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New White House spokeswoman Katie Zacharia has answered questions from only three journalists at her debut briefing. This interaction with the press lasted only about 14 minutes, including almost eight and a half minutes of the introductory remarks. Zacharia explained the brevity of the briefing by President Donald Trump’s busy schedule and his possible interaction with reporters.
Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a nodule from his lung was successful, the Holy See Press service said. “The surgery was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room,” it said.
Russia is supplying diesel fuel not specifically to the United States but to the global market for all countries, US leader Donald Trump said. "That's a diesel deal that is going to be released into the world, for the world market because the world market suffered with high prices, and when you knock out diesel refineries, that's not a great thing,” Trump told reporters.
Natural gas prices in Europe hit $1,000 per thousand cubic meters for the first time since this September and are on their highs since 2022, according to London-based ICE. November futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands surged to about $1,003 per 1,000 cubic meters or 86.675 euro per MWh. Gas prices in Europe are soaring amid record low inventories in storages before the coming winter and the continued conflict…
Russian forces struck the Mikulichi logistics center in the Kiev Region used to store attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Ukrainian army, the Defense Ministry reported. “This afternoon, the Russian Armed Forces continued delivering strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers and sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine. A strike in the Kiev Region hit the Mikulichi…
French police have used tear gas against demonstrators, a TASS correspondent reports. According to the BFMTV TV channel, one of these aggressive groups tried to set a car on fire as they approached the Port‑Royal metro station. Other demonstrators forced them to leave the column. Video, photos: Alexander Vasilyev/TASS
Russia was again the largest supplier of oil to India and to China in August 2026, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in its report. In particular, Russia provided 45% of India's oil imports in August, while another 12% came from the UAE, and 9% from Venezuela, OPEC reported, citing data from Kpler analytical firm. Russia remained also the largest supplier of oil to China, with its…
📃Russian gymnasts Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova were denied Schengen visas four days before the World Championships in Rotterdam, the Russian Gymnastics Federation said. Official refusal notices cited that "one or more member…
📃Russian gymnasts Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova were denied Schengen visas four days before the World Championships in Rotterdam, the Russian Gymnastics Federation said. Official refusal notices cited that "one or more member states of the Schengen Area consider the athletes a threat to their international relations." Photo: Russian Gymnastics Federation’s Telegram channel
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) will appeal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Gymnastics with a request to strip the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands of its Olympic qualification status, Russia's Sports Minister and President of the ROC Mikhail Degtyarev said.
The next round of consultations between Russia and the US may take place before the end of the year, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said. There is no specific agreement on a trilateral meeting on Ukraine, Ryabkov added.
The United States might have overdone it in Iran by eliminating its leadership because now Washington cannot understand who it is dealing with, President Donald Trump said. “They got no leadership and that’s the problem. We might have gone too far with the leadership, we don’t know who the hell we are dealing with," he said.
