Russia
Indian opposition blames government on Trump threats
Under President Donald Trump’s second term his administration has taken a much more hawkish stance that Indian purchases enable Russia to weather sanctions and indirectly fund its war effort
Suspected Tajik terrorist gunmen go on trial in Moscow over Crocus City Hall bloodbath
Pleas of guilty and partly guilty entered by four accused. Fifteen alleged accomplices will also be tried in mainly closed-door hearing.
Kremlin does not rule out Putin meeting with Trump envoy in Moscow
The Kremlin has not ruled out the possibility of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's special envoy Stephen Witkoff this week.
Russia rolls out AI to track street vendors St Petersburg
St Petersburg deploys AI to catch illegal street vendors with $600 fines. Mobile systems on patrol cars automatically detect unauthorised trading posts, with neural networks monitoring compliance.
Several missing as flash floods hit 70 residential areas and 34 homes in Russia's Krasnodar region
Torrential rains in Russia's Krasnodar region have flooded 70 residential areas and 34 homes in the villages of Defanovka.
Russia warns of tourist danger from Kamchatka volcano lava flow
A lava flow descending from the Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has reached three kilometres in length and is approaching the Bogdanovich glacier.
COMMENT: Russian sanctions have failed, but its buffers are eroding
Russia’s ability to withstand Western sanctions is showing signs of strain as fiscal and external buffers erode, according to senior economists at the Institute of International Finance.
Tsunami washes away tonnes of salmon from Russian fish processing plant
A tsunami following the largest earthquake in the Kuril Islands in 70 years washed 120 tonnes of salmon and one tonne of scallops stored at the Alaid fish processing plant into the ocean.
Ukraine imposes sanctions on 94 "shadow fleet" captains from multiple countries
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on 94 individuals from Russia, Myanmar, Iran, Pakistan, China, India, Bangladesh and Georgia, as well as five oil transportation companies.
Siberian permafrost could disappear by 2100 as rapid thawing accelerates
An international team of scientists from Britain, Switzerland, Israel and the United States has analysed the composition of more than 60 mineral formations found in caves located in the delta of Siberia's Lena River, revealing stark predictions.
Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupts for the first time in 600 years
Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for the first time in recorded history on August 2, sending a plume of ash up to 6km into the atmosphere, according to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT).
Russia expecting the grain harvest to tumble by 20mn tonnes as Global Warming pushes its fertile grain belt northwards
Russia is on course to see its grain harvest tumble by 20mn tonnes as its grain belt bakes in a Climate Crisis heatwave and Global Warming shifts its fertile grain belt northwards.
India will continue Russian oil imports despite Trump tariff threats
India will continue purchasing oil from Russia despite threats of penalties from US President Donald Trump, two Indian government sources speaking on condition of anonymity say.
Rosatom may whiff on Kazakh nuclear project due to financing yips
Chinese firm teed up to replace Russian entity on project
COMMENT: Chinese trade is an economic lifeline for Russia despite falling volumes
Bilateral trade between China and Russia declined in the first half of 2025, but the downturn masks a deeper entrenchment of economic ties that continue to sustain Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine.
US DoE muddies the ClimateCrisis waters with report downplaying the emissions problem
As part of the Trump administration’s attempts to take the Climate Crisis off the agenda, the US Department of Energy has released a report downplaying the impact of fossil fuels on global warming.
Can India dump Russian oil imports completely if Trump’s secondary sanctions appear?
Since early 2024 India has typically bought 1.5–2.0 mbpd of Russian crude, or about 35–40% of its total imports. US President Donald Trump is threatening crushing 100% tariffs on Russia’s business partners if they continue to import crude.
India to continue buying Russian oil despite Trump's threats
Indian officials have said they would keep purchasing oil from Russia despite threats of penalties from US President Donald Trump.
Ukrainian drones strike Russian airfield and oil facilities
Ukrainian Security Service drones struck a military airfield used for storing and launching Shahed drones in Primorsko-Akhtarsk on August 2.
Trump orders nuclear submarine deployment amid escalating dispute with Russia's Medvedev
US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines following an escalating social media confrontation with Russia's number two.