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CONFLICTOct 6Ukraine-Russia war latest: Germany at risk of violent conflict with Putin as war enters ‘new, more dangerous’ phaseThe Independent World
WORLDOct 6The Russian ‘lab leak’ and America’s great weaknessAfter Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly BaxterThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 6Trump offers U.S. help to Russia after plague death; WHO assesses the situation as low riskWHO said it was in contact with Russian authorities, and has offered support if needed, while assessing the risk to the general public as low based on available information.CNBC
CONFLICTOct 6Russian attack destroys pharmaceutical plant in Sumy, employee killedUkrinform [en]
WORLDOct 6Russian bio-leak secrecy follows Chernobyl playbook, ex-CIA officer warnsVladimir Putin faces compounding crises as a Siberian plague researcher's death adds to the Ukraine war toll and Russia's faltering economy.Fox News World
HEALTHOct 6Medical expert on reported plague lab death in RussiaCBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder shares her thoughts and breaks down what we know about a reported plague lab death in Russia.CBS News
SCI & TECHOct 5The earliest known plague outbreak happened in what is now Russia 5,500 years ago. Scientists found the evidence in ancient teeth.About 5,500 years ago, several dozen hunter-gatherers died near Lake Baikal. DNA from the bacterium that causes plague survived in their teeth. Science journalist Ilya Kabanov, who runs the Telegram channel Laiflong Muki, explains how a study of ancient burial grounds became something of a detective story — and why the discovery changes our understanding of the history of epidemics.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Russian gold floods Hong Kong as Western sanctions redraw bullion tradeThe surge underscores how Russia's gold trade has been rerouted after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shut its producers out of major Western markets.CNBC
HEALTHOct 5Mystery death in Russian labU.S. officials are closely monitoring a situation in Russia after a woman died last week. Authorities say she worked at a lab that studied the plague. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has the story.NBC News
CONFLICTOct 5New information on FlyDubai cockpit flight; Russia continues attacks on KyivCBS News
POLITICSOct 5Russia arrests the director of its military-themed Patriot Park on suspicion of bribery. (His predecessor was jailed for embezzlement.)Igor Vasilyev, director general of Patriot Park, has been detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe classified as especially large under Russian law, law enforcement sources told TASS.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump says Russia plague reports concerning: Microbes ‘stronger and smarter’President Trump said Monday he is concerned about the suspected plague case in Russia, saying the U.S. is “looking at it very strongly.” The State Department said Monday it was monitoring the suspected case of pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. “I hate to see them having it,” Trump told reporters before departing the White…The Hill
WORLDOct 5Number of Russians with residence permits rose 61% in Spain after 2021, while falling in Latvia, Estonia, and CzechiaThe number of Russian citizens holding valid residence permits in EU countries rose by nearly 105,000, or 14%, from 772,000 at the end of 2021 to 877,000 at the end of 2025. The Volna project reported the figures, citing Eurostat data.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump says US ready to aid Russia with plague outbreak in SiberiaAl Jazeera [en]
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Russian strike on Kharkiv death toll rises to six, with 59 people injuredUkrinform [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Macron and Zelensky discuss assistance to Ukraine in intercepting Russian dronesFrench President Emmanuel Macron discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky what assistance Paris could provide to intercept Russian drones.Ukrinform [en]
HEALTHOct 5Trump: U.S. willing to help Russia with potential pneumonic plague outbreakPresident Trump said Monday that the United States will help Russia amid a potential case of pneumonic plague, though he hasn't spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin about it.Why it matters: International concern spiked over the weekend over the news that a Russian lab worker had died from a possible case of pneumonic plague, reminding some of how the COVID-19 epidemic began.Trump's comments came after a question about the reported death of Darya Shipilova, who was potentially exposed to plague bacteria while working at the Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia.There has been no offAxios
CONFLICTBREAKINGOct 5Ukraine says Russian drone attack sinks ship in Romanian watersAl Jazeera [en]
HEALTHOct 5US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia, Rubio saysDonald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.BBC World
HEALTHOct 5Doctor who helped lead US response through COVID calls Russia lab outbreak ‘concerning’Federal health agencies and the State Department are monitoring reports out of eastern Russia following the death of a laboratory workerThe Independent World
POLITICSOct 5The Russian ‘lab leak’ and America’s great weaknessAfter Trump withdrew from the WHO and slashed funding for medical research, American scientists told me they feared China would take over as the world leader in science. Situations like this underscore how risky that move was, writes Holly BaxterThe Independent World
HEALTHOct 5What to know about pneumonic plague after woman in Russia dies from mysterious illnessThe death of a 28-year-old woman who worked in an anti-plague laboratory in Russia is raising concerns about what caused her illness.NBC News
CONFLICTOct 5Russia has brought its first known treason case based on tax payments to UkraineBusinessman Oleg Varyukhin, who traveled to Russia after living in Ukraine for 27 years, has been charged with treason for paying Ukraine’s mandatory military levy into its state budget, Mediazona reported.Meduza [en]
CONFLICTOct 5From Central Asia To Russia For Work -- And Into The MilitaryKazakhstan has asked Moscow to help bring home citizens who say they were pressured into signing military contracts to fight in Ukraine. The request puts a fresh spotlight on the vulnerability of Central Asian migrants to Russia’s military enlistment efforts.RFE/RL
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