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Russia’s Khachanov moves into ATP Top-Ten in latest weekly rankings
MOSCOW, August 18. /TASS/. /TASS/. Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov is in the Top-10 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), according to the organization’s newly-published rankings. Last week, Khachanov, who is playing under a...

Russia's Dead Hand Atomic Attack System which makes the world tremble?
Russia has the world's most powerful missiles and nuclear weapons. russia has a huge stockpile of nuclear missiles. But today we will talk about that mysterious and dangerous weapon of russia, hearing the name of which the powerful countries of...

Russian nationalists want Alaska back, and they want Putin to take it by force
Get We Are The Mighty’s Weekly Newsletter Military culture and entertainment direct to your inbox with zero chance of a ‘Reply All’ incident America’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 was a bizarre land deal between two countries. It was either hated or...

Russia does have 'legitimate grievances,' says Kremlin analyst
Ukraine is Russia, and the invasion of Ukraine simply represents the return to an older, fundamental reality, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And, here's what happens to plastic waste that gets sent to Indonesia. Also, precious...

Russian troops troll Zelensky by flying US flag on mission into Ukraine
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Russian soldiers have been filmed taunting Ukraine over Donald Trump’s perceived support for Vladimir Putin. Trump is meeting with his...
Russian strike kills multiple in Kharkiv ahead of Trump-Zelensky meeting
ALBAWABA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington on Sunday night before the scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last weekend. Ukrainian media reported that...

Russia Claims to Have Dealt Fresh Blow to Ukrainian Sapsan Missile Sites
A prototype of the Hrim-2/Sapsan mobile short-range ballistic missile system during rehearsals for an Independence Day parade in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2018. Sergienkod Russian forces have struck a storage site in Ukraine allegedly housing domestically...

Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy Gets ‘Fastest Seat In Sports’ In IndyCar
Barstool founder and CEO Dave Portnoy is seen before the Florida Atlantic Owls and Loyola (Il) Ramblers game in the Barstool Invitational at Wintrust Arena on November 8, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) Getty...

Joyful Russian State TV Says Putin Hoodwinked Trump During Limo Ride
The Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was savored by the state media as an incredible breakthrough—not because it produced any tangible outcomes, but because it blasted Russia out of...

International Cycling Union grants neutral status to three Russians
MOSCOW, August 18. /TASS/. The International Cycling Union (UCI) granted Russian cyclists Viktoria Yefimova, Konstantin Karpinsky and Zakhar Mokeyev a neutral status permission allowing them to participate in all UCI-sponsored international...

Participants of SPROUTS forum in Kazan can learn more about Russian, Chinese cultures
KAZAN, August 18. /TASS/. The cross-cultural zone, the sports zone, and the stage for artistic performances will be open to participants of the 3rd "SPROUTS: Russia and China — Mutually Beneficial Cooperation" international forum, a TASS...

Turkmen-Russian concert "Music of Peace, Music of Friendship and Brotherhood" was held in Moscow
On August 15, the Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky hosted a ceremonial Turkmen-Russian concert “Music of Peace, Music of Friendship and Brotherhood,” dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the...

World News | We Need to Stop Russia, We Need Support from American and European Partners: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
Washington DC [US], August 19 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, discussing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war through diplomatic means. Zelenskyy...

American Tenor Lawrence Brownlee to Open New Season at State-Funded Zaryadye Hall in Moscow
The list of international artists returning to Russia continues to grow. This time, American tenor Lawrence Brownlee will take the stage at the Zaryadye Hall in Moscow, Russia. The Zaryadye Hall is a State Budgetary Institution of Culture of the...

World News | Union Minister Rijiju Holds Talks with Head of Kalmykia on India-Russia Ties
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju held talks with Batu Khasikov, Head of the Republic of Kalmykia of Russia and his delegation regarding the India-Russia ties. Rijiju said that their talks...

Bryan Kohberger’s extremely creepy favorite movie revealed by ex cellmate — along with his beloved sports team
Bryan Kohberger loved the violent movie “American Psycho” and was fascinated with real-life killer lawyer Alex Murdaugh, his cellmate said in a chilling interview with police. The man currently serving a life sentence for the 2022 slayings of four...

Zelensky sports combat-style suit at White House, receives Trump's approval despite prior media critique
President Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and several world leaders at the White House on Monday following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Right after welcoming the Ukrainian leader, President Donald...

Trump says he’s started arranging meeting between Putin, Zelenskyy amid high-stakes talks to end Ukraine-Russia war
US President Donald Trump has said he had started arranging a two-way peace meeting between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s Vladimir Putin - to be followed by three-way talks involving himself. “At the conclusion of the meetings, I...

Senator Cory Booker talks Russia-Ukraine war, President Trump on Up Close - Full Interview
Monday, August 18, 2025 10:45PM Bill Ritter sits down with Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey on this week's Up Close NEW YORK (WABC) -- Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey sat down with Bill Ritter on this week's edition of Up Close. The senator gave...

The Observer view: Alaska debacle was the art of no deal
The worst outcome of Friday’s superpower summit in Alaska would have been a deal made in Ukraine’s absence that required it to give up land. That did not transpire, but the next worst outcome did. A Russian leader with the blood of hundreds of...