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POLITICSBREAKING7h agoRussia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying⁠Russia’s FSB security agency said on ⁠Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist ⁠for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying. In a statement on its website, the FSB said the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper journalist was detained in the far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave Russia. It did ‌not specify when this was. Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in a statement...South China Morning Post
POLITICS9h agoJapanese journalist arrested in Russia on suspicion of spyingA Japanese journalist has been arrested in Russia and accused of gathering information on its defence capabilities, news agencies report.Sky News World
POLITICS10h agoRussia arrests Japanese reporter for alleged espionageSuspect was arrested on Russia's far-eastern Sakhalin Island before being transferred to Moscow, says Russia's FSB.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS11h agoRussia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged EspionageThe main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.NYT World
POLITICS12h agoTrump: China, Russia ‘have too much to lose’ to help IranPresident Trump late Monday accused China and Russia of having “too much to lose” to enable Iran in the ongoing conflict. “I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the ‘wonderful’ Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If they are, it’s at…The Hill
WORLD12h agoWho is Yuki Imai, the Japanese journalist Russia has arrested on espionage charges?A Japanese journalist has been detained on suspicion of espionage on Sakhalin, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The agency identified him as a Japanese national and a correspondent for the newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun but did not release his name. He was detained in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk shortly before he planned to leave Russia and taken to Moscow.Meduza [en]
POLITICS20h agoTrump says does not believe China, Russia helping IranTrump said in July that he did not believe China and Russia were selling weapons to Iran, warning that "it would be very bad for them" if they did. The post Trump says does not believe China, Russia helping Iran appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
POLITICS22h agoChina, Russia deepen maritime and Arctic logistics ties to secure energy supplyBeijing and Moscow vowed deeper maritime and logistical cooperation to protect shipping lanes and energy supplies, as China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of the Russian Maritime Board in the Chinese capital on Monday. “China stands ready to work with Russia to align maritime strategies and leverage their complementary strengths to protect each other’s legitimate maritime interests,” Wang said, according to a foreign ministry statement released late on Monday. The two...South China Morning Post
HEALTH1d agoHong Kong steps up Russia arrival checks after Siberian lab worker’s deathHong Kong will step up health surveillance measures for arrivals after a laboratory worker at an anti-plague research institute in Russia died from pneumonia, but authorities have stressed the risk to residents remains low. According to World Health Organization (WHO) information provided by Russian authorities, there was no evidence of ongoing transmission, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Monday. Russian authorities previously stated ‌that the worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoPutin aide looks to boost Russian shipbuilding ties with China during visitRussia is looking to expand shipbuilding cooperation with China through technology partnerships and joint investment, visiting presidential aide and Maritime Board chairman Nikolai Patrushev said. Patrushev held talks in Beijing with Ke Jixin, Chinese vice-minister of industry and information technology, the Russian Maritime Board said in a statement on Saturday. It said the two sides discussed the possibility of Chinese shipbuilders becoming technology partners and equipment suppliers for new...South China Morning Post
CONFLICT2d agoInvaded by the ex-USSR, claimed by Tokyo: the Kuriles, this archipelago at the heart of tensions between Russia and JapanREPORTAGE - La tension entre la Russie et le Japon s’est ravivée après la visite de Vladimir Poutine, en août dernier, sur cet archipel dont l’URSS s’est emparé en août 1945, notamment quatre îles proches d’Hokkaido, les «Territoires du nord» dont Tokyo revendique la souveraineté.Le Figaro International
HEALTH4d agoRussia lifts plague lab-related measures. Should China – and the world – be relieved?South China Morning Post
POLITICS4d agoRussia requests ICC leaders' extradition, drawing Japan protestJapan Today
POLITICS5d agoJapan angry after Russia seeks extradition of ICC chief targeted by USA senior Japanese government spokesperson said it was regrettable that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office had requested that Dutch authorities extradite International Criminal Court president Tomoko Akane and eight other officials. “Time and again we have conveyed to the Russian side that measures targeting individuals connected to the ICC are unfair and unacceptable. We find it regrettable that the Russian side has nevertheless requested various nations to extradite these individuals,”...South China Morning Post
POLITICS5d agoAmerica’s Best Answer to the China-Russia AllianceWashington can exploit friction, strengthen allies, and make the axis harder to sustain.Foreign Policy
POLITICS6d agoSouth Korea threatens legal action if fuel shipments to Russia found to have broken lawtheguardian.com · United Kingdom
MILITARY6d agoSouth Korea pledges legal action over alleged fuel exports to RussiaUkrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARY6d agoRubio In Iceland Signals Deeper NATO Push As Russia, China Challenge Arctic SecurityUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signaled a renewed American push to strengthen security in the Arctic, warning that US adversaries and competitors are already acting in a region of growing strategic importance.RFE/RL
BUSINESS6d agoRussia asks Vietnam for planes as illegally re-registered Western fleet falls apartMoscow proposed wet-leasing Vietnamese aircraft, crews and maintenance, but any transfer would involve Airbus or Boeing jets, exposing Vietnamese carriers to secondary sanctions. Nearly a fifth of Russia's largest airlines' planes are already grounded, double the normal downtime rate.EuroNews [en]
BUSINESSOct 6Russian gold floods Hong Kong as sanctions shift bullion trade to Asia: reportA report indicates that Russian gold is increasingly being traded in Hong Kong, suggesting a shift in the global bullion market due to international sanctions. This highlights the adaptation of trade routes and financial flows in response to geopolitical pressures.Seeking Alpha Tech
POLITICSOct 6South Korea has become one of Russia’s biggest fuel suppliers. Some shipments are arriving on sanctioned tankers.By the end of summer, South Korea had become Russia’s second-largest supplier of petroleum products, and sanctioned tankers were among those used to ship the fuel, The Guardian reported.Meduza [en]
MILITARYOct 6Philip Ingram sees Russia, China and Iran stepping up ‘gray zone’ activities across UK and EuropeFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Philip Ingram, journalist and former British military intelligence officer. The events surrounding RAF Fairford are not an isolated incident, explains Ingram. It's part of a much wider security issue in which conventional military operations, intelligence activity and gray-zone tactics increasingly overlap.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 6Germany faces a triple threat from Russia, China and domestic far-right extremistsDW News [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
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