Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv agrees not to strike Moscow during CIA chief’s mysterious visit
Ratcliffe’s purpose and meetings in Russia are not immediately clear but it marks the first known trip from a US spy chief since November 2021
World
independent.co.uk
26.08.2026
Amurda baş verən yanğın nəticəsində ölənlərin sayı 7 nəfərə çatıb
Rusiyada Amur qaz-kimya kompleksinin tikinti meydançasında baş verən yanğında ölənlərin sayı 7 nəfərə çatıb, ümumilikdə 152 nəfər tibbi yardım üçün müraciət edib.
Azerbaijan
report.az
26.08.2026
Russia’s ‘Amazon’ Wildberries comes under Ukraine attack again
Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, has once again been attacked in a drone strike by Ukraine.
World
aljazeera.com
26.08.2026
Reusable stencils create clean carbon nanotube patterns in single-stage process
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Harbin Institute of Technology in China and ITMO University in Russia have devised a way to deposit elaborate geometric patterns of carbon nanotubes
Science
phys.org
26.08.2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Russia, on what was a secret trip
A U.S. military plane landed at an airport in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe was among those on board. Charlie D'Agata reports.
World
cbsnews.com
26.08.2026
U.S. spy chief visits Russia for unannounced meetings
The visit would be the first known visit to the Russian capital by a U.S. spy chief since November 2021.
World
japantimes.co.jp
26.08.2026
Grain exports stall as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia's Black Sea ports
Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure on the Black Sea are disrupting grain and oil exports from the port of Novorossiysk and other key hubs.
World
dw.com
25.08.2026
Kremlin denies planned talks with US envoys amid reports CIA head in Russia
Washington reportedly alerted Ukraine to refrain from strikes until delegation leaves Moscow, US media reports.
World
aljazeera.com
25.08.2026
What Vladimir Putin’s Shifting Vocabulary Reveals About Russia's Ukraine War
Russia's President is a master orator, but years of war in Ukraine reveals cracks in the Kremlin's carefully crafted narrative.
Politics
newsweek.com
25.08.2026
Kanye West’s Russia shows up in the air as venue refuses to host
Two shows at St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena had previously been announced
Culture
independent.co.uk
25.08.2026
Vladimir Putin congratulates Mehriban Aliyeva
Rusiya Federasiyasının Prezidenti Vladimir Putin Azərbaycanın Birinci vitse-prezidenti Mehriban Əliyevaya ad günü münasibətilə təbrik məktubu göndərib.
Azerbaijan
report.az
25.08.2026
Ukrainian star leaves LSU women’s basketball team after signing of Russian recruit
Center Kate Koval departs after one season with TigersAnna Minaeva of Russia joined team earlier this monthKim Mulkey hoped two could be ‘ambassadors’ for peaceUkrainian center Kate Koval is leaving L
Sport
theguardian.com
25.08.2026
Russian ex-official says "unknown sources" could attack U.K. drone plants
Former senior Russian diplomat says U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine "could be attacked - not by Russia, but from unknown sources."
World
cbsnews.com
25.08.2026
"CBS News": ABŞ-nin MKİ rəhbəri Moskvada səfərdədir
ABŞ-nin Mərkəzi Kəşfiyyat İdarəsinin (MKİ) direktoru Con Retkliff Rusiya rəsmiləri ilə görüşmək məqsədilə Moskvada səfərdədir.
Azerbaijan
report.az
25.08.2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia
A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport, along with a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, according to public reports.
World
cbsnews.com
25.08.2026
‘Not an isolated incident’: Russian drones stalk Ukraine’s civilians in ‘human safaris’
The video of a Ukrainian cyclist being targeted and killed by a short-range drone posted – and later deleted – by the Russian military Friday left viewers outraged and shaken. But it’s not the first t
World
france24.com
25.08.2026
Two killed, refinery on fire in Russia’s Krasnodar after drone attack
Ukraine hits Russia's Afipsky oil refinery and gas plant in latest attacks targeting energy infrastructure.
World
aljazeera.com
25.08.2026
UK to back Ukraine with missile blueprints amid Russia-Ukraine strikes
UK PM Andy Burnham visited Kyiv on his first foreign trip, pledging to give cruise missile designs to Ukraine.
World
aljazeera.com
25.08.2026
Russia mobilisation fears grow amid reports of intimidating tactics
Military recruitment efforts are reportedly more aggressive as Russia prepares for a winter offensive in Ukraine.
World
aljazeera.com
25.08.2026
Mobilisation fears grip Russians as Kremlin's forced recruitment spikes
Human rights groups said they recorded a surge in forced recruitment since mid-August, amid reports that Russia is preparing a new mobilisation wave after September's elections.
Azerbaijan
euronews.com
25.08.2026