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Russia: ‘Situation under control’ after plague reports

Officials say post-mortem tests had not found traces of the disease in lab technician

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This undated photo released by the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East, shows the institute workers in a lab.

India pushing for bigger role in Russia-Ukraine talks

New Delhi intensifies efforts to broker peace in Russia-Ukraine conflict

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Russian drones hit Indian pharma group’s Ukraine plant

Russian strikes intensify, Indian-operated plant in Ukraine among latest targets

Russian drones devastate Indian-run facility in Ukraine, casualties reported

Bolshoi revives rare Italian opera after 117 years

Arrigo Boito’s opera, last staged there in 1909, explores Faust’s deal with a demon

A woman inspects playbills in front of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on September 24, 2026, including "Mefistofele" opera (2nd R) for the first time to be conducted by maestro Valery Gergiev.

Fire near Riyadh airport; flights see major disruption

Iran claims it struck an oil tanker as tensions rise across the region

US President Donald Trump speaks about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2026.

US approves potential $2.7b air defence sale to Ukraine

Missiles, launchers and counter-drone radars included in the proposal

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on September 19, 2026 shows rescuers pushing out a fire in a warehouse damaged following an air strike in Brovary, Kyiv region, amid the Russian attack of Ukraine.

Poland, Ukraine slam Russian strikes near border

Warsaw-bound locomotive hit just after train carrying British ex-PM passed through

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Ukrzaliznytsia Railway Company Press Office, a locomotive damaged in a Russian drone attack is seen at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

Modi-Putin ‘car diplomacy’: Four shared rides in a year

Leaders have used journeys between engagements for conversations away from formal meetings

PM Modi, President Putin share car ride to INNOPROM exhibition after talks in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, 2026.

Putin arrives in Delhi for BRICS Summit

Leaders to weigh defence projects, global issues as India hosts BRICS Summit

Putin arrives in Delhi for BRICS Summit, set to hold talks with PM Modi today

BRICS unity test: Xi, Putin, Pezeshkian head to India

Iran and Ukraine wars loom large as expanded 11-member bloc struggles to bridge divisions

The 18th BRICS Summit is hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 12 and 13.

What messages did CIA chief Ratcliffe carry to Moscow?

Ukraine, NATO and Iran were reportedly discussed during rare US spy chief visit

CIA Director John Ratcliffe exits the West Wing at the conclusion of a Freedom 250 Grand Prix showcase on West Executive Avenue between the West Wing of the White House and the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 13, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Kremlin says CIA head did not meet Putin

Radcliffe went to Moscow on an unannounced trip Tuesday

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia (unseen) in Moscow on August 26, 2026.

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