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The climate consequences of the US-Russia global realignment
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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In February, Donald Trump triggered a global geopolitical realignment by resuming direct relations with Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin, agreeing by phone to “work together, very closely,” according to the US president (Collins and Liptak 2025). Up to...
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Putin Says War Is In Russians' "genes"
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Charter 97
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18 RF fights wars about every 6-7 years. During a visit to the Mandryk military hospital, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with participants in the invasion of Ukraine and declared Russians' "genetic predisposition" to war. One of the "heroes...
Owner: Fundacja Karta '97
‘The Shadow of Russia Hangs Over This Courtroom’ – Trial of Bulgarian Nationals in Kremlin-Linked Desecration of WW2 Memorial Begins
The trial of four Bulgarian nationals alleged to have desecrated a Second World War memorial in Paris on the Kremlin’s orders began on Wednesday. The Wall of the Righteous honors nearly 4,000 people who protected Jews during the Nazi occupation of...
Owner: Adnan Kivan
Putin says Russia has successfully tested Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle
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Xinhua News Agency
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MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday his country has successfully tested the nuclear-powered Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle. "For the first time, we succeeded not only in launching it from a submarine...
Owner: Chinese Government
Lawmakers move to make Russia’s military draft into year-round process
Russian lawmakers Tuesday endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year. The legislation, which was...
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How Russia is trying to attract African students
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Deutsche Welle
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In 2025, Russia allocated more than 5,000 state-funded university spots for African students after receiving more than 40,000 applications. According to Russia's cultural diplomacy agency Rossotrudnichestvo, that's double the applications they...
Owner: German Government
Russia: Deputies Urge US to Talk on Equal Terms with Cuba
Deputies from the Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) demanded this Monday that the United States renounce confrontation and hold talks on equal terms with Cuba. According to the Duma’s draft message to the UN General Assembly....
Owner: Natalia Díaz Riverón
India and Russia reaffirm commitment to elevate defence cooperation
5th Meeting of the Working Group on Military Cooperation of India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) held in New Delhi (Image Credit: X/@HQ_IDS_India) New Delhi/Moscow, Oct 29 (IANS)...
Owner: Prashant Shah
Ancient DNA Rewrites History of Napoleon's Disastrous Russia Campaign
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Medscape
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This transcript has been edited for clarity. Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. Imagine you’re there. It’s 1812 and you are a soldier with one...
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Russian drones hunt down, chase out Ukrainian civilians, UN inquiry finds
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WHTC - Michigan
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Russia has been chasing civilians who live near the front line in Ukraine with drones, hounding them out of their homes and hunting them down, forcing thousands to flee whole areas in what amounts to a crime against...
Owner: Wright Family
EU Commits €50 Million to Ukraine’s HEAL Hospital Recovery Program
Hospital in Kherson after the Russian shelling on October 29, 2025. Suspilne Kherson According to Ministry of Health The European Union has agreed to provide Ukraine with 50 million euros under guarantees for the HEAL Ukraine hospital...
Owner: Terentyev Petro Alexandrovich
Putin Offers ‘Ceasefire for Journalists’ as He Claims Russian Troops Encircle Pokrovsk
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is ready to temporarily halt fighting in parts of eastern Ukraine to allow journalists to visit areas where Ukrainian forces are reportedly surrounded. Speaking on Wednesday from the Central Military...
Owner: Adnan Kivan
What Is Poseidon? Russia Successfully Tests Its Nuclear-Powered Underwater Superweapon
Last Updated:October 29, 2025, 18:41 IST Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s successful test of the Poseidon nuclear-powered autonomous torpedo, hailing its unmatched power and technical breakthrough. A Russian Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater...
Owner: Reliance Industries & Warner Bros. Discovery
Russia has killed 661 children in Ukraine during full-scale invasion
The city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, 6 April 2025. A family lays flowers and toys at the site of a Russian missile strike that claimed the lives of children. Photo: Getty Images Russia has killed 661 and injured more than 2,200...
Owner: Tomas Fiala
'Take Care of Maya' $208M verdict against Florida hospital reversed
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Northwest Florida Daily News
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An appellate court has reversed a $261 million verdict awarded to the Kowalski family in the "Take Care of Maya" case. The court found the original trial was flawed by emotionally charged testimony and arguments that blurred legally immune acts...
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Court overturns $213M ‘Take Care of Maya’ verdict, citing hospital’s child abuse immunity
An appeals court just overturned a $213.5 million verdict against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in a case that inspired a Netflix documentary, ruling that a prior Judge misapplied Florida’s child abuse immunity law. In a 47-page opinion,...
Owner: Peter Schorsch
Ukrainian computer game-style drone attack system goes ‘viral’
A computer game-style drone attack system has gone “viral” among Ukrainian military units and is being extended to reconnaissance, artillery and logistics operations, the nation’s first deputy prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has told the...
Owner: The Scott Trust
Cardiac arrest survivor reunites with nurse, first responders, and hospital team who saved his life
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In a reunion on Wednesday morning, Thomas Schaefer embraced the nurse, first responders, and medical teams whose rapid action and expert care brought him back to life after a sudden cardiac arrest. The event at HCA Florida...
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Russia, North Korea Committed to Respecting Strategic Partnership Treaty - Moscow
https://sputnikglobe.com/20251027/russia-north-korea-committed-to-respecting-strategic-partnership-treaty---moscow-1123023692.html Russia, North Korea Committed to Respecting Strategic Partnership Treaty - Moscow Russia, North Korea Committed to...
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Four injured by Russian drones in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk
Damaged car in Kharkiv Oblast. Photo: Ukraine’s National Police A man and a woman in Kharkiv Oblast and two women in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast have been injured in Russian drone attacks. Source: Kharkiv Oblast Police; Vladyslav Haivanenko, acting head...
Owner: Tomas Fiala