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Trump says he has call scheduled with Putin to discuss possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia

US President Trump will speak with President Vladimir Putin about a plague case reported in Russia. This discussion follows the death of an employee linked to an anti-plague research institute. Health authorities are investigating the cause of death as pneumonia with unknown origins. The World Health Organization assesses that the…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

Ukraine drone attacks oil tanker off Russia’s Sochi with 23 Indians aboard, all rescued

Ukraine struck an oil tanker off the southern Russian coast on Tuesday evening, triggering a huge fire and black smoke cloud that blanketed parts of the resort city of Sochi. Videos and photos circulated widely on social media from Sochi -- a popular resort city of almost 500,000 people --…

The Economic Times · Oct 7

German Spy Chiefs Warn of a Russian Shadow War and Risk of Violent Conflict

Germany's spy chiefs told lawmakers Russia is waging a shadow war. Here's what they warned and what a new powers bill would change.

Latin Times · Oct 6

Lab Worker Dies of Pneumonic Plague in Siberia, Prompting Mass Quarantine and Kremlin Secrecy

A lab technician died of plague at a Siberian research facility. Russia's contradictory response is exposing the Kremlin's deepest institutional weakness.

Latin Times · Oct 6

Russian lab worker's death sparks plague fears as unverified claims spread online

The death of a 28-year-old Russian lab worker at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute has sparked online panic about a "plague, despite the WHO assessing the public health risk in Russia as low. Unverified claims about how the worker became ill, including a laboratory accident involving a test tube, are…

France 24 · Oct 6

Second Death Reported at Siberian Hospital Where Plague Lab Worker Died as Moscow Denies Outbreak

A reported second death at an Irkutsk hospital has intensified unverified plague claims, but Russian officials deny an outbreak and no plague infections have been confirmed among contacts.

International Business Times UK · Oct 6

As Russian Plague Headlines Spread, Social Media Users Waste No Time Turning Them Into Dark Humor-Fueled Memes

The Russian institute where the victim allegedly contracted pneumonia “was used for biological weapons engineering during their illegal program,” one expert argued.

Bored Panda · Oct 6

Bulgaria's leader says drone attack hits 2 commercial vessels, and Ukraine's president blames Russia

Bulgaria’s prime minister says that two commercial vessels have been struck by drones in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea

The Independent UK · Oct 6

Even Russia Is Beating The U.S. In EV and PHEV Market Share

Gasoline shortages are pushing Russian buyers toward electric cars and plug-in hybrids. Most of them come from China.

InsideEVs · Oct 6

The big unknowns limiting how US will respond to possible Russian plague outbreak

Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls for greater transparency from Moscow and says US officials are monitoring the situation ‘very closely, hour by hour’

The Independent UK · Oct 6