Mishustin to hold meeting with members of the commission for the development of the North Caucasus Federal District

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will hold a meeting on Thursday with members of the government commission for socio-economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District. RIA Novosti, 04/30/2026

Journalist mocks Zaluzhny's gaffe about a fictitious son

MOSCOW, April 30 - RIA Novosti. Irish journalist Chay Bowes on social network X mocked the Ambassador of Ukraine to Great Britain and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny for inventions about... RIA Novosti, 04/30/2026

New explosions rocked Odesa

Several explosions have been heard in Odesa, "Obshchestvennoye" reports. RIA Novosti, 04.30.2026

US military requested hypersonic weapons for strikes on Iran, media report

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) requested the deployment of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran. RIA Novosti, 30.04.2026

World Bank warns Middle East war to drive 24% energy price surge

Middle East war sparks record energy supply shock, fueling inflation and threatening global economic growth, World Bank warns

Shock and opportunity: The consequences of the UAE’s OPEC exit

The UAE’s break with OPEC could flood markets, rattle prices, and redraw power lines from Riyadh to Moscow

Saudi Arabia's LPG exports remain disrupted

Saudi Arabia's oil and gas giant Aramco has reportedly notified its customers about continuing LPG deliveries disruption

Kremlin reacts as UAE quits OPEC, calls move ‘sovereign’

Russia says it respects the UAE’s decision to leave OPEC as Abu Dhabi seeks more control over oil output amid market turmoil

Russia-built Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant starts test generation of nuclear power

Fuel loading has begun at the first unit of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, built by Russia’s Rosatom

Google to supply AI for classified Pentagon use amid backlash

Google has struck a deal to provide AI tools to the Pentagon for classified use, as internal protests and disputes over military applications intensify.

Astronaut Deniz Burnham to fly on ISS-76 mission with Russian cosmonauts

Dmitry Petelin will be the commander of the Soyuz MS, while Konstantin Borisov and Deniz Burnham will serve as the ship's flight engineers

The National Interest ranks Russia’s T-72 as world’s top tank

The United States’ M1 Abrams tanks rank second on the list, and Israel’s Merkava V is third

Dietitian Named Allowable Portion of Shashlik

Women are recommended no more than 250 grams of shashlik per day, and men - no more than 400 grams, to avoid overloading the gastrointestinal tract, RIA Novosti was told by a dietitian... RIA Novosti, 04/30/2026

Mishustin to hold meeting with members of the commission for the development of the North Caucasus Federal District

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will hold a meeting on Thursday with members of the government commission for socio-economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District. RIA Novosti, 04/30/2026

Journalist mocks Zaluzhny's gaffe about a fictitious son

MOSCOW, April 30 - RIA Novosti. Irish journalist Chay Bowes on social network X mocked the Ambassador of Ukraine to Great Britain and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny for inventions about... RIA Novosti, 04/30/2026

New explosions rocked Odesa

Several explosions have been heard in Odesa, "Obshchestvennoye" reports. RIA Novosti, 04.30.2026

US military requested hypersonic weapons for strikes on Iran, media report

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) requested the deployment of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran. RIA Novosti, 30.04.2026

Rosobrnadzor banned searching Unified State Exam participants

Rosobrnadzor banned searching Unified State Exam participants for 2026: students must voluntarily hand over all belongings before the exam, according to a document reviewed by RIA Novosti. April 30, 2026

The Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia’s historic victory over European colonialism

On March 1, 1896, Ethiopian forces crushed the Italian army, securing their nation’s independence

Lavrov to meet with Kazakh president, hold talks with top diplomat

The visit is expected to yield a plan of contacts between the two countries’ foreign ministries in the coming years

Russia rejects very possibility of using nuclear arms in Ukraine

Ambassador al Large Andrey Belousov stressed that it is in Russia's "best interest that nuclear weapons are never used"

UK police release bodycam footage of anti-Semitic stabbing attack (VIDEO)

UK police have released bodycam footage of the arrest of a suspect who allegedly stabbed two Jewish men in London

Why China is holding back as global crises test its great-power role

As tensions rise, China is avoiding direct confrontation with the US, revealing both the logic and limits of its great-power strategy abroad

Latvia can now revoke residence permits over as little as three traffic violations

Amendments to Latvia’s immigration law took effect April 29, allowing authorities to revoke temporary residency permits for repeated administrative offenses.