Russia — news through its media
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Trump-Putin deal on Russian diesel: Washington eases sanctions, Zelensky condemns "a weak decision"
After a call with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced massive deliveries of Russian diesel to bring prices down before the midterm elections; the Treasury authorised the imports until April 2027. Kyiv speaks of money for the war, and lawmakers from both parties say the deal runs against the sanctions law.
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Flydubai flight: the co-pilot was targeting Ben Gurion airport's terminal, the UAE prosecutor says
According to UAE prosecutors, the Omani co-pilot of the 30 September Dubai–Tel Aviv flight intended to crash the plane into Ben Gurion's terminal, inspired by 9/11; he allegedly scouted the route on two earlier flights. His radicalisation reportedly began in Australia in 2017.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry: France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai honoured for the mirror-molecule puzzle
Henri Kagan, 95, and Kenso Soai, 76, were honoured for showing how a chemical reaction can produce only one of a molecule's two mirror-image forms. Their work underpins drug manufacturing; in France, the press hails recognition long awaited since 2001.
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Ukraine: at least 28 killed in Russian strikes, including five children in a Pryluky apartment block
Missiles and drones hit Kyiv and a dozen regions overnight from 6 to 7 October; in Pryluky, a five-storey building partly collapsed. Kyiv condemned a "vile" strike and called for Patriot systems, while Moscow said it had targeted military-industrial sites.
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Nobel Prize in Physics: Belgian-born Francis Halzen honoured for IceCube and neutrinos from the cosmos
Born in Tienen and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Francis Halzen is the sole laureate for turning a cubic kilometre of South Pole ice into a detector. IceCube has captured high-energy neutrinos from distant galaxies and opened a new kind of astronomy.
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Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery: Skydance, Hollywood's new giant led by David Ellison
The deal, valued at about 110 billion dollars including debt, brings together Paramount and Warner Bros., CBS and CNN, Paramount+ and HBO Max. Donald Trump welcomed the merger; Hollywood fears job cuts and higher subscription prices.
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Suspected plague in Russia: the death of an Irkutsk lab technician worries the WHO and Washington
A 28-year-old technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died on 2 October; some media point to pneumonic plague, Moscow speaks of pneumonia of unknown origin. About 200 contacts were placed under observation, the WHO rates the risk as very low and Donald Trump wants to raise it with Vladimir Putin.
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Saudi Arabia: Turkey and Pakistan to deploy troops to the kingdom in the face of the Houthis
Meeting in emergency session in Riyadh, the members of the Mecca defence pact activated their collective commitments after Houthi attacks on the kingdom. The role of Turkish and Pakistani troops was not specified, as Yemeni forces advanced on the Bab al-Mandab strait.
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United Kingdom: the US pulls its B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford as Donald Trump cites Iran-linked "threats"
A week after five men suspected of plotting an attack near the base were arrested, Washington flew its bombers home. Donald Trump cited Iran-linked threats, Marco Rubio denied any direct link, London said the base was safe and Tehran denied any involvement.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik claims victory in general elections
Nationalist parties dominated the general elections, marked by record-low turnout. Milorad Dodik, barred from public office, claimed victory for the SNSD in Republika Srpska and thanked Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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Ukraine: in Kyiv, Friedrich Merz pledges €1.3 billion in aid as Russian drones strike a bridge
On a surprise visit to Kyiv, the German chancellor announced €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for the power grid, telling Vladimir Putin: "Stop this senseless war." A Russian drone hit a city bridge during his visit.
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