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Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands - Video Tsunami hits Russia’s Kuril Islands - Video A tsunami wave struck the northern Kuril Islands early Wednesday following a powerful earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, prompting the evacuation of residents from the Russian coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk, regional officials have confirmed. The first wave hit the shoreline of Severo-Kurilsk shortly after a magnitude 7.9 quake was registered near Kamchatka Peninsula, according to Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko. The authorities ordered the evacuation of the town’s population, estimated at just over 2,500, to elevated areas away from the coast. “Residents remain safe on high ground until the tsunami threat is completely lifted,” Limarenko said. Emergency services are working in high-alert mode, he added, and “all necessary measures ar...

Kremlin slams ‘militarization’ over reports of US nukes in UK Kremlin slams ‘militarization’ over reports of US nukes in UK FILE PHOTO. Kremlin. © Getty Images / iDymax Russia sees no grounds to hold a summit of the ‘Nuclear Five’, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, citing what Moscow views as a deliberate Western policy of escalating tensions and nuclear militarization. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Peskov was asked to comment on recent reports that the US had deployed tactical nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time in nearly two decades. Reporters asked whether this would be the right time to revive a summit of the five permanent UN Security Council nuclear powers – Russia, China, the US, UK, and France. President Vladimir Putin had previously proposed such a meeting in 2020. “Our relevant agencies are monitoring the deve...

Russian media shows ‘largest drone assembly plant in the world’- Video Russian media shows ‘largest drone assembly plant in the world’- Video Source: Zvezda TV channel Russian TV channel Zvezda has offered a rare peek into what it describes as the “largest drone assembly plant in the world” in the central part of the country, which produces thousands of drones to be used in the Ukraine conflict. The report which aired on Sunday shows a vast drone manufacturing facility in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan Region, more than 1,200km from the front line. The plant focuses on producing Geran drones, described by Zvezda as “simple, cheap, and... mass-produced,” and highly accurate. Footage from the facility shows long rows of Geran airframes slightly taller than the height of an average person. Timu...

Russian ‘alligator’ obliterates Ukrainian drone - Video Russian ‘alligator’ obliterates Ukrainian drone - Video ©Social media A new video appeared online on Thursday purportedly showing the moment a Russian Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ attack helicopter took down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone. The video, said to be taken by fishermen in Lipetsk Region, shows a large fixed-wing UAV flying at low altitude. The aircraft is chased by the attack helicopter, which shoots an anti-aircraft missile at the drone out of view of the camera. The blast shatters the drone into small bits to the cheers of the fishermen, the video shows. Moscow has been actively using attack helicopters as interceptors to repel Ukrainian long-range drone attacks. Conventional fighter jets are not suited for such a role, as the low speeds and altitudes of the drones pose a danger t...

Strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two, injures several, Patriarchate says Strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two, injures several, Patriarchate says ]A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli strike on The Church of the Holy Family, according to medics, in Gaza City July 17, 2025.... Purchase Licensing Rights Israeli forces killed at least 22 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and several were hurt in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said. Eight men tasked with protecting aid trucks were reported among the dead in airstrikes that were carried out as mediators continued ceasefire talks in Doha. A U.S. official said this week the talks were going well but two officials from the Palestinian mili...

Syrian president condemns Israel’s attacks on Damascus Syrian president condemns Israel’s attacks on Damascus Men walk among debris, after powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defense ministry, as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded their withdrawal, in... Purchase Licensing Rights Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw. The attacks marked a significant Israeli escalation against the Islamist-led administration of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. They came despite his warming ties with the U.S. and his administration's evolving security contac...

Dmitry Trenin - World War III has already begun Dmitry Trenin - World War III has already begun ©Getty Images/Getty Images by: Dmitry Trenin is a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). Many now speak of humanity’s drift towards World War III, imagining events similar to those of the 20th century. But war evolves. It will not begin with a June 1941 Barbarossa-style invasion or a Cuban Missile Crisis-style nuclear standoff. In fact, the new world war is already underway – it’s just that not everyone has recognized it yet. For Russia, the pre-war period ended in 2014. For China, it was 2017. For Iran, 2...