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Mecca Pact fails its first test

11:06 28.08.2026

Mecca Pact fails its first test

The new military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan could not have faced a more immediate test, reports Strategic Culture Foundation. Just two days after the signing of the Mecca Pact on August 7, the Houthis carried out attacks against Saudi targets. Since then, the offensive has continued, including …

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces comments on Russia’s unabated offensive, Ukraine’s attempts to hold Donbass

22:54 27.08.2026

Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces comments on Russia’s unabated offensive, Ukraine’s attempts to hold Donbass

Chief of Russia’s General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov has inspected the progress of combat missions by the Battlegroup South, received a commander’s report and commended progress in liberation of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry revealed. Kiev’s main strategic objective is to maintain control over the …

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman: Given Ukraine’s strikes with British weapons, Moscow has every right to attack British military facilities

17:50 27.08.2026

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman: Given Ukraine’s strikes with British weapons, Moscow has every right to attack British military facilities

London, Paris, and Berlin are direct participants in terrorist attacks carried out by the Kiev regime on Russian territory, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, TASS quotes. Given Ukraine’s strikes with British weapons, Moscow has every right to attack British military facilities, she said at a briefing. London’s transfer …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt Badr Abdelatty

12:20 27.08.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt Badr Abdelatty

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt Badr Abdelatty. On August 26, at the initiative of the Egyptian side, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration …

View from India: The resurgence of a Greater Eurasia has robust political, economic and civilizational roots

11:29 27.08.2026

View from India: The resurgence of a Greater Eurasia has robust political, economic and civilizational roots

The recent foreign policy debate reflects a sombre mood that something is seriously amiss in India’s foreign policy. Yet, most are still tip toeing around the big questions. There were three foundational assumptions that underlay Indian choices at the turn of this century, writes Zorawar Daulet Singh, an award winning …

CIA director’s secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery

11:26 27.08.2026

CIA director’s secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery

TASS quotes Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov on contacts between Moscow and CIA Director John Ratcliffe: - The President Putin has been briefed on the results of the meetings between Russian intelligence agencies and CIA Director John Ratcliffe: "Of course, President Putin is immediately briefed on all of this." - There …

Reuters: As war strands Qatari gas for 6 months, US sales rise and European stocks plummet

11:25 27.08.2026

Reuters: As war strands Qatari gas for 6 months, US sales rise and European stocks plummet

Six months into the U.S.-Iran war, Qatar is among the conflict's biggest economic casualties, with its liquefied natural gas exports slashed by 96%, data shows, Reuters writes. Saudi ⁠Arabia, the UAE, Iraq and Kuwait have seen their oil exports hit, but by nowhere near as much. Qatar has lost $24 …

NYT: Trump faces limits on Iran sanctions

11:23 27.08.2026

NYT: Trump faces limits on Iran sanctions

President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior. Soon after taking office last year, President Trump issued a directive laying out his “maximum economic pressure” policy against Iran. Yet Mr. Trump seems to have …

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa

16:56 26.08.2026

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Syria Ahmed al-Sharaa

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmed al-Sharaa, Kremlin informs. The leaders discussed the current state and prospects of Russia-Syria relations and expressed readiness to deepen political dialogue and cooperation in trade, the economy, humanitarian affairs and other …

Russian Permanent representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC briefing on Ukraine: “As long as we are addressed in the language of ultimatums, terror and threats, with the realities on the ground ignored, there will be no basis for a meaningful political and diplomatic dialogue”

11:37 26.08.2026

Russian Permanent representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC briefing on Ukraine: “As long as we are addressed in the language of ultimatums, terror and threats, with the realities on the ground ignored, there will be no basis for a meaningful political and diplomatic dialogue”

Statement by Russian Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine. Mr. President, Mr. Minister, Today, members of the Security Council once again have to take part in a meeting convened by our European colleagues and Ukraine, with preassigned roles and identically worded statements replete with …

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