A powerful tsunami wave struck the northern Kuril Islands in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. According to reports, the tsunami hit the coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk, prompting the evacuation of over 2500 residents to higher ground. According to Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko, as quoted by…
A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote spot in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur on Thursday, with no immediate signs of survivors, authorities said. The aircraft, a twin-propeller Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk when it disappeared from radar…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday demanded that Israel immediately cease its “illegal” strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that continued assaults could trigger a “nuclear catastrophe.” In a statement issued in Moscow, the ministry accused certain Western powers of exploiting the situation to score political points. “The ongoing intensive attacks by the Israeli side on…
The Russian Federation has pledged stronger military cooperation with Nigeria in its ongoing fight against terrorism, offering weapons, operational support, and strategic expertise to bolster the country’s counterinsurgency operations. Speaking on behalf of President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Averianov emphasized Russia’s readiness to deepen defence cooperation with Nigeria, describing…
Several airlines have announced the suspension of flights to Russian cities, after Western experts and the US suggested the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines this week may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile. Moscow has declined to comment on reports the plane could have been accidentally shot down by its air defence. Russia…
In a remarkable breakthrough, Russia has introduced a new mRNA-based vaccine aimed at treating cancer patients, according to reports from Indian Business Today. This innovative treatment is expected to roll out in early 2025 and will be provided at no cost to citizens, as stated by state-run media outlets. The customized vaccine utilizes genetic material…
Russia needs migrants in order to develop because of its dwindling domestic workforce, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published on Friday. “Migrants are a necessity,” he told state news agency RIA Novosti. “We have a tense demographic situation. We live in the largest country in the world but there aren’t that many…
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday signed off Russia’s updated nuclear doctrine, which now includes the possibility of using nuclear weapons in response to conventional missile attacks supported by a nuclear power. This move appears to be a direct response to the outgoing US President Joe Biden administration’s decision to allow Ukraine to fire long-range…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that in 2013, that a man from Turkey put a circular cage around his head to quit smoking. The story resurfaced recently and people are going nuts over the man’s unusual strategy to rid himself of his unhealthy habits. Though largely considered a rumour, the incident has truth to it. The Turkish…
Vladimir Putin has staged a show of Russia’s nuclear strength by placing a ballistic missile into its launcher shortly Donald Trump’s re-election. The move hints at a World War 3 warning by the Russian leader, who ordered the hulking Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo launcher at Russia’s Kozelsk missile unit in Kaluga. Yars…