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NATO schedules nuclear deterrence drills in Italy
NATO will conduct its annual Steadfast Noon nuclear deterrence exercise in Italy from October 13 to 23, with 17 member states participating, the alliance said.
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- NATO schedules nuclear deterrence drills in Italy
- Montenegro Detains Rybar Founder and Four Others
- UK sanctions crypto platforms over suspected Russia links
- Putin Offers Help to Resolve Middle East Conflict
- Zelensky Seeks Expanded Starlink Access After Deadly Strikes
- Ukraine and U.S. Envoys Set Miami Talks on War
- OpenAI bans accounts tied to Russian, Iranian influence campaigns
- Mother rejects broken-tube account after researcher’s death
- Yandex suspends Sasovo data center after fire
- Russia rejects report of second suspected plague case
- Cause of Russian Lab Worker’s Death Remains Unknown
- Russia Registers First Crypto Exchanges and Depositories
Montenegro Detains Rybar Founder and Four Others
Montenegro detained five people, including Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, his wife and three others, on October 9, as Prime Minister Milojko Spajić linked the operation to concerns about efforts to destabi...
UK sanctions crypto platforms over suspected Russia links
The United Kingdom announced sanctions on October 8 against three cryptocurrency exchanges, two payment platforms and other targets, saying it suspected the financial businesses of helping Russia bypass sanctions.
Putin Offers Help to Resolve Middle East Conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to help resolve the Middle East conflict during talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan, saying Moscow was ready to do what it could to support a settlem...
Zelensky Seeks Expanded Starlink Access After Deadly Strikes
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the United States to expand Ukraine’s access to Starlink satellite services, arguing that the technology would help Ukrainian forces target Russian ballistic missile launch...
Ukraine and U.S. Envoys Set Miami Talks on War
Ukrainian officials are scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in Miami on October 9 and 10 for discussions aimed at developing proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
OpenAI bans accounts tied to Russian, Iranian influence campaigns
OpenAI said it banned Russian- and Iranian-linked ChatGPT accounts that supported influence operations, including a purported Latin American think tank and fake journalist personas used to spread political messaging.
Mother rejects broken-tube account after researcher’s death
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old researcher at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died on October 2 after becoming ill.
Yandex suspends Sasovo data center after fire
Yandex said a serious incident at its Sasovo data center in Russia’s Ryazan region caused a fire, forced the facility to suspend operations and disrupted some of the company’s cloud services.
Russia rejects report of second suspected plague case
Russian authorities have dismissed reports of a second suspected pneumonic plague case at a research institute in Siberia, while the World Health Organization is seeking more information about a worker who died from p...
Cause of Russian Lab Worker’s Death Remains Unknown
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old employee of Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute, died after developing severe pneumonia, while Russian authorities say tests found no pathogen connecting her illness to her l...
Russia Registers First Crypto Exchanges and Depositories
The Bank of Russia has registered four cryptocurrency exchange operators and five digital depositories, establishing the first group of firms authorized to provide regulated trading and custody services under the coun...
EU Ambassadors Approve Proposed Russia Sanctions Expansion
EU ambassadors approved a proposed expansion of sanctions against Russia on October 7, endorsing a large set of new listings focused mainly on people and entities connected to the country’s military-industrial sector.
North Korea Criticizes U.S. Taiwan Support, Backs Russia
North Korea publicly criticized U.S. military support and arms sales to Taiwan and separately reaffirmed its backing for Russia, with leader Kim Jong Un telling President Vladimir Putin that cooperation between the co...
Trump Says U.S. Does Not Suspect Bioweapon in Lab Death
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States does not currently believe a Russian laboratory worker’s death was caused by a bioweapon, while cautioning that officials are still seeking more information...
Nigeria rallies from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Russia
Nigeria came from two goals down in the second half to draw 3-3 with Russia in an international friendly in Nizhny Novgorod on October 6, with Akor Adams scoring the equaliser in the fourth minute of added time.
Tankers carried South Korean fuel to Russia in July and August
Seven tankers carried more than 176,000 metric tons of fuel, mostly diesel, from South Korea to Russia’s Far East in July and August, according to an analysis of port records and ship-tracking data.
Moscow Afghanistan Talks End Without Joint Statement
Russia hosted the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, bringing Taliban officials together with representatives from regional countries for talks on political and economic relations, security and cou...
Lithuanian Parliament Advances Amendment on Weapons Ban
Lithuania’s parliament voted 106-18 on October 6 to advance a constitutional amendment that would remove restrictions on weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on its territory.
Two killed, nine injured in Moscow region drone attack
Two people were killed and nine injured in an overnight drone attack on the Moscow region, Governor Andrei Vorobyov said Tuesday, as Russian officials reported hundreds of drones heading toward the capital and air def...
