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Oman oil spill reaches coast as 800,000-barrel Russian shadow tanker salvage begins near whale reserve
Salvage teams are racing to secure the sanctioned tanker Caroline Bezengi after Russian crude leaking into the Arabian Sea reached Oman’s coastline, threatening the protected Hallaniyat Islands and one of the world’s rarest humpback whale populations.
Putin threatens to seize European vessels as Russia-EU shadow fleet confrontation moves to sea
Vladimir Putin says Russia could retaliate against European seizures of Russian-linked merchant ships by detaining vessels connected with hostile states, escalating a sanctions dispute that is increasingly drawing naval forces into commercial shipping routes.
Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in Syria, but Russia asylum leaves justice dilemma unresolved
A Damascus court has sentenced Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia for murder, torture and crimes against humanity, delivering Syria’s first conviction of its former president while raising new questions over extradition, fair trials and transitional justice.
Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in detention
Russia frees former US Marine Robert Gilman after four years in detention as Trump says Putin granted a humanitarian pardon with no prisoner swap.
Russia uses North Korean missiles in deadly Ukraine strikes as Pyongyang support expands
Russia’s Ukraine strikes kill at least 10 as Zelensky says North Korean ballistic missiles were used and warns Pyongyang is sending more weapons.
Russia bars anti-war Yabloko from State Duma election as Ukraine war dissent narrows further
Russia’s Supreme Court has barred liberal opposition party Yabloko from the September 20 parliamentary election after accepting a lawsuit alleging campaign violations, removing the only registered party openly opposing Moscow’s war in Ukraine from the national ballot.
Poland and Baltics fortify energy sites over feared Russian false-flag drone attack
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are tightening security around LNG terminals, dams, gas storage and electricity infrastructure amid intelligence warnings that Russia could stage an attack using Ukrainian-made drones to create confusion inside NATO.
Syria rewrites Russia’s Tartous and Hmeimim presence as military bases become joint training centres
Syria and Russia have agreed to reorganise Moscow’s military presence at Tartous and Hmeimim, transferring civilian facilities to Syrian control and converting Russian bases into joint training centres within three months.
Zelenskyy visits Russia-friendly Serbia as Kyiv strikes deepen Moscow’s oil infrastructure crisis
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first official visit to Serbia has produced pledges for closer trade, energy and infrastructure cooperation even as Aleksandar Vučić refuses sanctions on Russia and new Russian strikes kill civilians around Kyiv.
US Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill as India and China face possible 100% tariffs
The United States Senate has passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by 86-11, potentially exposing major buyers of Russian energy, including India and China, to tariffs of up to 100% if the legislation clears the House.