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Russia’s green lies flood Poland: 34 million posts of climate chaos
Euro Weekly News
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August 13, 2025
Young climate activists marching on the streets of Warsaw, 2020. Credit: Damian Lugowski/Shutterstock Russia is taking over the entire climate debate in Poland, according to new reports. And it is doing so in a harmful way. Moscow is reportedly...
Russia tries to align stars for historic deal with Trump at Alaska summit
The Irish Times
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As allies of US president Donald Trump try to reassure Kyiv and other European capitals that he will not do anything rash at Friday’s summit in Alaska, Russia wants the talks to mark a dramatic – even historic – shift in relations between the...
Russia Reinforces Air Strike Capabilities with New Su-34 Fighter-Bombers Delivered by Rostec
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 12, 2025, the Russian Aerospace Forces received a new batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers, marking a significant reinforcement of the country’s operational-tactical aviation. Delivered by the United Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of the...
Russian court orders shipping companies to pay nearly 85 billion rubles ($1.1 billion) for December 2024 oil spill in Black Sea
Meduza
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A Russian court ordered three shipping companies to pay nearly 85 billion rubles (about $1.1 billion) in environmental damages for a December 2024 tanker disaster in the Kerch Strait. The spill devastated Black Sea coastlines and contaminated...
Russia’s Wartime Economy Pushes Companies Toward a Four-Day Workweek as Civilian Sector Declines
iStories
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It’s a strange thing: the economy is growing, albeit more slowly than in 2023–2024 (over five months, GDP increased by 1.5% year-on-year), but warnings of an impending recession are getting louder, even ministers are saying so. Unemployment is at...
Russia's navy looks to be stretched thin after getting battered by Ukraine and losing a key port, Western officials say
Business Insider
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August 13, 2025
TROMSØ, NORWAY — Russia's navy looks to be stretched thin by the Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea and the loss of a key port in Syria, a top Dutch commander told Business Insider. During an interview aboard the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate...
Bending the curve of land degradation to achieve global environmental goals
Nature
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Ritchie, H. & Roser, M. Land use. Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/land-use (2019). United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Global Land Outlook 2nd Edition (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 2022). This...
Plastic pollution is toxic and everywhere. Now, legal experts say it’s a human rights violation.
Grist Magazine
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August 13, 2025
Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and environmental groups are using in conversations...
How Russia’s war on Ukraine led to crucial Trump-Putin summit - and why the stakes are so high
The Independent
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August 13, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
We’re witnessing last-ditch talks to secure a global plastic pollution treaty
The Conversation
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August 13, 2025
Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics pollution. The conference began on August 5, but after a week and a half of...
Are US and Russia neighbours? Was Alaska in Russia? Know about Alaska, where Putin and Trump will meet over Ukraine
DNA India
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When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss the swap of territories between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow may recall how its territory went to the US. Know in detail. US state of Alaska,...
Breaking News: Italian F-35 Jets Scramble Over Baltic to Confront Russian Su-24 and Su-27 Intrusions
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 13, 2025, two Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia under NATO’s Air Policing mission to intercept Russian aircraft operating near Alliance airspace, as reported by NATO Air Command....
US and Russia suggest ‘West Bank-style occupation of Ukraine’
The Independent
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August 13, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rooted localization in Latin America; Stabilization at high levels in Russia丨China’s passenger vehicle export overview in H1 2025
Gasgoo
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August 13, 2025
In the first half of 2025, China's passenger vehicle exports saw a clear shift toward new energy vehicle dominance, accompanied by increasing divergence across regional markets. Mexico overtook Russia as the top export destination, with shipments...
Kazakhstan Details Use of Russian Loan for First Nuclear Power Plant
Times of Central Asia
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August 13, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency (AEA) has confirmed that Russian preferential export financing for the country’s first nuclear power plant will be directed toward the purchase of long-cycle equipment and major construction works. Key components...
Why Did Russia Sell Alaska To The US In 1867 And For How Much?
News18
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August 13, 2025
Last Updated:August 13, 2025, 16:11 IST Alaska, bought from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, was mocked initially but proved valuable with gold, oil, and strategic importance The 1968 discovery of massive oil reserves in Prudhoe Bay turned the...
How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution – if the world can agree one
The Conversation
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August 13, 2025
The “Paris agreement for plastic” was set to be finalised at the end of this week. But after a week and a half of intense discussions in Geneva, Switzerland, where negotiators from 180 countries are gathered, the talks are at risk of delivering a...
Russian Air Force receives new Su-34 combat aircraft
Defence Blog
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August 13, 2025
United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has handed over new Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to UAC, the aircraft completed the full cycle of factory testing, were verified across multiple operating modes, and...
Russia To Support Kazakhstan In Construction Of A Nuclear Power Plant
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) The initial work, like engineering surveys to determine the optimal site and prepare design documentation for a high-capacity nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Hambyl district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan, formally...
Jaishankar to visit Russia, will hold talks with Lavrov in Moscow on Aug 21
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 13, 2025
In a post on social media platform X, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote, “On August 21, FM Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with FM of India Dr S Jaishankar in Moscow. The Ministers will discuss key issues on our bilateral agenda, as well...