the country’s government has announced. The Baltic state reinstated selective conscription in...

The bloc’s most powerful bureaucrat has refused to backtrack after inviting Canada into an alliance that doesn’t exist EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is stirring up trouble at home during a controversial trip to Montreal, turning what should have been a straightforward trade mission...

The Rooppur facility, built by Russia’s Rosatom, is the South Asian country’s first nuclear project Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has received the final regulatory clearance, paving the path to commence electricity generation. Rooppur, the country’s first nuclear power plan...

Volkswagen has reported a €5.8 billion quarterly loss as German industry struggles with high energy costs and global competition German automotive giant Volkswagen has reported a €5.8 billion ($6.5 billion) net loss for the third quarter of 2026, up from €1.1 billion a year earlier, as ...

Protesters will receive steep fines as nationwide unrest intensifies over demands for the prime minister to resign Albania has imposed steep fines on people who take part in violent protests, citing a recent law imposed in France, in an attempt to quell weeks of clashes between police and protest...

Families of the victims of the 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush have demanded the removal of the scenes used to depict a fictional North Korean invasion The latest Call of Duty game has sparked backlash over footage from South Korea’s deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush and a fictional war sc...

Investigators have placed the 42-year-old suspect near the scene where Prince Albert’s cousin was found dead A Ukrainian man living in Monaco has been charged in connection with the death of Antoine de Massy, a relative of Prince Albert II, the ruler of the wealthy European principality. The 42-y...

Opposition parties have demanded accountability after 69 people were killed in Spain’s second major railway disaster this year A deadly high-speed train collision in Spain has deepened a political crisis engulfing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government ahead of next month’s general...

At least two people have reportedly been killed and another hospitalized after part of a fairy chimney rock formation broke off in Cappadocia At least two people have been killed and another injured after rocks broke off a natural formation at a popular tourist destination in Türkiye’s...

Europe’s political crisis may bring new leaders, but Russia has little reason to assume they will choose peace over confrontation For Russia, developments in the rest of Europe matter primarily insofar as they affect our national interests. Above all, this concerns security given that, for centur...

The country’s lax assisted dying rules may be contributing to the rising death toll, experts warn Germany has seen its highest annual suicide toll in nearly three decades, with 11,334 deaths recorded last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. Experts suggest that the surge may be lin...

The West African nation wants Russian and Indian expertise to expand local processing of its mineral resources, Julius Mattai tells RT The West African nation of Sierra Leone is looking to India and Russia for technology and expertise to process its mineral resources rather than remain a mere sup...

Ukrainian forces nearly caused a humanitarian disaster in Alyoshki, President Vladimir Putin has said The Russian military is intensifying efforts to clear mines and unexploded ordnance from roads leading to a Ukrainian town where a local ceasefire was announced this week to allow a humanitarian ...