Vladimir Putin's visit to IndiaPutin arrives in New Delhi for BRICS summit The Il-96 flight carrying the Russian leader landed at the Palam Air Force StationNEW DELHI, September 11. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in India whose capital city will host the BRICS summit. The Il-96 flight carrying the Russian leader landed at the Palam Air Force Station, a TASS correspondent reported. 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Kremlin and representatives of European countriesRead moreRepublic of Congo starts exporting LNG from project with Lukoil participationThe volumes will be marketed by Eni, strengthening and expanding the company’s LNG portfolio, and supporting efforts towards energy security and transition, the company saidRead moreRussian embassy says German Consulate General in Russia closed as tit-for-tat responseRussian diplomats called it notable that "the German side describes its actions as a 'measured and proportionate' response to Russia’s 'hybrid threats'"Read moreSystem for controlling drones without satellite navigation unveiled in RussiaGeoscan’s solution was named the best in the "Autonomous Navigation" category based on the results of three days of testingRead moreNABU investigating more than 60 Ukrainian lawmakers — mediaAccording to Alexander Abakumov, head of one of the bureau’s investigative units, Vladimir Zelensky’s failed attempt to take control of NABU in 2025 only bolstered the 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generation"Read moreRussia’s Dan-T munition visually similar to Banderol missile — expert"One of the munition’s main competitive advantages is its significantly lower cost compared to Western counterparts," Alexander Stepanov saidRead moreRussia's LNG supplies to China rise by 41% to 3.9 mln tons in January-JuneRussia is third in terms of the physical volume of LNG purchased by ChinaRead moreRussia calls on West to abandon intent to renew sanctions against Iran — envoy to UNRussia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that Russia "will continue to obstruct attempts to revive Committee 1737" on sanctions regarding Iran's nuclear programRead moreRussia cut oil production by 160,000 bpd month-on-month in August — OPECCurrently, Russian oil production is limited by the OPEC+ agreementRead moreMeetings between Chinese, US leaders benefit global economy — IMFWashington has publicly signaled on several occasions that it hopes for a reciprocal visit by the Chinese President this autumnRead moreRussia destroys 675 Ukrainian warplanes over course of special opThe Russian Defense Ministry published footage of a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 being destroyedRead moreRussia urges West to stop 'adding fuel to the fire' over IranRussian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stressed that agreements are possible only on the basis of a balance of interests and with due regard for Iran’s legitimate rightsRead moreForeign firms' losses from exiting Russian market exceed $107 bln — ReutersAbout 1,000 companies exited the Russian market over the past two years, the agency said, citing a report by Yale School of ManagementRead moreRussia to place outer space control complexes in Altai, Far East, Buryatia and Crimea"This will be a chain of next-generation specialized radio-electronic surveillance complexes," Andrei Ivashina, a deputy chief of the space segment of the Russian Aerospace Force saidRead moreStrikes on Black Sea vessels cannot affect Russia-Turkey relations — KremlinDmitry Peskov stated that Kiev had originally opened this "Pandora’s box" by attacking Russian civilian infrastructureRead moreBrent crude on ICE rallies above $109 per barrel for first time since May 21By 9:02 p.m. GMT, price gains slowed to $108.81Read moreRuined sports careers: ISU denies neutral status for Russia’s Valieva, KondratyukTASS has compiled the key facts surrounding the International Skating Union’s decisions regarding Russian figure skatersRead moreAfD MP criticizes German government for 'squandering billions' on UkraineAccording to Gottfried Curio, more than €100 billion has already been allocated to UkraineRead moreRussia’s TKB-1167 system can be integrated into unified air defense network — developerThe TKB-1167 is capable of interacting with external radar stations, optoelectronic detection systems, the High Precision Systems Holding Company said Read moreNew US strategy increases risk of global nuclear war — Chinese expertThe US shift towards making nuclear weapons battlefield ready is extremely dangerous, Chinese military expert Zhang Junshe emphasizedRead moreMoscow considers rating cuts part of West’s economic war on Russia — Foreign MinistryRussian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman is convinced that the BRICS countries need to speed up the consultations on this important issue for their economiesRead moreGeorgia does not rule out option of buying Russian gasThe talks are underway for the purpose of improving transit conditions, Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Georgy Kobuliya said Read moreMaduro's wife asks US court to release her from custody due to heart problemsAccording to her lawyers, Flores underwent heart surgery even before her capture and removal from VenezuelaRead moreRussian forces evacuate more than 20 wounded Ukrainian soldiers left in AvdeyevkaThe Ukrainian side fled from Avdeyevka even before the leaving the city was announced and left their wounded to die, the operational services of the Donetsk People's Republic told TASSRead moreKiev forms cyberterrorism