Vladimir Putin and Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina ECONOMICS Vadim Belkin 8 September 2025 Before his trip to Alaska, Vladimir Putin boasted of Russia's stable federal budget and record-low inflation and unemployment rates. Unsurprisingly, none of what Putin said happens to be true. First, the federal budget is in an unusual predicament. Second, even official data forecasts anemic economic growth — if not a looming depression.

The Government of Spain, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, announced new pressure measures to Israel in connection with a humanitarian disaster in the gas sector, Euronews reports . Sanchez called the situation in gas with genocide and stated that what is happening is not self -defense, but "the extermination of the defenseless people." According to him, this is a violation of all humanitarian laws.

Confession Anna Rudnitskaya 8 September 2025 Antisemitism in the U.S. has reached unprecedented levels. In 2024, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) logged a record 9,354 incidents — an increase of 893% over the past ten years. Two of those incidents ended in tragedy.

Yashin reminded readers that Article 6 of the Russian Constitution prohibits depriving a citizen of the Russian Federation of their citizenship. “If the information from the Russian Interior Ministry presented in court is confirmed, we are dealing with a most significant precedent and a new escalation of lawlessness on the part of Putin’s regime,” Yashin concluded.

Jovani Pérez / Infobae México POLITICS Ekaterina Bazanova 8 September 2025 According to an August report, Donald Trump “secretly” authorized the use of the U.S. military against drug cartels abroad — primarily in Mexico, where in early 2025 Washington designated six such groups as terrorist organizations. Mexican authorities, however, flatly rejected the idea of U.S. troops entering the country.

A record Russian drone and missile barrage on cities across Ukraine overnight Sept. 7 killed at least five people and wounded 44, according to the latest data from government officials. In Kyiv, a woman and her three-month-old son were killed , and 20 others were injured , according to reports from the city’s military administration chief Tymur Tkachenko. By early Sept. 8, the Tkachenko said the death toll in the capital had risen to three.

According to an August report, Donald Trump “secretly” authorized the use of the U.S. military against drug cartels abroad — primarily in Mexico, where in early 2025 Washington designated six such groups as terrorist organizations. Mexican authorities, however, flatly rejected the idea of U.S. troops entering the country. Mexico itself has been locked in a bloody war with the cartels for many years, but with little to show for it. Organized crime continues to play a major role in national life.

Antisemitism in the U.S. has reached unprecedented levels. In 2024, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) logged a record 9,354 incidents — an increase of 893% over the past ten years. Two of those incidents ended in tragedy.

Setting aside the florid language of the statement and the SVR’s claim to enjoy access to the German chancellor’s inner thoughts, we will examine those elements of the claim which can be proven or disproven. After all, one does not need to be a Russian spy in order to access reliable biographical data pertaining to Merz’s ancestors. Merz’s maternal grandfather, Josef Paul Sauvigny, became mayor of Brilon in 1917 as a member of a centrist party.

Before his trip to Alaska, Vladimir Putin boasted of Russia's stable federal budget and record-low inflation and unemployment rates. Unsurprisingly, none of what Putin said happens to be true. First, the federal budget is in an unusual predicament. Second, even official data forecasts anemic economic growth — if not a looming depression. This does not mean that, once its reserves are depleted, the Kremlin will automatically have to stop the war.

Antifake Iva Tsoy 8 September 2025 Доступно на русском Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has published an article on its website accusing German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of “revanchism” and of being “obsessed” with sending Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Merz’s motivation, according to Russian intelligence, is simple: it’s because his father and grandfather were Nazis. The SVR claimed Merz “dreams of avenging” Germany’s defeat in World War II.

Representatives of the Royal Court of London promised to destroy the new work of the street artist Banksy, performed right on the building of the institution. Now it was closed with metal sheets and barriers, and a guard was set nearby. It is reported by the BBC. On the fresco, a judge is depicted in a wig, beating with a judge hammer a protester holding a bloodied poster.

The Latvian Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) has sent notifications to 841 Russian citizens stating that they must leave the country by Oct. 13, Public Broadcasting of Latvia ( LSM) reported . According to the agency, these individuals failed to submit the necessary documents to obtain a residence permit in line with the 2024 amendments to the country’s Immigration Law.