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NASA astronaut home safe with Russian crew after 8 months on space station
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev touched down in their Soyuz MS-28 that landed smoothly by parachute in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan. Their 241-day stint on the orbiting outpost was the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev and the second for Kud‑Sverchkov. The crew will be flown by helicopter to Karaganda, where Williams will board a plane to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, while Kud‑Sverchkov and Mikaev will take a flight to their training base in Star City, just outside Moscow. Once bitter rivals in the space race during the Cold War, Russia and the U.S. cooperate on the space station and other projects. That relationship was marred by tensions after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, but Washington and Moscow have continued to work together, with U.S. and Russian crews flying to the orbiting outpost on each country’s spacecraft. On July 14, the crew of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month mission after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 14. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, the first visit to Baikonur by a NASA chief in eight years. The newly arrived trio have joined NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev as part of Expedition 75.
NASA astronaut home safe with Russian crew after 8 months on space station
NASA astronaut home safe with Russian crew after 8 months on space station
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the U.S. and Iran take the off-ramp?
Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the U.S. and Iran take the off-ramp?
Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses
Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, has stopped displaying military-related goods in response to searches that refer directly to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to reports published on July 26. The development comes after seven of the company's warehouses were hit in a series of Ukrainian strikes beginning July 18. Kyiv has said that the facilities were targeted in order to disrupt Russian army logistics. Wildberries offers a number of dual-use items that can be used on the battlefield against Ukraine on its platform, including bulletproof vests and fiber-optic cable for drones. Following the July attacks, the company has now reportedly hidden such goods from the results of search terms such as "everything for the SVO" and "SVO" — the Russian acronym for "special military operation," the Kremlin's official euphemism for the all-out war in Ukraine. When users enter the search query "everything for the SVO" on the marketplace's website or app, the platform now returns the message "No suitable products found." The Moscow Times reported that the same search previously returned more than 200,000 products. A screenshot shared by the Myrotvorets project — on online watchdog tracking anti-Ukrainian aggression — shows that the search previously returned military helmets among the results. At the same time, military-related goods remain available on the marketplace. Bulletproof vests and protective helmets can still be found in the "Sport" category. According to Vot Tak, searches such as "goods for SVO" and "SVO accessories" still return military first-aid kits, backpacks, radios, chevrons, and various flags. The marketplace also lists FPV drones and their components. As Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure continue to intensify, Wildberries, frequently compared to e-commerce giant Amazon, has been severely impacted by drone strikes on several warehouses belonging to the company. Some of its most important logistics centers have come under attack over the past week, including hubs in St. Petersburg, Tver, Moscow Oblast, and Voronezh, as well as in Russian-occupied Crimea. The strikes may have cost the company billions in damage. The company's banking arm was sanctioned by the EU in July over its financial contribution to the Russian budget. Wildberries also plays a significant role in Russia's consumer economy, accounting for almost 50% of Russia’s online retail market.
Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses
Wildberries hides military goods in search results after Ukrainian strikes hammer warehouses
Kremlin won't comment on US-Ukraine air ceasefire talks
Kremlin won't comment on US-Ukraine air ceasefire talks Russia considers it premature to comment on reports that the United States and Ukraine are discussing a possible halt to aerial attacks as part of efforts to end the war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says. A Ukrainian source told Reuters that Ukrainian and US officials had discussed a proposal for an air ceasefire to present to Russia as part of a new push to revive peace talks aimed at ending the conflict triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The source said Ukraine had approached Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past with offers of a ceasefire, which had been turned down. However, some officials believe that pressure on Russia's economy from ongoing Ukrainian drone and missile strikes may soften Putin's stance. "We do not know how credible these reports are or where they come from. These are newspaper reports and nothing more. Therefore, it is premature to comment on them at this stage," the Interfax news agency quoted Peskov as saying. He said Russia's response to any new peace initiative would depend on whether it aligns with its interests. "We have heard statements that some new formulas may be possible. We still need to learn more about them," Peskov said. "And, over time, some formulas or proposals will probably be put forward. What happens next will depend on how closely they correspond to our interests." Peskov reiterated that Russia maintains channels of dialogue with US negotiators. Russian officials have said they hope US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow when their schedules allow and that dialogue with the US will continue. Efforts by the US to broker a peace deal have largely stalled in recent months, while diplomatic attention has also been diverted by the Iran war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke this week with Witkoff and Kushner about prospects for renewed talks with Russia and is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Tuesday. Peskov said on Saturday that Russia had previously outlined the conditions required to halt the fighting in Ukraine. Those conditions include, in particular, the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbas region, something Ukraine has consistently rejected. with EFE
Kremlin won't comment on US-Ukraine air ceasefire talks
Kremlin won't comment on US-Ukraine air ceasefire talks
A U.S.-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
MOSCOW — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev touched down in their Soyuz MS-28 that landed smoothly by parachute in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan. Their 241-day stint on the orbiting outpost was the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev and the second for Kud‑Sverchkov. The crew will be flown by helicopter to Karaganda, where Williams will board a plane to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, while Kud‑Sverchkov and Mikaev will take a flight to their training base in Star City, just outside Moscow. Once bitter rivals in the space race during the Cold War, Russia and the U.S. cooperate on the space station and other projects. That relationship was marred by tensions after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, but Washington and Moscow have continued to work together, with U.S. and Russian crews flying to the orbiting outpost on each country’s spacecraft. On July 14, the crew of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month mission after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 14. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, the first visit to Baikonur by a NASA chief in eight years. The newly arrived trio have joined NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev as part of Expedition 75.