structure under NATO auspices — MFASpokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that organized Ukrainian forces were tasked with carrying out extremist acts against Russian civilian infrastructure under the guise of fraudRead moreRussian stock indices up as trading closes on Moscow ExchangeThe MOEX Index surpassed the monthly high set on Tuesday and remains firmly in positive territoryRead moreGlobal economy coping with aftermath of war against Iran better than expected — IMFAccording to IMF Spokesperson Julie Kozack, the global economy has weathered the shocks, including the energy shock, better than fearedRead moreUkrainian military suffers 100 casualties near Novoselovskoye, six troops surrenderIn addition, the Russian Defense Ministry released footage of the battle in the Kupyansk area, during which the troops of Battlegroup West liberated NovoselovskoyeRead moreRussian contingent at 2026 Olympics will be max 15-20 athletes — sports ministerRussian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev said that every victory will be worth its weight in goldRead moreJapan should not tell Russia which monuments to erect — Kremlin aideVladimir Medinsky said the lessons of history should be rememberedRead moreRussia is fully compliant with INF Treaty, top brass saysThe head of the Missile Troops and Artillery of Russia’s Ground Forces noted that the ongoing US campaign on accusing Russia of violating the INF Treaty is groundlessRead moreHungary wants compensation from EU for rejecting Russian oil, gas — prime ministerPeter Magyar added that the energy situation remains extremely difficult worldwide, with many nations experiencing gasoline and diesel fuel shortagesRead moreWestern efforts to isolate Russia fail — mediaAccording to the Foreign Affairs magazine, the Kremlin has "skillfully promoted" the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICSRead moreAlgeria to close its airspace for UAE planes from September 11According to the national Defense Ministry, an exception will be made for "civil commercial UAE flights to Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers and from it"Read moreDubai airports came under 17 missile strikes during US-Iran conflictPaul Griffiths, CEO of the airport operator company Dubai Airports, said that no one died as a result of the incidentsRead moreIran destroys US reconnaissance drone boat in Strait of Hormuz — IRGCThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the strike thwarted the "aggressive mission"Read moreEurope unable to finance all of Kiev’s requests this year — WSJVladimir Zelensky’s multibillion-dollar requests "couldn’t come at a worse time for European governments," the newspaper wroteRead moreUS envoys bring worse peace terms to Kiev than before — lawmakerAnna Skorokhod said that no constitutional amendments or recognition of territories were required previouslyRead moreUS should stop supporting Kiev to avoid larger-scale conflict — expertDoug Bandow emphasized that "the US and its NATO partners are now waging a costly proxy war against Russia"Read moreUkraine’s attempt to break out of encirclement disrupted: enemy lossesBattlegroup North units have taken control of Zarubinka and Goptovka in the Kharkov regionRead moreOther countries aiding Iran won't alter balance of power — US Secretary of StateMarco Rubio added that Washington will "continue to strangle" Iran economically, restricting its foreign trade and financial tiesRead moreChief organizer of 2030 Winter Olympic program in France resignsThe 2030 Winter Olympic Games will be held in the French Alps region of France on February 1-17, 2030Read moreRussia cuts LNG supplies to Europe to five-year low in AugustEurope's total LNG imports in August amounted to 10.5 bln cubic meters, according to European think tank BruegelRead moreZaporozhye NPP loses power 10 times over past three months — Russian envoyMikhail Ulyanov noted that over the past three months, various parts of the plant have come under Ukrainian forces’ attacks, including the diesel fuel storage facility, the electrical network workshop, and the pumping stationRead moreBattlegroup South infantry begins assault on Druzhkovka — Russian Defense MinistryAccording to the report, the units are operating according to a standard planRead moreRussia plans to hold talks on Su-57 jet exports at Dubai AirshowRussian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Director Dmitry Shugayev noted that the Su-57 is a high-tech military product whose creation involves many suppliersRead moreGlobal markets are far broader than Latvia alone — Kremlin on Riga's grain decisionDmitry Peskov added that alternative destinations always existRead moreData farmers taking advantage of Russia's fuel crisis — GFCNFake gas station maps have appeared online to farm data from Russian citizens, president of the Global Fact-Checking Network saidRead moreLondon aware of former embassy security guard detention in Moscow — Foreign OfficeAccording to the spokesperson, London is establishing factsRead moreDiplomat rips West’s video linkup with Russian opposition as ‘an offensive against Moscow’The video linkup involved more than 20 countries, including the US and the UK, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Read moreUkraine introduces special regime on border with Russia, BelarusUkraine’s State Border Guard Service said the measure is in force, as long as the martial law remains in placeRead more'Imaginary threat' to Zelensky’s plane, Kiev’s provocations: topics of Kremlin’s briefingThe Kiev regime’s provocations are a matter of heightened