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HEALTHOct 7‘No plague case’ in Siberia, Russia tells WHO as assessments continueHealth authorities in Russia say there is “no plague case” in Siberia following reports last week that a lab technician had died of pneumonia of an unknown origin in the region, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Wednesday.UN News
CONFLICTOct 7Defense Forces strike Seshcha airfield in Russia's Bryansk regionUkrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 7US issues formal complaint to Russia over response to suspected death related to labTrump said he expects to speak with Putin "very soon."ABC News
POLITICSOct 7A Russian man swam to Lithuania to seek asylum. He was sent back to Russia, where he was sentenced to six years in prison.The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Igor Odintsov, a 68-year-old Russian national, to six years in prison. In September, Odintsov swam from Russia’s Kaliningrad region to Lithuania along the Neman River and requested political asylum, but Lithuanian border guards sent him back to Russia.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO seeks clarity on second pneumonia case in Russia amid plague fearsPolitico Europe
HEALTHOct 7WHO presses Russia for details on plague institute worker's death, Kremlin turns on media - ReutersRussia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic ReutersReuters World
HEALTHOct 7Trump to talk plague with Putin as Russia plays down fears of outbreakEuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Russia glosses over Stalin-era repression in reinvented museumIn a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquillity of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union. The museum – set up to commemorate the “genocide of the Soviet people” – has elbowed out the award-winning Gulag History Museum, a harrowing collection that had for years cast a light on the killings and imprisonment of millions under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. But since Russia launched its...South China Morning Post
HEALTHOct 7U.S. Formally Seeks Information From Russia About Possible Plague DeathNew information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.NYT World
CONFLICTOct 7Oil tanker burns off Russia’s Sochi after naval drone attack, sending smoke billowing over the coast. Photos and videos.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Massive Russian Attack Kills At Least 19, Devastates Pryluky Apartment BlockRFE/RL
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 15BBC World
POLITICSOct 7Trump speaking to Putin about suspected plague death after reports of second case in RussiaPresident said he is in ‘very deep discussions’ about the potential outbreak with U.S. intelligence servicesThe Independent World
CONFLICTOct 7Kyiv residents take refuge underground during overnight Russian attacksEuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Two Decades On, Politkovskaya's Daughter Says Little Has Changed In Russia Since Her Mother's MurderTwo decades after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia, her daughter Vera says little has changed in the country's political climate.RFE/RL
CONFLICTOct 7Russian strikes across Ukraine kill at least 15 as Putin celebrates 74th birthdayThe Independent World
MILITARYOct 7NATO Military Committee delegation in Kyiv: Russia will not succeed in undermining support for UkraineA delegation from the NATO Military Committee, led by its chairman, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, visited Kyiv for talks with the leadership of the General Staff of the Armed Forces regarding the situation on the battlefield and continued support for Ukraine.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 7WHO to investigate reports of second plague case after death of Russian lab workerGlobal health officials continue to press Moscow for full transparencyThe Independent World
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 7At Least 15 Killed in Ukraine After Russian StrikesChannels TV
CONFLICTOct 7Russia's Deadly Attacks Damage Homes Across Ukraine On Putin's Birthday, Zelenskyy SaysRFE/RL
HEALTHOct 7Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in RussiaBBC World
POLITICSOct 7Latvia’s Foreign Ministry reportedly moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grataLatvia’s Foreign Ministry has begun the process of declaring “another Russian citizen” persona non grata, Foreign Ministry head Baiba Braže said. She said the decision followed consultations with the Internal Affairs Minister and the prime minister and was based on information “from the competent authorities.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Lida Moniava to remain director of children’s hospice after Russia drops charges over anti-war postLida Moniava, founder of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, will remain the organization’s director after the criminal case against her was closed, Mikhail Biryukov, her defense attorney, told the Russian business news outlet RBC.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 7Bulgaria’s leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine’s president blames Russiaheadtopics · united states of america