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The FSB—primarily responsible for internal security and counterintelligence—published a short statement on Thursday detailing the action but giving little detail. “The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case against a U.S. citizen on the grounds of the corpus delicti provided for in Article 276 of the Criminal Code ‘Espionage,’” the statement published on the FSB website read. “The American is suspected of collecting intelligence information on biological topics directed against the security of the Russian Federation....

The Bank of Russia issued a statement saying that it had cut a key interest rate by 150 basis points to 9.50 percent per annum, or annually. While it acknowledged that the “external environment for the Russian economy remains challenging,” it said that “inflation is slowing faster and the decline in economic activity is of a smaller magnitude than the Bank of Russia expected in April.” Meanwhile, the Friday inflation report from the U....

On Sunday, Trump slammed California Governor Gavin Newsom for his handling of the wildfires and vaguely warned that he would end the federal funding. Newsom declared a statewide emergency last week in an effort to mobilize resources. “Every year, as the fire’s rage & California burns, it is the same thing—and then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together Governor. You don’t see close to the level of burn in other states,” Trump wrote on Twitter....

On Sunday, August 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) shared footage of a handful of weapons that had reportedly been seized from Ukrainian forces. In the 2 minute and 15-second clip, Russian soldiers could be seen holding and talking about the weapons, which included a portable anti-tank Javelin Officials said the small haul of weapons on display were obtained during what Russian officials call a “special military operation.”...

Well Paul has a successor in the animal football prediction game: a polar bear named Nika. Mexico benefit from previous NZ game The two-year-old is a resident of the Moscow Zoo. She was rescued as an orphan in a village in eastern Russia after, according to local residents, her mother was lost to poachers. Nika has taken on the mantle of the official animal predictor of the Confederations Cup, which is currently underway in her home nation....

Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the support of Belarus, launched an internationally condemned invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The assault came after weeks of warnings from President Joe Biden and European leaders that a Russian attack was imminent. In a bid to justify the unprovoked invasion, Putin absurdly claimed that Ukraine was led by “neo-Nazis” and needed to be “denazified.” In reality, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who won election in 2019 with nearly three-quarters of the vote, is Jewish and had family members die in the Holocaust genocide orchestrated by the Nazis during World War II....

“Dragon’s teeth have likely been installed between Mariupol and Nikolske village; and from northern Mariupol to Staryi Krym village. Mariupol forms part of Russia’s land bridge from Russia to Crimea, a key logistics line of communication. Dragon’s teeth have additionally been sent for the preparation of defensive fortifications in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Kherson,” the U.K. Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Tuesday morning. According to the intelligence update, Dragon’s teeth are “concrete pyramidal anti-tank structures” that are used in defensive measures....

Roskomnadzor, the agency, told Google and Apple that they could face fines if they do not remove the app from their platforms for possibly interfering in Russian elections. The app provides education about the jailed Navalny’s Smart Voting strategy, which helps users support candidates most likely to beat opponents from the Kremlin’s United Russia party. Social media platforms Facebook and Twitter have already received multiple fines, with Roskomnadzor significantly slowing operating speeds for Twitter....

Based on the first book of the renowned trilogy by the British fantasy writer, the production titled “Khraniteli” which means “keepers” or “guardians” was broadcast only once on television. Filmed at the Leningrad television studio 30 years ago, after it was shown on TV it seemingly disappeared without trace. The Russian fantasy and sci-fi website World of Fantasy said it published in 2012 a list of forgotten Tolkien adaptations from previous years....

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said it was “deeply concerned and shocked” by reports a British doctor alleged he had prescribed banned performance-enhancing drugs to 150 sports figures including several Premier League footballers. UKAD has been processing some Russian doping tests since Russia’s own anti-doping agency was embroiled in a mass cheating scandal last year. Shlyakhtin said not all Russian doping tests were sent to the UKAD laboratory. 0 votes

According to the Moscow Times, an independent Russian newspaper, the sharp drop comes at a time when rumors indicating Vladimir Putin is getting ready for a new address to the nation started circulating in Russia. News that Putin could address the nation soon was reported by pro-Kremlin Readovka on Wednesday morning. The last time Putin spoke to the nation was on September 21, when the Russian leader announced a partial mobilization with the potential to draft up to 300,000 reservists, according to Russia’s minister of defense Sergei Shoigu....

From Monday through Friday, Russia lost an estimated total of 2,240 personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Eastern European country’s estimates suggest that Moscow has lost 93,390 personnel overall since the start of the war on February 24 through Friday. Newsweek was not able to independently verify the Russian troop losses and reached out to Russia’s Defense Ministry for confirmation and comment....

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing summer bids for Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli and Liverpool playmaker Adam Lallana, according to The Times. The reigning Ligue 1 champions have lost their air of invincibility on the domestic front this season and are ready to spend big in an effort to freshen up their ranks. Attention has been turned to top talent in the Premier League, with Alli a player they have been linked with for some time and Lallana a forward with the energy seemingly tailor-made for their style of play....

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are set to battle it out for the signature of Atalanta star Franck Kessie, according to Calciomercato. The 20-year-old has impressed in Serie A this season, scoring five goals in 15 appearances for the league’s surprise package. Juventus are also keen on the Ivory Coast international, but Tottenham have reportedly offered £20m for the midfielder as they attempt to steal a march on Chelsea and the Italian champions....

While Runescape has been Jagex’s most widely recognized game without question, the massively popular Java-based MMORPG is by no means the developer’s only game. From 2015’s sandbox shooter Block N Load to multiple other casual browser-based games both on their own platforms and other sites like Facebook, Jagex’s creations boast a small but diverse library. Now, Jagex has recently filed a trademark for ‘ELDERGATE’ with many fans speculating the title may hint at the developer’s next game....

The Blue Spikers did well to claim a win from behind as they overcame an opening set deficit. They won the match 12-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-10, 14-15, with David Lee and Prabhagaran scoring 12 points each for the Blue Spikers. Ashwal Rai was in fine form for the Black Hawks with 15 points. The opening set started off on a positive note for the Black Hawks Hyderabad as they drove home with the early advantage with a 7-4 lead....

That is where the perfection ends. HOT STOVE: Top 10 free-agent infielders | Outfielders | Pitchers | Catchers Martin turns 32 in February, and the one bad part of his 2014 season was spending time on the disabled list with a hamstring problem. He now will be asked to spend hours on end squatting on an artificial turf field. By the time Toronto installs a grass field, Martin will be 35, entering the final two years of his contract....

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia has yet to finalize the borders of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. “We will continue to consult with the people who live in those regions,” Peskov said during a conference call, without elaborating. Peskov added that he could not go into detail about what format the consultation would take. “I’ve said all I can say on that,” he added when asked for further clarification on the matter....

The two countries are conducting joint air force drills from January 16 to February 1, the Belarusian defense ministry said. There are growing fears Russian President Vladimir Putin could lobby his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, to join the conflict. Belarus said it would activate all of its air force bases, air force training grounds and air defense forces for the drills, with joint air patrols planned along the Belarusian border....

Vice-speakers of Russia’s Federation Council and the State Duma, Konstantin Kosachev and Irina Yarovaya made the remarks after a regular meeting of a parliamentary commission that was created in March to probe the activities of American biological laboratories on Ukrainian territory, state media outlet Kommersant reported. According to Kosachev and Yarovaya, the co-chairs of the commission, blood analysis of Ukrainian servicemen showed that they had been subjected to “secret experiments,” which transformed them into “the most cruel monsters....