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Previously classified Soviet records have provided new details of a mass execution carried out by Japanese occupation authorities in Hailar, Manchuria, on August 9, 1945 — the same day the Soviet Union launched its offensive against Japan in the Far East. According to the documents released by Russia’s Federal Security Service, 43 prisoners were killed, many by beheading, before the Japanese occupation regime collapsed. INR Report: Based on…

BRICS has grown into one of the most significant non-Western groupings in international affairs, but expansion alone will not determine whether it succeeds. Russian foreign-policy analyst Timofey Bordachev argues its real challenge is more fundamental: developing a coherent idea of international order capable of binding very different countries together — and persuading others that there is a credible alternative to institutions historically…

Russia’s increasingly deliberate use of “Britain” rather than “Great Britain” may sound like diplomatic trolling, but Russian academic Alexander Bobrov argues it reflects something deeper: Moscow’s deteriorating view of London as relations between the two nuclear powers approach what he describes as a dangerous low. His RT opinion also extends the argument beyond Ukraine, portraying Britain as a country that retains considerable international…

The murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has become the focus of a wider debate over postpartum mental illness, criminal responsibility and whether race and class influence public perceptions of defendants. Former US congressional attorney and women’s rights advocate Reese Everson has told RT she believes an African-American woman accused of the same acts would have been viewed very differently. INR Report: Based on reporting and…

A Turkish airline has resumed flights to Russia after earlier cancellations, following Vladimir Zelensky’s warning that aircraft over Russian airspace could be at risk. Vladimir Putin says Moscow would respond if civilian aviation is threatened. Tehran has vowed retaliation after a US airstrike hit a wedding, killing at least four and wounding more than 60. Meanwhile, catastrophic flooding and landslides in Nepal have killed more than 1,000…

Susan on Bessent naming IRGC accounts in the British Virgin Islands — the real target is the offshore money machine, not just Iran. Syria sanctions lifted, the Mecca Pact, Russia at the G20, and China on Iran. Susan Kokinda argues that Scott Bessent’s warning about IRGC accounts in the British Virgin Islands and his “cut the snake’s head off” image were aimed at London’s offshore money machine, not just Iran. She maps the BVI and Hong Kong as…

Canadian-owned Methanex is preparing to effectively close its New Zealand operations after concluding that declining natural gas availability makes continued methanol production unsustainable. The decision threatens jobs and economic activity across Taranaki, while simultaneously releasing significant gas supplies for electricity generation and other industrial users. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by RNZ HERE. · New Zealand’s largest…

The Reserve Bank has lifted the Official Cash Rate by another 25 basis points to 2.75 percent, its second consecutive increase. While the Bank believes inflation is moving back towards target and New Zealand’s economic recovery is regaining momentum, it has signalled that interest rates may need to rise further before monetary policy returns to a more neutral setting. eLocal Report: Based on reporting by Gyles Beckford, Economics Correspondent…

Younger generations are ageing faster and experiencing rising rates of early-onset cancer, but what is driving the trend? Dr Guy Hatchard examines research into biological ageing and questions whether modern exposures — including industrially fermented ingredients increasingly found in cosmetics, foods and supplements — deserve greater scrutiny. He argues that rapidly changing manufacturing processes and biotechnology warrant far more…

With the multipolar world on full display Vladimir Putin highlights that trade activity between member states of the Shanghai Cooperation organization is surging. Vladimir Zelensky's chief of staff reveals Ukraine's army needs to mobilize 30 thousand citizens every month just to maintain what it has. Numbers that appear to highlight Kiev's true losses on the battlefield. The acting Venezuelan president, who stepped in for Nicolas Maduro after…