
Romania has reported the presence of Russian drones in its airspace, becoming the second NATO member to do so amid rising tensions near the alliance’s eastern flank. The incident has sparked concern over potential escalation and NATO’s response to increasing Russian military activity near its borders. Officials are monitoring the situation closely.

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Local elections took place across Russia on September 12 and 14. In Kostroma, a tourist town northeast of Moscow, the campaign was notably dull, reflecting a society weighed down by repression and marked by apathy and fatigue.


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As part of the Zapad 2025 drills, Russia successfully tested its Zircon hypersonic missile, which struck and destroyed a designated target in the Barents Sea. The launch showcases Russia's advanced military capabilities amid ongoing regional tensions.



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Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets late on Saturday to monitor the situation after the strikes, the ministry said in statement. The jets “detected a drone in national airspace” and tracked it until “it disappeared from the radar” near the Romanian village of Chilia Veche, it added.


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President Donald Trump says current sanctions on Russia are too weak and has urged European nations to stop buying Russian oil. While signaling his willingness to impose tougher sanctions—including new measures on banks, oil, and tariffs—Trump criticized Vladimir Putin and called on G7 nations to take coordinated action. His remarks come as tensions rise over Moscow's actions in Ukraine, and as U.S. pressure extends to India and beyond.

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Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets late on Saturday to monitor the situation after the strikes, the ministry said in statement. The jets “detected a drone in national airspace” and tracked it until “it disappeared from the radar” near the Romanian village of Chilia Veche, it added.



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Russia on Saturday said it had captured a new village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, which Moscow's forces say they reached at the beginning of July.

The defense ministry said its troops had seized the village of Novomykolaivka near the border with the Donetsk region – the epicenter of fighting on the front.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has stated he is ready to impose major sanctions on Russia only if NATO countries do. Trump claims NATO's Russian oil purchases weaken the alliance’s negotiating power over Moscow.


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With tanks, jets, and missiles on the move, Russia and Belarus have launched their Zapad-2025 war games, right on NATO’s frontier.
The exercise comes days after Poland claimed Russian drone incursion and scrambled jets in response.
Russia has rejected Poland accusations as 'myth' but Europe is nervous that their worst fears might be coming true.
As Russia holds a planned joint drill with Belarus, Poland has shuts its borders.

Russian aircraft equipped with ballistic missiles fly over Barents Sea during 'Zapad 2025' drills 

Russia and Belarus continue joint military exercises "Zapad-2025"|

Russia intensifies its war on Ukraine, with the most intense bombardments of the summer, defying pressure from U.S. President Trump. Cities across Ukraine face escalating attacks as tensions soar.


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Romania says it detected a drone, scrambled two F-16 to track it

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth 10 km (6.2 miles), GFZ said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) pegged the magnitude at 7.4, with a depth of 39.5 km (24.5 miles). The Pacific Tsunami Warning System said there was a threat of a possible tsunami from the earthquake.

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A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's northwestern port of Primorsk has for the first time forced the suspension of loadings at its key western oil terminal, according to two industry sources and Ukraine's military.


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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Russian Far East on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting the authorities to warn that tsunami waves were possible at the Kamchatka Peninsula.


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With tanks, jets, and missiles on the move, Russia and Belarus have launched their Zapad-2025 war games, right on NATO’s frontier.

The exercise comes days after Poland claimed Russian drone incursion and scrambled jets in response.

Russia has rejected Poland accusations as a 'myth' but Europe is nervous that their worst fears might be coming true.

As Russia holds a planned joint drill with Belarus, Poland has shuts its borders.

NATO is shoring up defences on eastern flank 

NATO announced plans to beef up the defence of Europe's eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot down drones that had violated its airspace in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western alliance during Russia's war in Ukraine.


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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Saturday. Following this, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an alert for "hazardous" waves. Here's all you need to know.

'Hazardous' tsunami waves feared as massive 7.4 quake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka

Russia-Belarus war games rattle NATO’s eastern flank amid rising tensions

Tensions escalate as Russian fighter jets drop deadly glide bombs on a village in Eastern Ukraine, killing at least 20 people. The brutal strike occurred as civilians were collecting pensions, President Zelensky confirmed. This latest attack marks a sharp escalation in Moscow’s assault tactics. Watch for live updates, exclusive footage, and expert analysis on the Russia-Ukraine war.


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