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Russia or the US? Post-Assad Syria tries to keep both powers in play - analysis
As Russian ships resupply Moscow’s remaining military presence and US companies arrive seeking investment opportunities, Damascus is trying to build ties with Washington without abandoning Moscow.
AI, Middle East escalation, Ukraine-Russia war on agenda for upcoming UN General Assembly
Putin prepares to escalate Ukraine war with draft surge, attacks targeting NATO - report
Putin accuses Ukraine of interfering in Russian parliamentary election
Russia jails Canadian-Russian national for seven years for treason, Interfax reports
Interfax reported that the man, whom it named as Nikolai Zyuzev, had been convicted of preparing analytical material at the behest of unspecified foreign organizations.
Ex-CIA chief Petraeus was at Ukrainian station where Russia struck train, calls it an act of terror
“For those who have not been under fire, this was terrifying,” Petraeus told the New York Times on Sunday. “This is the act of a truly barbaric leader trying to terrorize Ukrainian civilians.”
Russian frigate fires flares at NATO member Denmark's military helicopter in international waters
Denmark will summon Russia's Copenhagen ambassador to a meeting over the incident, Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus separately told broadcaster TV2.
Russian VTB Bank sactioned for Iran deals bypassing US sanctions, Treasury announces
Already cut off from the dollar system over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, VTB now faces Iran-related sanctions that Treasury officials said could expose foreign banks and businesses to penalties.
'Senseless attack': Ex UK PM Johnson narrowly misses Russian attack on Ukraine-Poland railway
"I don’t know what warped logic drove Putin to blow up a stationary Ukrainian locomotive on the Polish border this morning," Johnson wrote, adding that civilians endure similar strikes every day.
Iran requested new Russian Geran drones for attacks on Israeli, American targets amid war - report
Russia based the original Geran, which carries a 20-kilogram warhead and has a top speed of 185 kph, on Iranian-designed Shahed drones.
Russia hits truck near Polish border in latest strike near NATO
Russia has begun targeting Ukraine's border crossings with its Western allies in recent weeks, part of a growing campaign by both sides to erode the other's economic infrastructure.
Explosion hits another weapons site in Bulgaria
A fire broke out after an explosion occurred at a weapons storage facility in Bulgaria overnight, the second at a munitions site in the past few weeks
Russia sends recently discovered bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy died in 1389 and is revered by Russian nationalists for defeating the Mongol Golden Horde at the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo. His remains were uncovered in August.
Anthropic disrupts several alleged Russian, Chinese AI campaigns targeting its Claude models
Anthropic said it observed over 151 million exchanges attributed to Alibaba between May and July 2026, peaking at nearly 3 million per day from more than 3,500 accounts it described as fraudulent.