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WORLDOct 5Int’l friendly: Nigeria vs Russia— preview, date, time and where to watchThe Super Eagles of Nigeria will return to action on Tuesday when they face Russia in an international friendly at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, with Eric Chelle looking to use the game to assess his reshaped squad and respond to Nigeria's disappointing start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The post Int’l friendly: Nigeria vs Russia— preview, date, time and where to watch appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
BUSINESSOct 5Putin authorizes Italian banking group UniCredit to spin off part of its Russian bank and sell the remaining businessVladimir Putin has signed an order allowing the Italian financial group UniCredit to restructure its Russian subsidiary, UniCredit Bank, and sell all of the subsidiary’s shares. The document was published on Russia’s legal information portal.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5State media silently corrects poem in Putin quote after he misrecites lines Russians supposedly ‘absorb with their mother’s milk’At a meeting with teachers on October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin misquoted a four-line poem by Fyodor Tyutchev, while stressing that every Russian knows the lines.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5U.S. officials seeking details of reported death and quarantines at Russian plague instituteOfficials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.adn · united states of america
DISASTEROct 5Plague may have resurfaced in Russia. But this isn’t the Black Death.On October 1, 2026, the inpatient unit at the district hospital in Shelekhov, in Russia’s Irkutsk region, closed because of a suspected “especially dangerous infection.” Media outlets later reported that 28-year-old Darya Shipilova had died there of pneumonic plague. According to one account, she was a laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute and accidentally broke a test tube containing the bacterium that causes the disease. There has been no official confirmation that she died of plague; the authorities say she had “pneumonia of unknown cause.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5Trump attributes gasoline price hike to Ukraine's attacks against RussiaThe American leader blames Ukraine for the rise in fuel costs, disassociating the Middle East conflict from the energy problem. With elections approaching, price increases are a key issue for voters, while tensions in Eastern Europe remain uncommented.Clarín
POLITICSOct 5India is one of Russia’s biggest energy buyers. Can it also help broker peace with Ukraine?India is beginning to take a more active role in efforts to reach a settlement between Russia and Ukraine, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said. Bloomberg reported that his explicit statement signals New Delhi’s shift toward a more active stance after years of caution over the war, driven partly by its close economic ties with Russia.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5After plague death reports at Siberia lab, Russia says situation under controlMoscow on Monday downplayed reports that a laboratory technician had died of plague, stressing that postmortem tests had not detected the disease, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation. Reports on Friday that plague had killed a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working for the anti-plague institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, sparked alarm. The news outlet People of Baikal, citing unnamed sources close to the regional security services, said she may...South China Morning Post
HEALTHOct 5How worried should we be about the Russian plague lab leak?Almost 200 people are being monitored following the death of a woman who dropped a test tube filled with live samples of the pathogenThe Telegraph
POLITICSOct 5Rubio responds to Russia's call for foreign diplomatic missions to leave KyivUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington reviews the safety of its diplomatic missions daily and would change its security posture if necessary, but has not done so in Kyiv.pravda_uk · ukraine
CONFLICTOct 5Russian forces attack Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 50 times, killing one and injuring one personThroughout the day, Russian troops launched nearly 50 drone and artillery attacks on three districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region; one man was killed and another was wounded.Ukrinform [en]
WORLDOct 5Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev disqualified from Beijing semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting spectator in face with ballDaniil Medvedev’s semifinal against Novak Djokovic at the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing ended early after officials defaulted Medvedev for hitting a spectator in the face with a ball. Djokovic was leading 7–5, 5–3 at the time.Meduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Kremlin tells Russians to ignore ‘rumors’ of a possible plague outbreak in Siberia. U.S. and EU officials say they’re monitoring the situation.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 5Denied asylum in the U.S., imprisoned in Russia. Activist Leonid Melekhin gets 6 years for ‘justifying terrorism.’A court sentenced Leonid Melekhin, a businessman and activist from Perm, to six years in prison for justifying terrorism, Mediazona reported.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Putin authorizes reorganization of UniCredit's Russian divisionIn May bank signed deal to sell part of AO Bank's assetsANSA [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Russian strikes leave Ukraine with almost no spare locomotives, further complicating grain exportsMeduza [en]
HEALTHOct 5Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust usA Russian plague lab worker died of "pneumonia of unknown origin," officials say, in response to initial reports that she was exposed to the deadly bacteria during a lab accident.CBS News
POLITICSOct 5An activist challenged Russian officials after they blocked his protest against election fraud. Now he’s been jailed on drug charges and accused of ‘involvement in a Ukrainian armed group.’A court in Izhevsk ordered local activist Dmitry Morozov held in pretrial detention for two months on charges of possessing a large quantity of drugs. He is accused of possessing 0.38 grams of mephedrone, Kommersant — Udmurtia reported.Meduza [en]
BUSINESSOct 5Washington Capitals hockey star Alexander Ovechkin to launch his own beer brand in RussiaHockey player Alexander Ovechkin is launching his own beer brand, OVI, in Russia. Bochkarev Breweries will produce the beer, Kommersant reported.Meduza [en]
DISASTEROct 5U.S. monitoring suspected plague case in RussiaSecretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Monday that the U.S. is monitoring a possible plague outbreak in Russia after a lab worker died.CBS News
HEALTHOct 5Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker’s deathAccording to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in eastern Russia.CNBC
CONFLICTOct 5Two dead after fire breaks out on sinking ship in Black Sea as Zelensky blames Russian dronesThe Independent World
MILITARYOct 5Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian dronesUkraine has begun using artificial intelligence-enabled robot guns to take down Russia's new and fast-moving jet-powered drones, the Ukrainian air force said Monday. The post Ukraine says using AI robot guns to shoot down new Russian drones appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CONFLICTOct 5Ukraine says Russian drones behind Turkish ship sinkingDW News [en]