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UN welcomes any efforts toward talks between Russia, Ukraine

13:20 07.09.2026

UN welcomes any efforts toward talks between Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations supports any efforts to organize talks between Russia and Ukraine, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq told TASS. "We encourage all efforts towards negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation," he said, commenting on the visits by the US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared …

Belgium will not support seizure of Russian assets – defense minister

11:01 07.09.2026

Belgium will not support seizure of Russian assets – defense minister

Despite the Russophobic frenzy affecting the European continent, there remain some reasonably rational actors attempting to prevent the crisis from deepening. Belgium continues to insist on blocking the use of frozen Russian financial assets to fund military aid to Ukraine. Although the Belgian government actively participates in European plans against …

Dutch central bank shifts billions in gold from US to Britain in ‘crisis preparedness’ move

11:01 07.09.2026

Dutch central bank shifts billions in gold from US to Britain in ‘crisis preparedness’ move

The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as “crisis preparedness” in a time of global political unrest, Associated Press writes. It said that between March and August, some 86 metric …

Iceland’s ‘No’ vote is a warning to Europe

11:00 07.09.2026

Iceland’s ‘No’ vote is a warning to Europe

This summer, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, bluntly told the American Council on Foreign Relations think tank that Europe was trapped in a high-tax, ultra-regulation model, The Spectator writes. ‘When [Canadian prime minister] Mark Carney said, ‘The middle powers should get together” – it’s a fantasy. They did …

Putin, US Envoys Hold Constructive Talks on Ukraine Settlement — Kremlin Aide

9:12 06.09.2026

Putin, US Envoys Hold Constructive Talks on Ukraine Settlement — Kremlin Aide

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes and was “substantive, constructive, extremely frank and confidential,” Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. Putin stressed the need to address all the root causes of the conflict. Russia gave …

The Economic Times: After S-400, India eyes Russia’s S-500 and Su-57 in a major defence push

1:51 06.09.2026

The Economic Times: After S-400, India eyes Russia’s S-500 and Su-57 in a major defence push

The S-500 missile defence system and Su-57 stealth fighter are emerging as key defence discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, as India looks to expand its military cooperation with Moscow, according to a TOI report. The talks come …

The U.S. national debt is $40 trillion. What does that mean mathematically?

1:51 06.09.2026

The U.S. national debt is $40 trillion. What does that mean mathematically?

The U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion. That’s a mind-blowing number. The number 40 trillion is 4 with 13 zeroes after it. If you laid all those dollar bills out end to end, you’d make it from Earth to the sun and back 20 times, Scientific American notes. Spread out …

NYT: A.I. is becoming so powerful, it’s stumping those trying to contain it

1:49 06.09.2026

NYT: A.I. is becoming so powerful, it’s stumping those trying to contain it

OpenAI recently discovered that a new artificial intelligence model it was testing had gone rogue and hacked another company, The New York Times writes. Anthropic then revealed that one of its A.I. models had broken into the systems of three outside organizations during a test. Not long after, Meta (banned …

Reuters: Trump says he is reviewing US position on Falkland Islands

1:49 06.09.2026

Reuters: Trump says he is reviewing US position on Falkland Islands

U.S. President Donald Trump said ‌he was reviewing the United States' position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic, Reuters writes. "I always review every ⁠position. That's just one of many," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the islands' sovereignty. Trump …

Putin Begins Meeting With Witkoff, Kushner – Kremlin

20:54 05.09.2026

Putin Begins Meeting With Witkoff, Kushner – Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a meeting with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Kremlin said on Saturday, Sputnik informs. Earlier in the day, a plane carrying Witkoff and Kushner landed at Vnukovo Airport, where they were met by Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's special representative …

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