August 23, 2023 Russian fighter jet intercepts Norwegian plane over Baltic Sea A Norwegian plane was intercepted by a Russian fighter jet over the Baltic Sea on Aug. 23, 2023. The plane turned away from the Russian border after seeing the jet.
August 23, 2023 Days after Russia’s lunar disaster, India’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully lands on the Moon India is now the first country to successfully land a craft on the moon's south pole, just days after Russia's own space agency failed to do so.
August 22, 2023 Russia moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, Polish president says Poland said Russian is moving short-range nuclear weapons to Belarus as Moscow continues its war in Ukraine.
August 22, 2023 After Russia's failed lunar landing, this country hopes to be first to land on moon's south pole India is attempting to be the first country to land a spacecraft on the dark side of the moon, an area of particular interest to scientist for its potential resources.
August 22, 2023 China/Russia-led bloc takes on dollar, Western influence as Putin dodges summit over arrest fears The two-day BRICS summit is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and includes heads of state from aspiring members such as Iran and Saudi Arabia as the bloc looks to expand.
August 22, 2023 UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov believes there's only 2 genders: 'There is no between' UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov talked about his recent visit to a California coffee shop and wondered why there were all-gender bathrooms.
August 22, 2023 Ukrainians reportedly boosting domestic arms industry in anticipation of possible Trump return to office Ukraine's private arms sector is ramping up production of homegrown weapons with the possibility of former President Donald Trump's re-election.
August 21, 2023 Wagner head Prigozhin says mercenary group making Russia ‘greater,’ Africa ‘freer’ in new recruitment video Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a Telegram video posted Monday that the mercenary force was making Russia "greater" and Africa "freer" while giving "hell" to terrorist groups.
August 21, 2023 Russia's Luna-25 lunar mission ends in engine failure-induced crash Russia's pilotless Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down properly, space agency Roscosmos confirmed Monday.
August 21, 2023 US citizens in Belarus told to ‘depart immediately’ The U.S. Embassy in Belarus is warning Americans still in the country to leave immediately as geopolitical tensions and civil unrest create greater risk.