Russia — news through its media
Stories followed in this country, with their framing set against the rest of the world.
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US national debt crosses $40 trillion for the first time
US federal debt passed $40 trillion on 18 August 2026, reaching $40.047 trillion according to the Treasury. It has more than doubled since 2017; net interest approached $1 trillion in 2025 and the 30-year yield touched 5.33%. Seven countries cover the sequence, and the dividing line is not political but between those reading an American fact and those measuring what it costs them.
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Trump pauses 50% tariffs on Canada for three days, with no signed deal
On 19 August 2026, less than two hours before the deadline he had set himself, Donald Trump paused the 50% tariffs due to hit some $20 billion of Canadian exports. The president announced the pause on Truth Social, citing a deal reached "subject to the finalization of documents". Ottawa points to progress but stresses that nothing is signed. Seven countries cover the sequence, and the Canadian press is itself divided over it.
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Brussels prepares its most far-reaching sanctions package against Russia
Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said she wants to increase the number of sanctioned Russian entities by about a third, in what the Union presents as its most far-reaching package since the war began. The text has not been adopted and Hungary and Slovakia each hold a veto. Five countries cover the announcement, including Russia through TASS and The Moscow Times, which read it differently.
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Jared Kushner meets Hamas leaders in Egypt before seeing Netanyahu
Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's envoy, met a Hamas delegation on 16 August at El-Alamein in Egypt before travelling to Israel to see Benjamin Netanyahu. The talks cover disarmament and the fifteen-point roadmap for post-war Gaza. Six countries cover the sequence; Egypt, where the meeting took place, and Qatar, the long-standing mediator, are each represented by a single outlet.
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Trump orders a sharp cut to military drills with South Korea, while praising Kim Jong-un
Donald Trump announced on 16 August that he had asked the Pentagon to "substantially" reduce joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his "very good relations" with Kim Jong-un and echoing the word "hostile" long used by Pyongyang. The next day the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise nevertheless began, with Seoul saying it was proceeding as planned. Nine countries cover the sequence, and the gap between the announcement and the ground is the central divergence.
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USS Abraham Lincoln relieved after nine months at sea: Trump calls the deployment "not nearly enough"
Deployed from San Diego in November 2025, the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its roughly 5,000 sailors are to be relieved by the USS George Washington. Reports of psychological distress aboard and warnings from senators preceded the rotation. Donald Trump dismissed concerns about the deployment's length, which the Pentagon separately denies.
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Morocco intercepts migrants bound for Ceuta as Spain reinforces the enclave — and no two newsrooms count the same thing
On 15 August, Moroccan gendarmes intercepted people attempting to reach Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa, after an online call for a second mass crossing. Madrid reinforced its deployment. Tallies diverge sharply between newsrooms: 111 arrests in some accounts, 294 in others, and deaths from 30 July sometimes folded into the episode, sometimes kept separate.
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Trump says he will declare the Strait of Hormuz "US territory"; Tehran hits back
Donald Trump said on 14 August that he would "very soon" make the Strait of Hormuz US territory. A White House official later described the remark as a joke, a nuance some countries report and others omit. Iranian deputy minister Kazem Gharibabadi hit back. About a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through the channel between Iran and Oman, where traffic has collapsed since February.
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Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia in Damascus, the First Verdict Against Syria's Former Regime
On Tuesday, Damascus's Fourth Criminal Chamber sentenced Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity — the killing of children, torture leading to death. His brother Maher and seven other officials were sentenced alongside him; only his cousin Atef Najib appeared in person. The verdict was read live on state television. Assad, living near Moscow since December 2024, has not been extradited.
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Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake in Colombia: National Disaster Declared Three Days After Espriella's Inauguration
At 7:34 a.m. on Monday, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia, with its epicentre in Chocó. Felt as far as Quito, Panama and Caracas, it collapsed Pereira's airport and damaged hundreds of buildings. The president, in office for three days, declared a national disaster. Depending on the newsroom, the toll runs from 111 to 138 dead — and more than 2,000 people are registered as missing.
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Netanyahu Rejects Trump's 15-Point Gaza Plan and Ties Any Withdrawal to Hamas Disarming
"Israel rejects the 15-point document." At a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu formally refused the roadmap published on 31 July by Donald Trump's Board of Peace and accepted by Hamas. No withdrawal before "genuine" disarmament, and no Palestinian state while he is in office. On the ground, though, Israel has scaled back its strikes since 3 August. Elections fall on 27 October.
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