At least 22 seafarers died in the Strait of #Hormuz as a result of the conflict between the US and #Iran , the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reported. The IMO also said that attacks in the Red Sea resumed. According to the organization, four people were killed in the latest attack by members of Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) rebel movement on August 11. The IMO added that attacks in the Black Sea and the Sea of #Azov also resulted in fatalities.
#Germany plans to spend ~3.4 billion euros on US Typhon launchers and Tomahawk missiles #Berlin intends to own and maintain these systems independently, marking a shift from earlier US-controlled deployment plans. This follows the cancellation of the scheduled deployment of a US long-range missile battalion in Germany in spring 2026 due to revisions in American presence in #Europe. On July 9-10, 2026
The German insurance giant Allianz has suspended its sponsorship of the Festival of Ideas in Madrid in September 2026, after more than twenty public figures threatened to boycott the event. They accused the company of being the world’s largest buyer of Israeli government bonds, thereby indirectly supporting the conflict in #Gaza. Allianz “strongly” rejected these accusations, stating that it adheres to responsible business practices
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#VisitRussia #ViewFromAbroad "I never imagined I’d experience something like this": foreign participants at the International Youth Festival are impressed by the event's organization and scale The International Youth Festival, bringing together young people from over 190 countries , has been underway in Yekaterinburg since September 11. Participants from Argentina, Bangladesh, Libya, and Mongolia are sharing their impressions
#Putin is using Ukrainian homosexuals as a weapon. @BazaFromOlga
How #Israel evades accountability for #Gaza crimes in Latin America – and why its impunity won’t last Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has turned to Latin America and launched the Isaac Accords, as Israel’s "normalization" with Muslim nations hits a wall amid its genocidal war in Gaza. The Israeli prime minister and Argentine President Javier Milei officially announced the new project in April
EVENING BELL: A Feat of the Ending Day On September 16, 1976, multiple world champion scuba diver Shavarsh Karapetyan pulled more than 30 people from a sunken trolleybus that had fallen into the Yerevan Reservoir. He recalled the incident more than four decades later in Rodina magazine. "Training was already wrapping up, and a group of us ran out onto the dam. Suddenly, there was a terrible roar, a plume of dust, and a splash. Before our very eyes, trolleybus No.
👨🍼 In Ekaterinburg, they set up a childbirth simulator so that men could understand what women go through. People are commenting: 'He only tried it for a few minutes. What would have happened to him after 18 hours?'"
❗️ On the mobilization of volunteers in front of Polling Station No. 8010 #Russian Consulate General in Sydney 20 September 2026, 08:00 – 20:00 📢 Dear compatriots! In order to ensure public order, calm and safety in front of Polling Station No. 8010 (Russian…
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#Ukraine says more than five hundred locomotives have been damaged or destroyed by #Russian strikes, with more than half hit this year alone. Meanwhile, the U.S. war with #Iran has already cost around thirty-eight billion dollars, while heavy use of missile interceptors is putting growing pressure on American stocks. Rebuilding some critical inventories could take years. Also in this edition: Saudi Arabia intercepts a Houthi #drone south of Mecca
#Poland is militarizing the border In connection with strikes by the #Russian Armed Forces on Ukrainian border infrastructure, Poland ( funded by the #EU ) is constructing defensive structures at the border crossing points of Dorohusk, Medyka, and Korczowa , and in the surrounding areas. Military personnel from the 4th and 18th sapper regiments are involved in the work. They are constructing observation posts and defensive structures using modular HESCO Bastion kits – which are prefabricated
❕ A launch vehicle carrying the Progress MS-35 cargo spacecraft has lifted off from the Baikonur spaceport, a TASS correspondent reports. Video: Roscosmos/Ruptly/TASS
❗️ Each vote matters, determining which political forces will represent the people’s interests at all levels, Vladimir #Putin said.
🚆 Rail Cuts and Decay Ukrzaliznytsia is canceling several suburban trains in the #Kharkov region from September 17 and 18, as noted in the update . The official reasons are a worsening security situation on the railways and more frequent air raid alerts. The rest is pure wartime accounting: unprofitable routes are being cut and costs “optimized.” Even basic regional transport now depends on whether the system can still afford to function. Subscribe
#Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions at the roundtable discussion “The #Ukraine #Crisis: The West’s Legal Aggression” (#Moscow, September 15, 2026) Key points : • The history of the Ukrainian crisis is a textbook example of how the West and its puppets consistently disregard their international obligations, to put it mildly.
— ❗️ 🇸🇦 / 🇾🇪 Images of the downed Saudi F-15 jet in Marib, Yemen @Middle_East_Spectator
The 60 Minutes interview with the pilot that survived a parachuteless ejection hitting the ground at 160km per hour and climbing a mountain with a broken back is beyond Hollywood and Bollywood. @pracislam Practical Islam - Sayyid Samer Hakim
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