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Russia Accuses Ukraine of Refinery Attack After Zelensky's Words About Resuming Strikes

Zelensky told the Financial Times that the three-day pause in strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, introduced at the US request, has ended because Russia kept hitting Ukrainian energy facilities. Russia reported a drone attack on a refinery in Ryazan. Kyiv also accused Washington of restricting intelligence sharing and Starlink as leverage; Ukrainian sources told BBC of a partial restoration of the Starshield service.

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Economy

Uzbekistan Prepares Liquefied Gas Market Reform: Private Suppliers, Cylinders in Stores, and Price Increases

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has published a draft resolution on liberalizing the liquefied gas market: by May 1, 2027, proposals on free pricing must be prepared, a pilot with private suppliers is underway in Andijan region, privatization of LPG-Trade and retail sale of cylinders are planned. The retail price is proposed to be raised from 2,000 to 5,000 soums per kg with compensations for those in need.

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Technology

Yandex Go in Uzbekistan recovers after outage: payouts processed, but errors possible

Yandex Uzbekistan said that services interrupted after the October 11 outage are being restored in stages. Payouts to partners and drivers were processed automatically, but some payments may be executed with errors or delays. Cases of incorrect charges are being reviewed, though the growing number of support requests is slowing down problem resolution.

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Science

Scientists find out why animals visit elephant carcass sites more often

An international team led by Deron Burkpyle of the University of California, Santa Barbara studied 40 elephant carcass sites. The remains markedly change soil chemistry: ammonium content is on average 31 times higher, nitrates 7 times, and phosphorus 3 times compared with control plots. High nitrogen concentrations are toxic to plants, so plant and soil microorganism diversity near the remains is reduced even after 7.7 years. At the same time, the grass around is richer in nitrogen,

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Technology

US Unveils Autonomous Truck That Hauls Cargo and Shoots Down Drones

American companies Hypercraft, Forterra and 9 Mothers combined in one vehicle the autonomous Razorback platform, the AutoDrive control system and the Edda turret. The development is designed for delivering cargo along supply routes under fire and countering small drones at ranges of 10 to 100 meters.

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World

A resident of Kasansay promised cheap loans via Telegram and received 250 million sums

In the Kasansay district of the Namangan region, a man was detained who promised to arrange low-interest loans via Telegram and received more than 250 million sums from citizens. He created a fake 'Microcredit' page in the messenger, asked users to transfer money to bank cards in advance, and then stopped responding. The suspect had previously been convicted of fraud. A criminal case has been opened under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan; investigative actions continue.

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World

Top U.S. DOJ official orders California to review list of possible noncitizens who received mail ballots

Updated on: October 14, 2026 / 12:50 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — The Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people who the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming November election despite not being U.S. citizens, according to a letter reviewed by CBS News. In the Oct. 13 letter, acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter imposed a 48-hour deadline to review the list of names, which were provided on a password-protected thumb

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World

Novak noted new strikes on two Russian oil refineries

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at Russian Energy Week that on October 14 the Kyiv regime attacked two Russian oil refineries, in the Saratov and Ryazan regions, citing data from the Ministry of Energy and companies. He stated that Ukraine is not showing movement toward an energy truce.

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World

Container ship sinks in Strait of Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks

A container ship sank in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday as Iran escalated its attacks on commercial vessels. The GFS Pride, registered in Singapore, sank after it was struck by an unidentified projectile and caught fire. The ship's 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore . "Such attacks are unprovoked, unjustifiable and a breach of international law," the Singapore maritime authority said in a statement W

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Economy

Treasury says largest U.S. banks let politics influence who received banking services

The Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found some of the largest banks serving the U.S. allowed political considerations, public pressure and social concerns to influence decisions about who received banking services, according to a sweeping report released Wednesday. The OCC said it reviewed the nine largest national banks under its supervision, examining nearly 100,000 complaints and about 420,000 pages of documents. It found that all nine had used "reputation ris

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World

Lithuania announced that it has frozen the assets of Fridman and Usmanov under national sanctions

Lithuania announced that it has frozen the assets of Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov under national sanctions. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys announced this on X, stating that sanctions pressure on Russia and those who contribute to its war must be strengthened and maintained. He also called the removal of the two Russian oligarchs from the EU sanctions list an «incorrect signal». At the end of September, EU member state ambassadors agreed to remove Fridman and Usmanov from the sanctions lists, while the EU extended sanctions against 3,000 companies and individuals for three years — the first such three-year extension, as previously the sanctions had to be renewed every six months. France and Slovakia had requested the removal of sanctions from Usmanov, and Luxembourg from Fridman.

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World

India calls on Russia and Ukraine to ensure shipping safety in the Black Sea

New Delhi urged Moscow and Kyiv to stop attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea, where Indian seafarers are at risk — India supplies more than 12% of the world's maritime personnel. After the deaths of two crew members aboard the MV Royad Mammadov, India is promoting an initiative for safe passage of ships, but Russia has not yet publicly backed a binding agreement.

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World

Saxony-Anhalt Parliament Calls for Ending Aid to Ukraine: AfD and BSW Unite

At an extraordinary session of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, with the support of AfD and BSW, an appeal was adopted demanding the immediate cessation of financial and military aid to Ukraine and calling for peace talks with Russia. All other parties criticized the initiative. Observers see the joint move as a sign of the two parties growing closer amid government formation talks following AfD's victory in the September 2026 elections.

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World

Federal judge grants preliminary injunction continuing to block Trump's White House media ban

Trump had tried to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. A federal judge continued to block the Trump administration's move to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly's preliminary injunction orders the defendants to continue to preserve the status quo while the case proceeds. The preliminary injunction was sought by the media organizations. It follows a temporary restraining order the same judge issued last month blocking Trump's att

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