Iran, Russia condemn Western economic sanctions and urge BRICS bloc to deepen economic ties
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Western sanctions and asked the BRICS bloc to deepen trade ties.
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India's BRICS strategy tested with Xi, Putin set to visit
New Delhi's "America Plus" approach sees India deepening its ties with China and Russia, while also trying to keep BRICS from turning into an anti-Western platform.
Deutsche Welle11 Sept
RT launches Hindi language channel as Putin and Modi forge closer ties
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says RT's expansion in India risks more disinformation being spread in the country as a propaganda mouthpiece for Vladimir Putin
Putin, Xi and Iran's Pezeshkian descend on India for high-stakes BRICS summit amid escalating global tensions
Presidents of Iran, Russia and China converge on New Delhi for the BRICS summit as India navigates competing interests amid Middle East and Ukraine wars.
Putin has ‘absurd’ view of Ukraine war due to ‘culture of lying’ in Russian army, says new report
Russian officers have been overly optimistic about the battlefield situation in areas of the Donetsk region, military bloggers say
25 years after 9/11, have the terrorists won?
As Donald Trump gambles on chaos at home and Vladimir Putin’s missiles pound Ukrainian cities, Timothy Snyder warns that Americans now face a new, self-inflicted 9/11-style test of whether they will - again - react exactly as the terrorists hope.
Trump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhi
As Brics leaders meet in Delhi, divisions within the bloc make a united response to Washington unlikely
BBC11 Sept
India news: Putin, Modi to hold talks ahead of BRICS Summit
Modi will also meet Xi Jinping as India seeks to balance ties with China and Russia. The wars in Ukraine and Iran could test the group's unity at the summit. Follow DW for more.
Deutsche Welle11 Sept
Russian leader Vladimir Putin arrives in India ahead of BRICS summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping is also set to attend the two-day summit, in what would be his first visit to India since 2019.
Euronews11 Sept
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children among five killed and 67 injured as Putin strikes shopping centre
Russian attack on Pavlohrad took place in broad daylight 'when there were many people on the streets'
Putin lands in India for BRICs summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars
Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India's Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.
Al Jazeera11 Sept
Putin and Xi in India for BRICS summit as Ukraine, Middle East wars loom
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a two-day BRICS summit expected to focus on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and economic challenges. Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian are due to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while China’s Xi Jinping is also expected to hold talks.
The House must act to cut Putin’s Arctic gas lifeline
The bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act passed the Senate, potentially allowing the U.S. government to block the specialized tankers used by Russia to export liquefied natural gas from the Yamal peninsula to Europe.
The Hill•Alexander Kirk, opinion contributor10 Sept
As Russia’s invasion falters, Putin boasts of imaginary victories
Putin was caught lying about imaginary Russian victories again in September. His habit of exaggerating battlefield gains reflects mounting unease over the credibility gap between the Kremlin’s superpower pretensions and his army’s underwhelming performance in Ukraine, writes Peter Dickinson.
Atlantic Council•Peter Dickinson10 Sept
Putin spent over €110bn on Ukraine war so far in 2026, up one-third on last year (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,659)
New budget data and battlefield videos reveal a Russia quietly scrambling to finance soaring war costs, hide territorial setbacks and defend supposedly “safe” assets thousands of kilometres from the front.
Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him
Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director Alex Gibney a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”. Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous” . Continue reading...
The Guardian•Michael Savage Media editor10 SeptElon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him
Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director Alex Gibney a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”. Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous” . Continue reading...
The Guardian•Michael Savage Media editor10 Sept
Putin sends bones of medieval warrior to Ukraine frontline in desperate bid to boost morale
Donskoy, whose name was given to a Soviet tank column funded by the church in World War Two, was declared a saint in 1988
In Ukraine, Putin is running out of time and options
Putin is all-in, and he will escalate to achieve his desired end state, because the alternative is his own demise.
The Hill•Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth, opinion contributors10 Sept
With Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground
Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.
The New York Times•Paul Sonne, Jim Tankersley and Christopher F. Schuetze10 Sept