Russia, Nigeria Reaffirm OPEC+ Partnership

(MENAFN) The collaboration between Russia and Nigeria under the OPEC+ alliance plays a crucial part in supporting the steadiness of the international oil market, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. His comments followed a...

Russian Shelling Hits Dobropillia, Injuring Civilians and Prompting Travel Restrictions

On July 16, Russian forces shelled the city of Dobropillia, located in the Donetsk region. According to information provided by the head of the Dobropillia Military-Civil Administration, Andriy Bondarenko, two people sustained serious injuries as...

Russia Braces for New Pressures After Trump Ultimatum

US President Donald Trump's threat to impose 100% secondary tariffs on Russia if an agreement on ending the Ukraine war is not reached within 50 days is seen in Moscow as an ultimatum that the Kremlin would not comply with.

Russia to consider construction of access roads to borders with China, North Korea — Putin

MAGNITOGORSK, July 16. /TASS/. Russia will consider issues of building access roads to the state border with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea, President Vladimir Putin said. "We are going to continue proactively develop the East route....

Russia dropped an aerial bomb on Dobropillia — there are dead and injured (UPD)

On July 16, the Russian Federation dropped an aerial bomb on the center of Dobropillia (Donetsk region). There are dead and many injured. This was reported by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, without specifying the exact number of victims and injured....

Russian bomb kills at least one, injures 21 in eastern Ukrainian town of Dobropillia

Audio By Carbonatix (Reuters) -A strike by Russian forces on Wednesday on a shopping centre and market in Dobropillia, a town near the front line of the 40-month-old war, killed two people, injured up to 27 and caused widespread damage, officials...

Russia’s frozen $245 billion can pay for Ukraine’s arms

The mood in Kyiv early this year was upbeat. Many hoped a new U.S. president dedicated to "peace through strength” would produce a more robust American approach to ending Russia’s invasion. Few believed Donald Trump would be duped into handing...

Russian experts study radioactivity on Novaya Zemlya

ARKHANGELSK, July 16. /TASS/. Scientists of the Arctic Floating University expedition started sampling on the Northern Island of Novaya Zemlya to study radioactivity, to measure general radioactivity, as well as dose rate and radon flux density,...

Russian Crude Exports Rise to Date in July

Russian regions received 59 garbage trucks under the preferential leasing program

Russia and Iran 'trying to recruit British schoolchildren as spies' with counter-terror police urging parents to be 'inquisitive'

British schoolchildren may be targeted by hostile states to carry out acts of surveillance and sabotage, police have warned. Detectives are said to have identified several plots during which teenagers were recruited by agents acting for Russia and...

Russian–Armenian billionaire Karapetyan hit with new charges of money laundering

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Russia seizes major bread producer company for alleged support of Ukrainian forces

Russian authorities have decided to confiscate a share in the company Ryzhsky Khleb (Riga Bread), based in Ivanovo Oblast, from Latvian citizen Normunds Bomis, citing the supposed extremist activities of the owner, who allegedly supports the Armed...

Russians drop guided aerial bomb on central Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, two killed and 27 people injured – photos, video

Aftermath of the attack. Photo: Dobropillia info Russian forces dropped an FAB-500 aerial bomb on the centre of the town of Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast on the evening of 16 July. According to the latest reports, two people have been killed and...

Russia seizes $150 m cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment

July 16, 2025 MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Wednesday it had seized 820 kilograms (1,800 pounds) of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas, calling it its largest bust of drugs from Latin America this year. Cocaine smuggling into Russia...

Russian drones hit Kramatorsk at night, damage houses, kindergarten, warehouses

Last night, Russian forces launched six Heranium drones at Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential buildings, private businesses, and a kindergarten. This was reported on Facebook by Alexander Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk...

Inside a worsening threat: Russia's one-way-attack drones packed with thermobaric bombs

Russia is packing its deadly one-way attack drones with thermobaric warheads, and Ukrainians dealing with this deadly challenge say the threat is getting worse. An air defender says the warheads are getting bigger, while a first responder said...

Trump Allegedly Demanded Zelensky Hit Moscow After A ‘Disappointing’ Putin Call

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Prospects for resuming Russia-Europe dialogue exist — top Russian security official

MOSCOW, July 16. /TASS/. Prospects for restoring contacts between Russia and European countries do exist, as the leadership of the European Union will not be able to suppress the voices of its citizens for long, Russian Security Council Secretary...

Multiple casualties reported as Russians drop bomb on Dobropillia in Donetsk region

Russian forces struck the center of Dobropillia in Donetsk region with an aerial bomb. The attack hit the area near the Avrora store, resulting in fatalities and numerous injuries. This was reported by Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Telegram,...