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Gas Odor Spreads Over Astrakhan After Drone Strike on Processing Plant

Moscow Times Authorities said technicians at the plant released and then ignited gas as they tried to bring the plant back online following Monday’s drone attack. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/05/gas-odor-spreads-over-astrakhan-after-drone-strike-on-processing-plant-a87871

January was Russia’s worst month of losses after December 2024 – UK intelligence

Pravda Ukraine UK Defence Intelligence has stated that January 2025 was Russia’s second-worst month in terms of personnel losses after December 2024, and that the Russians are expected to continue losing an average of more than 1,000 people a day. Source: UK Defence Intelligence update dated 2 February on X (Twitter), as reported by European…

Trump is ‘beating the grass’ in the Middle East to startle the snakes in Gaza

Jerusalem Post Trump is floating a proposal that will “beat the grass” in the Middle East. The goal may not be purely what he says it is. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-840813

Chinese e-commerce in spotlight amid EU push to scrap duty-free access for small packages

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Brussels is seeking to scrap tax breaks for low-value shipments as it cracks down on ‘dangerous’ goods sold by firms such as Temu and Shein. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3297514/chinese-e-commerce-spotlight-amid-eu-push-scrap-duty-free-access-small-packages?utm_source=rss_feed

Google drops policy of not using AI in weapons development

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The revised list of principles contains no explicit language related to weapons or surveillance technologies https://tass.com/defense/1909091

Russia welcomes Trump’s criticism of plans to draw Ukraine into NATO — Lavrov

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Meanwhile, Russia has repeatedly warned and insisted that NATO should not expand eastwards toward the borders of the former Soviet Union, but “in vain,” the top Russian diplomat lamented https://tass.com/politics/1909089

Pentagon drafts plans to pull all US troops from Syria — report

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. US President Donald Trump previously told reporters that Washington should not deal with the problems of Syria https://tass.com/world/1909087

Russian senator critical of Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into ‘Riviera of the Middle East’

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Vladimir Dzhabarov, the US president acts as a straightforward businessman who proposes not to clear the debris or rebuild areas so that the very Palestinians can live there, but rather resettle them elsewhere https://tass.com/politics/1909083

U.S. aid void puts pressure on Europe, where some also turn inward

Washington Post The sudden USAID freeze unleashed chaos for aid groups, but European governments cannot replace the sheer scale of U.S. funding and may not even be inclined to. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/02/05/europe-usaid-foreign-aid-crisis/

Azur Air plans to start flying to Vietnam in March — CEO

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The program of flights to Cam Ranh is currently considered from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Novosibirsk, certain other Siberian cities, and the Far East, Evgeny Korolyov said https://tass.com/economy/1909085