Russia’s GRU Paid Taliban to Target U.S. Forces in Afghanistan – Insider
[The Moscow Times] - 01/9/2025
Moscow’s total payout to the Taliban through the operation totaled around $30 million, according to a former Afghan intelligence official.
In Russian newspapers
Russian Forces Establish Bridgehead Across Frontline River in Eastern Ukraine
The Oskil River serves as the de-facto front line in parts of the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian troops entrenched (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 9/01/2025
Frontline situation tense, Ukrainian General Staff acknowledges
Earlier, the Kiev regime reported the forced retreat to the Dnepropetrovsk Region from the Donetsk People’s (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
California Wildfires: Unexpected Links to US Green Lobby and Ukraine
Multiple fires have spread across the Los Angeles area since Tuesday, driven by extremely dry conditions and high (…)
[Sputnik] - 9/01/2025
Over 80% of Canadians Support Trudeau's Resignation - Poll
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than 80% of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to step down, (…)
[Sputnik] - 9/01/2025
Oil pumping to drop by 2% in 2024 — Transneft
Shipments via Kozmino in 2024 would for the first time be above oil throughput via the port of Primorsk, the largest (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
India extends stay of neighbor’s ousted PM – media
New Delhi has extended the visa of ex-Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, despite an extradition request from her home (…)
[RT] - 9/01/2025
Bankruptcy moratorium for Nord Stream 2 pipeline operator extended until May 9
If the Nord Stream 2 pipeline operator fails to comply with this period, it will be recognized bankrupt without (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025
Lebanese parliament elects new president
Armed forces commander Joseph Aoun has been chosen as Lebanon’s new leader, after a two-year power vacuum Read Full (…)
[RT] - 9/01/2025
Russian Court Rules to Block Website of Fast Fashion Retailer Shein Over LGBTQ+ Bracelet
Russia’s consumer protection came across the “illegal” bracelets while “monitoring” websites that sell LGBTQ+ (…)
[The Moscow Times] - 9/01/2025
Violence Grips Capital of Chad: Check Out What Happened
Violence recently gripped the capital of the African state of Chad, with gunfire erupting near the presidential (…)
[Sputnik] - 9/01/2025
Kurakhovo fortified area as crucial as Avdeyevka, Ugledar — official
Denis Pushilin added that the enemy had used considerable forces in the battles for the city
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 9/01/2025