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Russia’s budget deficit reached 2.5% of GDP since the start of the year. Kremlin says that’s no cause for concern.

Russia’s federal budget deficit reached 5.8 trillion rubles, or 2.5% of GDP, over the first eight months of 2026, according ...
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Rubio says ‘roadmap’ for renewed Russia–Ukraine talks could emerge within weeks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a “roadmap” for resuming direct talks between Russia and Ukraine could emerge within ...
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Man in Russia’s Dagestan shoots ex-wife and daughter dead at cafe where they worked, says they ‘disgraced the family’

The Dagestan branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against a local resident over a double ...
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Ukrainian drone attack on Russian port city kills four. Fire reported at port.

Ukraine struck Novorossiysk with drones in an attack that began on the evening of September 8 and continued through the night ...
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Russian drone strike hits Ukrainian checkpoint on border with Moldova, killing two

Russian drones struck border infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ...
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Russian drones strike Kyiv, damaging 24-story apartment building and injuring five

A Russian drone struck a 24-story residential building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi District overnight on September 9, hitting the ...
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German police detain substation sabotage suspect near a power plant with explosive devices in his possession and bombs in a nearby tent

German police detained Daniel V., a 48-year-old resident of Germany, on suspicion of sabotaging several electrical ...
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says early parliamentary elections will be held on October 25 — more than a year ahead of schedule

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said he would announce two decisions at noon on September 9: one dissolving the National ...
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13 people die in avalanche in southern Russia. Most were National Guard troops who had traveled there for training.

At least 13 people have died in an avalanche that struck the Bezengi Gorge in Kabardino-Balkaria. The avalanche broke off Mount Mizhirgi on the evening of September 6 and buried a group of 33 climbers ...
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22-year-old Russian conscript sent to war despite suicide attempt. He went missing after an assault operation and was later declared dead.

Alexander Korolkov, a 22-year-old conscript from Dmitrov, outside Moscow, was sent to fight in the war with Ukraine despite having attempted suicide during his military service, Veter reported after ...
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Yaroslavl man sentenced to 14 years for allegedly sending photos of soldiers’ graves to Ukrainian intelligence — Russia’s first known treason conviction of its kind

The Yaroslavl Regional Court sentenced Nikolai Shcherbakov, 48, to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony for treason ...
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Romania detains a Russian man accused of scouting military bases used by NATO allies and critical infrastructure for an alleged sabotage plot

Romanian authorities have detained a 40-year-old Russian citizen suspected of plotting an act of sabotage in the country, ...