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Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help

Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria. 

 A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of a plague patient, demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.
A suicide drone equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology is pictured on a runway, on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides defense science research projects, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News A

Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims

A resident walks past an exhibition of destroyed Russian military vehicles covered with snow during cold weather and often power and heating outages after critical civilian infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Revealed Russian winter assault plans cripple Ukraine power grid, heat, water systems - report

Variants of Kolomna coins from the first quarter of the 15th century found near Moscow, October 2, 2026.

Silver coin hoard found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim


Zelensky says Russia twice targeted his plane over Moldova in what he calls an intimidation attempt

"In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they attacked Moldova," Zelenskyy said. "When we went back home, again through Chisinau, they did the same." 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arriving to the US.

Russia and Ukraine exchange bodies of 275 war dead at Belarusian border

Moscow handed over 252 corpses and received 23 bodies in the swap.

man walks between stands displaying portraits of fallen Azov Brigade fighters, which have been set up at St Sophia Square in the center of Kyiv on September 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

India’s BRICS balancing act is keeping the bloc from becoming an anti-Western alliance - opinion

A stronger BRICS may challenge parts of the existing international order, but the New Delhi summit does not show the emergence of a unified alternative bloc.

 China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025.

Kremlin insider Uman Kremlev helped pay for Trump Jr.'s wedding, couple confirms

ProPublica reported that Kremlev paid for the Trumps to rent out one of the two private islands used for the event, as well as events such as a fireworks display.

Donald Trump Jr. with his partner Bettina Anderson ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Iran's targeting of US bases may have used Russian spy satellite imagery - report

Saudi expert Dr. Nawaf Obaid told CNN that Russia's capabilities used by the Iranians are the reason for the state of the US-Iran conflict as it stands today.

A satellite image shows planes at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia February 21, 2026.

Belarus frees 25 more prisoners in return for easing of US sanctions

Coale told Reuters on Wednesday he expects to visit the country again around one month from now, hoping to secure the release of hundreds more prisoners.

FILE PHOTO: Released political prisoners arrive in Vilnius after a prisoner release from Belarus on March 19, 2026. Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on March 19, 2026 following negotiations with the United States.

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.

[ILLUSTRATIVE] Police officers block a road following the seizure of hostages by a group of inmates in the penal colony IK-19, in the town of Surovikino in the Volgograd Region, Russia August 23, 2024.

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.”

Firefighters extinguish a car of a passenger train hit by a Russian drone strike at a railway station, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lutsk, Ukraine September 12, 2026.

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.

A Danish Air Force EH101 Merlin rescue helicopter comes in to land after the NATO military exercise Arctic Shield 2026 in Narsarsuaq, Greenland, on September 9, 2026.

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.

 The logo of VTB bank is seen on the bank's headquarters in Tehran, Iran, May 23, 2023.