A U.S.-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
A U.S.-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer admits she was 'bamboozled' by Russian propaganda and calls podcasters' misinformation a national security threat | Fortune
Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own. A close ally of President Donald Trump, Loomer has completely reversedher longtime criticism of Ukraine and is urging fellow conservatives to be wary of Moscow’s propaganda, which she blames for duping large swaths of the American right. “You don’t need to listen to a podcaster and let them influence your opinion about a country. You can look at those facts yourself,” she told The Associated Press in Kyiv shortly after returning from a trip close to the front line in Ukraine’s east. The interview was supposed to take place in Loomer’s hotel, but it had to be moved to the building’s underground bomb shelter as the city faced another ballistic missile attack. Loomer has remained influential with Trump despite not having an official role, and she said they spoke over the phone after she sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She also said that she expects to meet with Trump after returning from her trip. Loomer’s turnaround on Ukraine has been welcomed by the country’s leaders, whose relationships with Trump have been strained at times.But it has also stirred confusion, surprise and suspicion in the United States. She continues to insist that Ukraine is not paying for her travels. As Trump and Zelenskyy prepare to meet on Tuesday in Washington, Loomer said it’s clear that her trip has already made a difference, refocusing attention on the war as Congress debates new sanctionsintended to punish Russia. “It’s looking good for Ukraine, right?” she said. “Going into this meeting next week at the Oval Office is looking pretty good.” Loomer says she was ‘bamboozled’ to oppose Ukraine Loomer had spent years minimizing the war and amplifying Russian propaganda until she made a dramatic reversal this week. “I’ve come to realize I was bamboozled by Russian propaganda and I came to believe a lot of untrue things about Ukraine. I used to think that this was a country full of Nazis,” Loomer told Zelenskyy as she interviewed him for her show on Rumble, an online video platform. Loomer blamed her indoctrination on getting banned by American social media platforms, leading her to try Telegram, where Russian media is widely shared. “The Russians,” she added, “are very good at capitalizing on people’s rage. And I was very angry,” she said, recounting her feelings about the 2020 election, which she falsely maintains was stolen from Trump despite all evidence to the contrary. She said her change in perspective had been gradual as she started to see podcasters like Tucker Carlson “turn on President Trump” while having their rhetoric amplified by Russian sources. Loomer, who casts herself as an independent journalist, told the AP she believed her reversal was already changing minds within Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. “Oh, 100%,” she said. “I’ve received messages all day from different people and media and politics and people just who follow me online who said, ’Wow, I didn’t realize how much we’ve been lied to.’ ‘Wow you really opened my eyes.’” Loomer was welcomed with open arms Ukrainian officials seemed to recognize the opportunity of winning over an ardent Trump ally with a large online following. In addition to her interview with Zelenskyy, Loomer had audiences with top Ukrainian officials and the country’s chief rabbi. “It takes courage to come to Ukraine and not be deterred by Russian propaganda or air raid sirens,” Zelenskyy’s office wrote on social media. Loomer also got a tour of Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a monastic complex that came under Russian attack last month. “Laura is very powerful and she’s a very authoritative in the U.S., so I hope that everything she has seen by her own eyes will help her to spread the truth when she is back at the U.S.,” Tetyana Berezhna, the deputy prime minister and Ukrainian minister of culture told the AP. “I do really hope and I believe that her visit will have a huge impact on relations with the U.S. administration.” While some have tried to downplay Loomer’s influence with the president, he has often followed her advice. She occasionally traveled with him during the 2024 campaign, and last year he purged his National Security Council staff after she raised concerns about their loyalty in an Oval Office meeting. Trump appears to be tracking Loomer’s trip, sharing video of her conversation with Zelenskyy on social media. “Very good!!!” he wrote on Thursday evening. The conspiracist denounces conspiracy theories Loomer has a long history of spreading conspiracy theories. She once shared a video that called 9/11 an “inside job” and amplified a lie about Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats in Ohio, which Trump went on to repeat during a presidential debate with Kamala Harris. Although Loomer may have changed her mind about Russia’s invasion, her bigoted views have not budged. “One thing I really love about Ukraine is I haven’t seen a single Muslim here,” she posted on Saturday. “It’s so refreshing.” But in the interview, she bemoaned how influential podcasters can spread misinformation. “They have been able to warp people’s minds to the point where people aren’t even capable of analyzing a subject with common sense anymore because they want to depend on these personalities to give them the opinion that they think they should have,” she said, calling the situation “a major national security threat.” She said she thinks that “information war” has “the potential to be more destructive than any kinetic war that our country may ever face” and called on the Trump administration to take the threat of Russian propaganda, foreign interference and influence operations more seriously. “I think that some of our leaders are being influenced by propaganda,” she said. The White House has routinely downplayed the role of Moscow’s influence, especially because Trump has long chaffed at investigations showing that Russia worked to boost his 2016 candidacy. Loomer has said repeatedly that Ukraine did not finance her trip and insisted she had traveled in her own capacity. “I can guarantee you I wasn’t paid by anybody. I certainly wasn’t paid by the government of Ukraine to come here,” she said. “If it’s fake, why did I risk my life? I’m in a bomb shelter right now. I barely slept this week,” she said.
Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer admits she was 'bamboozled' by Russian propaganda and calls podcasters' misinformation a national security threat | Fortune
Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer admits she was 'bamboozled' by Russian propaganda and calls podcasters' misinformation a national security threat | Fortune
Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds
Three Israeli citizens facing conscription into the Israel Defense Forces have been granted the right to reapply for protection visas in Australia, after a government tribunal found they held a genuine fear they would be forced to break international humanitarian law in Gaza. The Administrative Review Tribunal found the punishment the young adults could face from the state of Israel – including imprisonment as conscientious objectors – would amount to persecution. Part of a family group, three siblings faced mandatory national service if they were returned to Israel, and held a genuine belief they would be forced to “engage in breaches of international humanitarian law”. The tribunal found there were “credible allegations that Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip are in breach of international humanitarian law” and that international opinion was that the IDF’s actions in Gaza were disproportionate. It found the three siblings were refugees facing persecution from the state of Israel, and Australia had a legal obligation to protect them. The family’s case went before the tribunal in October last year. The decision was published in March. The family – a husband and wife and their children – arrived in Australia on the husband’s working visa a decade ago. That visa expired, and the family applied for protection visas in 2024, six months after the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 sparked the current conflict in Gaza and Israel. Their application for protection was rejected by the government. On appeal to the tribunal, the family claimed they were not safe from terrorist attacks anywhere in Israel and had “lost faith in the ability of the state of Israel to protect its citizens”, citing previous terrorist attacks by Hamas and being forced to live in bunkers for sustained periods. This argument was not accepted by the tribunal. While the tribunal found the family was at risk of being injured or killed by a Hamas rocket attack, it said any harm they suffered would not be the result of “discriminatory conduct aimed at them”. “Rather, it would be because they were a casualty of the armed conflict between Israel and Hamas. The applicants do not meet the refugee criterion in relation to this aspect of their claims.” However, the couple’s eldest child – who, along with two siblings, had reached the age of 18 – told the tribunal she and her siblings had vowed to refuse the national service compulsory for Israeli citizens. “She gave evidence that she and [her two siblings] had made a pact between themselves that they would refuse to serve in the Israel Defence Forces (the IDF). “The basis of their refusal to serve in the IDF was that they would be required to serve in the Israel-Palestinian conflict on the Gaza Strip, and as part of that conflict may be forced to engage in breaches of international humanitarian law. The tribunal accepts that these views are genuinely held.” The tribunal said it accepted that the three adult siblings “would be liable to terms of imprisonment of up to two years for refusing to serve in the IDF”. The tribunal noted that arrest warrants had been issued by the international criminal court against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former defence minister Yoav Gallant on allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder. The tribunal also noted the United Nations Commission of Inquiry had reported that “Israel authorities and Israeli security forces have committed and are continuing to commit genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip”. “The International Criminal Court arrest warrant and the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report contain credible allegations that Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip are in breach of international humanitarian law,” the tribunal said. “This is a situation where Israel’s military operations are not currently considered by the international community to be proportionate in the means used to achieve a legitimate national objective of Israel.” The tribunal said it was not required to express any “concluded views” as to whether Israel had engaged in acts of genocide and noted Netanyahu and Gallant were “entitled to a presumption of innocence” before the ICC. The tribunal argued that the enforcement of Israel’s national service laws – and the expected punishment for refusing to serve – “would amount to persecution” of the adult siblings in the family. “The tribunal is satisfied that the risk of imprisonment faced by the [siblings] for refusal to do military service would involve a real chance of serious harm to them. The essential and significant reason for this persecution would be the political opinion underlying their refusal to do compulsory military service. “There are no reasonable steps the [siblings] could take to modify their behaviour to avoid the threat of serious harm. As the risk of persecution comes from the state itself, the tribunal finds that state protection is not available. The risk of harm also extends to all areas of Israel.” The tribunal ruled the three adult siblings facing conscription into the IDF met Australia’s obligations for protection under the refugees convention: that is, they faced a “well-founded fear of persecution” in their home country. The entire family should be afforded protection, the tribunal found. The tribunal ordered that the family’s application for protection visas be reconsidered. The Guardian sought comment from the Department of Home Affairs.
Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds
Israeli siblings who fear breaking law in Gaza under IDF owed protection by Australia, tribunal finds
Russia’s allies are pushing Putin to strike a peace deal
War should be the art of disposing of enemies rather than friends. But yesterday Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev publicly called on Russian leader Vladimir Putin to “freeze” the war in Ukraine, arguing that “it is a shame, young people are dying” and that “all this has to be stopped.” He contested Moscow’s narrative of the conflict, saying that the roots “are not completely understandable for many, including for us”, and suggested a return to the 2022 Istanbul negotiating framework. Although a close ally of Moscow, Kazakhstan has never been a full-throated supporter of Putin’s war. It refused to recognise the Russian-backed breakaway republics in Ukraine’s Donbas, has abstained on UN votes, and even sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Yet such a public and unusually direct intervention is unprecedented — a sign not only that private entreaties have fallen on deaf ears, but that anxiety is mounting across the region. Ukraine’s highly successful drone campaign against Russia’s oil infrastructure has reverberated through Central Asia, triggering fuel shortages, rushed efforts to diversify away from Russia and cuts to crude oil production. Kyiv has also hit tankers transporting Kazakh oil. Astana has even tightened its border controls to stop Russians smuggling supplies out of the country and offsetting shortfalls of their own. Beyond the immediate economic fallout, sustained disruption to businesses and consumers risks fuelling public discontent, creating a potential source of instability for authoritarian governments whose legitimacy rests, in part, on their capacity to deliver stability for their people. That is not the only pressure Tokayev faces. The Kazakh President admitted that he expressed his position on the war after being asked to convey a message, although he did not disclose the identity of the party behind the request. He did, however, say that he had received “many signals” from the US and Europe “regarding the current state of the conflict”, suggesting that Western governments are leveraging Central Asia’s energy vulnerabilities to encourage the region to put pressure on Putin. While Tokayev himself rejected the possibility of acting as a mediator, he has previously offered to furnish a “platform for negotiations”. Western nations have upped their regional engagement since Russia invaded Ukraine, and Azerbaijan has been serving as a site for unofficial talks between Russian and German ex-officials. Though Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stressed that he had been unaware of the discussions at the time, and Berlin views them as a Russian influence operation, the episode nonetheless demonstrates that Central Asia can serve as a useful arena for backchannel engagement. Aliyev himself added that “if this meeting serves to end the Ukrainian-Russian war, we, of course, welcome it.” Will this willingness translate into any tangible impact? The Kremlin has, predictably, rejected Tokayev’s call to freeze the war. After four years and hundreds of thousands of Russian deaths, it was something of a stretch to imagine that Putin was waiting on Kazakhstan to demand he end the conflict. Privately, however, he will be embarrassed and concerned about appearing diplomatically isolated. As Russian businesses and motorists feel the impact of Ukrainian drone strikes, while US Republicans seek a foreign policy breakthrough to tout ahead of the November midterms, Putin may find himself under mounting pressure on multiple fronts. Despite Kazakhstan’s limited leverage over Russia, its balanced foreign policy means a possible move further towards the West or China could capture the Kremlin’s attention. Kazakhstan’s response to the war reveals significant unease, now amplified by Ukraine’s drone strikes. For Putin, such open criticism from an ally is an uncomfortable departure from the norm. Yet it also demonstrates the impact of patient Western diplomacy behind the scenes, exploiting fractures and vulnerabilities within Russia’s regional relationships. In focusing on keeping enemies at bay, the Kremlin seems to have forgotten that friends require just as much attention.
Russia’s allies are pushing Putin to strike a peace deal
Russia’s allies are pushing Putin to strike a peace deal
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too
US pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran does too