attention for Russian intelligence agencies, Dmitry Peskov said Read more14 booster rockets to be launched in Russia by yearend - GeneralSpace Troops commander Lt-Gen Oleg Ostapenko told a news conference on TuesdayRead moreVance greeted as next US president at closed meeting in Texas — PoliticoAttendees chanted the number 48 during Vance's speechRead moreDefense minister: Russia has to respond to NATO’s growing potential in EuropeThe Russian defense minister said earlier that the ministry was planning to form three new divisions in the western directionRead moreRussia, Iran aim to implement joint projects in South Caucasus — Russian MFAThe ministry said that a productive exchange of views took place regarding a number of current bilateral and regional issuesRead moreIAEA new anti-Iranian resolution fraught with new round of escalation — Russian diplomatMikhail Ulyanov said that the US and the E3 nations are systematically turning the IAEA Board of Governors into a "conveyor belt of provocative anti-Iranian attacks"Read moreOver 50 shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops reported in DPR in past day, two killedNine people were woundedRead moreRussian Helicopters confirms agreement with Egypt for 46 Kamov Ka-52 aircraftIt was earlier reported that Russia would supply the deck-based version of the Ka052 helicopter to EgyptRead moreCivilian killed as Ukraine launches 448 drones at Russia overnightTwenty-eight civilians were injured in a Ukrainian unmanned boat attack on the seafront in the Black Sea resort of SochiRead morePutin discusses special military op issues with military leaders daily — Kremlin spokesmanDmitry Peskov said that appropriate measures are being taken with regard to the increased intensity of Ukrainian attacks on Russian cities along the Black SeaRead moreYemeni leader urges to prevent Hormuz scenario in Bab el-Mandeb StraitAl-Alimi claimed that Tehran was using the military campaign by the rebel Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement to shift the burden of the conflict to neighboring countriesRead moreSome 100 combat aircraft involved in post-Soviet bloc's air defense drillsMilitary units from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan are taking part in the drillsRead moreUS redirected 96 commercial ships during its blockade of Iran — CENTCOMAccording to the statement, more than 50 vessels supporting humanitarian aid have been allowed to passRead moreFSB detains Ukrainian agent gathering information on UK diplomats in Moscow: what is knownThe Russian worked as a security guard at the UK Embassy in MoscowRead moreRussian forces tightening Ukrainian troops’ encirclement in Volchansk — defense sourceAccording to the source, many Ukrainian soldiers have already begun to surrenderRead moreTrump denies Iran deals damage to US aircraft at Jordan airbaseA spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier said its aerospace forces had struck the Muwaffaq Salti and Prince Hassan airbases in Jordan, which are used by the US Air ForceRead moreUkraine's Naftogaz says Gazprom wants to end gas compensation contract June 23The decision to terminate the contract “has no economic substantiation and increases the risk that Gazprom fails to perform its contractual obligations to European customers,” Naftogaz saysRead moreHouthis repel Saudi air raid with domestically produced missiles — spokesmanAccording to Yahya Saree, domestically manufactured missiles were used during the operationRead moreEU should be concerned about losing control over Kiev’s actions — KremlinAccording to Dmitry Peskov, there are many such examplesRead moreIOC confirms no grounds found to penalize Yelena Isinbayeva — statementThe IOC ethics commission believes that the athlete had no contractual relationship with the Russian armed forcesRead moreRussia surpasses US in experience of next-generation warfare — Foreign AffairsAccording to the article, Moscow now fields one of the world’s strongest militariesRead moreRescue operation in wake of deadly Bezengi avalanche on hold until tomorrow’s dawnAccording to the Emergencies Ministry’s department in the region, 46 people are at the ready at the Bezengi alpine campRead moreRussian military base in Tajikistan on standby to fight external threats — defense chiefClose cooperation to use it has been maintained, Andrey Belousov saidRead moreFinland finishes building fence on border with RussiaThe project launched in 2024 cost an estimated €365 million, according to the border guard of the Nordic countryRead moreRussian Investigative Committee says some of Kratovo shooter’s weapons come from ChechnyaThe shooter had possessed a large number of munitions, hand grenades, smoothbore weapons and a Mauser pistol. The weapons that he used during the incident were old-typeRead moreLavrov recalls Putin’s words that if Europe attacks Russia, the war will be 'short'The Russian foreign minister noted that the head of state repeated several times that Moscow is not going to attack several timesRead moreTwo killed, seven wounded in drone attacks on DPR in past dayAlso, eight houses, nine civil infrastructure sites, an ambulance vehicle and three cars were damagedRead moreUkrainian drone intercepted over Black Sea — Russian Defense MinistryEarlier today, it was reported that a naval fighter jet destroyed another fixed wing drone over the Black SeaRead more
How 9/11 turned a terrorist attack into a generation of war
• What happened: On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths and led to the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, sig...