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MI5 Chief: UK Confronting Growing Threat From Russia, Iran, China
Director General Ken McCallum said his agency had thwarted a “stream of surveillance plots with hostile intent” from Russia and warned of a 35% rise in individuals investigated for state threats.
Oct. 16, 2025
US
China Defends Russian Oil Purchases, Slams US ‘Bullying’
Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised him New Delhi would stop buying Russian oil, and that he would get China to follow suit.
Oct. 16, 2025
Russia
Russians Were Present at Secret Training Camp for Moldovan Agitators, Serbia Says
Dozens of Moldovans and Romanians attending the camp, located near the border with Bosnia, were allegedly given instruction in sabotage tactics ahead of elections to the Moldovan parliament.
Oct. 16, 2025
Russia
IMF Forecasts Russia’s Real GDP Growth to Slow to 0.6% in 2025
IMF decreased Russia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast from 1.5% to 0.6%, citing fiscal spending, high borrowing costs, lower oil revenues, yet strong harvests.
Oct. 16, 2025
Russia
India Says Priority is Consumers After Trump Comments on Stopping Russian Oil
Trump in August raised tariffs on Indian exports to the United States to 50 percent, with Trump’s aides accusing India of fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Oct. 16, 2025
Russia
Trump Says Modi Promised to Halt Russian Oil Purchases
The development comes after Trump imposed a 50% tariff on goods from India as he sought to crack down on Delhi for purchasing Russian oil, sparking a diplomatic rift.
Oct. 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
Viral St Petersburg Singer Detained After Leading Crowds in Outlawed Anti-Putin Song
The rare display of public dissent in Russia went viral after hundreds of young people banded together to condemn Putin on St Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospect thoroughfare.
Oct. 15, 2025
Russia
EU Economy Chief Urges G7 to Join Plan Tapping Russia Assets for Ukraine
Under the European Union’s plan, the bloc would borrow funds from international deposit organization Euroclear in Belgium that have matured into cash, and the money would in turn be loaned to Ukraine.
Oct. 15, 2025
ANALYSIS: Russia’s Air Defense Problems Are Growing
Many Russians have gone into panic mode as they watch Ukrainian drones hit targets in Russia almost at will.
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