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Russia

Russia’s internet shutdowns push state firms back to landlines

State procurement of landline telephones tripled in the first eight months of 2026 as mobile internet outages hit nearly 80% of the country. Rostelecom’s chief urged Russians to keep one at home “like a fire extinguisher".

Russia

Rent surges in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee mobilisation fears

Monthly rents in Yerevan now run to €800–900 for a two-room flat, up 23.5% year on year in August, while Tbilisi rents have stabilised after 60–70% jumps following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian nationals account for 72% of all foreign property transactions in Armenia.

Russia

Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreak

The Kremlin welcomed the offer while Russia's health watchdog shot back that Moscow was "ready to assist the US in tackling infectious disease outbreaks" as the WHO asked Russia for additional information.

Russia

Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 crashes in Far East, killing six crew

The bomber went down near Krasnoyarovo shortly after taking off from the Ukrainka air base, which Russia had used to shelter surviving strategic bombers after Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb destroyed or damaged more than 40 aircraft at Russian airfields in June 2025.

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Russia

Russia quietly modernises bomb shelters in Moscow and St Petersburg

Tens of millions of roubles have been allocated for repairs to shelters across Moscow districts and St Petersburg metro stations as Ukrainian drones struck another Russian refinery on Sunday, as the Kremlin's all-out war in Ukraine continues well into its fifth year.

Ukraine

UN condemns 'shocking pattern' of sexual violence by Russia in Ukraine

Russia was added in May to the UN Secretary-General's list of countries credibly suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict — codified into international law decades ago as war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Russia

Top-selling dog vaccine linked to spate of pet deaths across Russia

State veterinary regulator confirmed batch 20 of Multican-8 contained a live Aujeszky's disease virus — typically fatal in dogs — after owners across at least 10 Russian regions reported hundreds of deaths since August.

Russia

Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarms

Anthropic's latest report on the abuse of its AI model found that a Russian-linked hacking group used Claude to automate attacks on more than 20 organisations, including Ukrainian defence ministries and drone suppliers, while separate operators ran pro-Kremlin disinformation in Africa and Moldova.

Russia

Amnesty: Russia's foreign recruit drive amounts to human trafficking

In a new report, human rights advocates say that in many cases the recruitment of foreigners into Russia's army amounts to the crime of human trafficking.

Russia

Russia upholds Yabloko party's election ban and jails its deputy chair

The Supreme Court upheld Yabloko's removal from the September ballot hours after a Pskov court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to more than 11 years in a penal colony for calling for a ceasefire in Russia's ongoing all-out war in Ukraine.

Russia

Russia jails man on Poland spying charges after Warsaw foils hit job

Georgy Pirogov was sentenced to 23 years in a high-security colony for allegedly passing classified information to Polish intelligence. The verdict was announced the day after Poland said it had detained a Russian national suspected of planning a killing in Warsaw on the Kremlin's orders.

North Korea

Belarus' Lukashenka gifts automatic rifle to North Korea's Kim

The two leaders sign a new friendship treaty during Lukashenka's visit to Pyongyang, deepening their anti-Western alliance and backing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Malta

Libya tows damaged Russian LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz to its west coast

Libyan authorities said a Russian tanker is being towed to the country's west coast. The Russian shadowfleet gas carrier was damaged in a suspected attack by maritime drones and now poses a threat to the region's ecology.

Russia

Russia mulls involuntary reserve call-up as battlefield losses mount

Russia appears to be having difficulty replenishing its losses in Ukraine through the existing mechanisms of troop formation. However, any sort of mobilisation will cause massive discontent among the population.

World News

Russian drone strike kills father and three children in Ukraine

Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 as Russia intensified its aerial barrages behind the front line, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.

Estonia

Estonian intelligence report says Russia has no plans to attack soon

Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief Kaupo Rosin warned that "Russia remains a dangerous country despite its incompetence," as Tallinn published its annual security assessment report on the threat Russia poses to the region and NATO.

Iran

Russia mostly silent on Iran protests as arms cooperation continues

It took the Kremlin nearly two weeks of protests in Iran to say "no third party" can change the fundamental nature of relations between Iran and Russia. In an Euronews interview, political analyst and Iran expert Nikita Smagin explains Moscow-Tehran ties.

Finland

Authorities investigating damage to undersea cables in Gulf of Finland

Helsinki police have opened an investigation into potential aggravated criminal damage and aggravated interference with telecommunications.

Poland

Ukraine demands extradition of Russian archaeologist from Poland

The authorities in Kyiv have requested the extradition from Poland of Alexander Butyagin, who was detained in Warsaw in early December over conducting archaeological excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukraine

Ukrainian drones reportedly hit another Russian shadow fleet vessel

Sources at Ukraine’s security service claim the Dashan tanker had received "critical damage" after it got hit by sea drones in Black Sea off Crimea’s coast.

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