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Russia's Only Pro-Peace Party Just Got Kicked Out of ElectionsRussia's Supreme Court ruled on Monday to strip Yabloko — ...
11/08/2026

Russia's Only Pro-Peace Party Just Got Kicked Out of Elections

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Monday to strip Yabloko — the country's oldest liberal party and its only registered pro-peace voice — off the State Duma ballot ahead of September's elections.

The court sided with a nationalist lawsuit that accused Yabloko of foreign funding, copyright violations, and promoting "extremism." Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the courthouse in Moscow, only to be met with chants of "Shame!" and a police loudspeaker warning them to leave — or face military conscription offices.

Yabloko chairman Nikolai Rybakov vowed to appeal: "We're being funded by Russian citizens, and we answer to Russian citizens."

With the ruling in force and a five-day appeal window open, the clock is now ticking for Russia's last registered opposition party.

🔗 Read the full story → https://bricstimes.in/brics/yabloko-barred-state-duma-elections-russia-2026/

🔥 Ukraine's drones just reached one of Russia's most strategic industrial targets deep in western Siberia, more than 2,2...
11/08/2026

🔥 Ukraine's drones just reached one of Russia's most strategic industrial targets deep in western Siberia, more than 2,200 km from the front line.

The ZapSibNeftekhim plant in Tobolsk Russia's largest petrochemical complex was reportedly hit on Monday. Governor Alexander Moor confirmed a fire broke out after multiple drones crashed into an industrial site in the Tyumen region but gave no details on casualties.

Videos on social media showed massive smoke plumes rising over the facility. Earlier the same day, Ukraine also claimed strikes on two Russian oil refineries.

This is one of the deepest drone strikes into Russian territory yet and a clear signal that Ukraine is targeting Russia's energy and industrial backbone.
https://bricstimes.in/brics/ukraine-drones-hit-zapsibneftekhim-petrochemical-plant-tyumen/

🚨 Iran's top commander just flew into Baghdad and the agenda is anything but routine.Quds Force chief Ismail Qaani held ...
11/08/2026

🚨 Iran's top commander just flew into Baghdad and the agenda is anything but routine.

Quds Force chief Ismail Qaani held urgent face-to-face meetings with Iraq's Shia militia leaders the PMF as Baghdad moves to disarm dozens of armed factions across the country.

This visit comes just weeks after US and Saudi Arabia jointly struck PMF positions on July 29 killing 20 fighters. Iraqi Shia groups vowed revenge. That response has been delayed twice but the threat hasn't gone away.

Tehran is watching closely. And Qaani's Baghdad trip makes clear Iran isn't stepping back.

🔗 Read the full story on BRICS Times → https://bricstimes.in/brics/irans-quds-force-chief-talks-iraq-shia-militia-baghdad/

🇯🇵 Japan's Peaceful Decades Are Over And Its Neighbors Are WorriedJapan's defense spending has shot up from $43.2 billio...
11/08/2026

🇯🇵 Japan's Peaceful Decades Are Over And Its Neighbors Are Worried

Japan's defense spending has shot up from $43.2 billion in 2022 to a projected $66.6 billion in 2026 making it the 8th largest military spender on the planet. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lifted an 80-year ban on lethal weapons exports. Tomahawk missiles are now being tested from Japanese destroyers. And Tokyo has joined NATO's Ukraine supply program.

South Korea is uneasy. North Korea is issuing warnings. China is watching closely.

Is Japan rearming for defense or something more? Read the full breakdown 👇
https://bricstimes.in/world/japan-remilitarization-defense-spending-2026/

🚨 Europe's eastern nations are drawing a hard line and Kyiv is feeling the pressure.EU countries bordering Russia are no...
11/08/2026

🚨 Europe's eastern nations are drawing a hard line and Kyiv is feeling the pressure.

EU countries bordering Russia are no longer willing to hand over their Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine. Military planners in these nations have concluded that their own air defences are already stretched thin giving away batteries or interceptor missiles is off the table.

Ukrainian diplomats are working overtime reaching out to Spain, Greece, and others holding Patriot systems. But every path leads back to Washington. A senior official put it bluntly: the US could help, but isn't and that makes everything harder for everyone else.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hasn't minced words either. Any cargo carrying weapons to Ukraine, he says, is a legitimate target for Russia.

The air defence question for Ukraine just got significantly harder to answer.

🔗 Read the full analysis on BRICS Times → https://bricstimes.in/world/eu-nations-bordering-russia-refuse-patriot-transfer-ukraine/

🚨 Missiles on the Golf Course — Trump's Weekend Had Heavy Air Defense CoverUS President Donald Trump played golf in New ...
11/08/2026

🚨 Missiles on the Golf Course — Trump's Weekend Had Heavy Air Defense Cover

US President Donald Trump played golf in New Jersey last Sunday — but he wasn't exactly alone on the fairway. An Avenger surface-to-air missile system was stationed at his Bedminster course, visible behind barbed wire in photographs now confirmed by the White House.

The same day, NORAD announced it had intercepted several aircraft near the golf club — raising serious questions about what threat was in the air.

Trump has now survived four assassination attempts in just two years. From the June 2024 bullet that grazed his ear — to a June 2026 conspiracy targeting a UFC event at the White House — his security detail clearly leaves nothing to chance.

👉 Read the full story on BRICS Times.
https://bricstimes.in/world/trump-avenger-missile-system-golf-new-jersey/

🇮🇷 Iran has a sharp message for Washington and it cuts deep.Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei called o...
11/08/2026

🇮🇷 Iran has a sharp message for Washington and it cuts deep.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei called out US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after Bessent boasted about "strangling" Iran through economic sanctions. Baghaei's response: This isn't policy it's addiction.

"Every time Washington fails at diplomacy, it retreats to sanctions. Every time sanctions don't deliver, it increases the dose," Baghaei wrote on X.

He warned that the US risks strangling its own last chance at a dignified exit from a crisis it created while Iran, he said, has spent decades proving such pressure will not break it.

This comes as Donald Trump says he called off strikes on Iran amid talks with a potential deal involving the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear programme now on the table.

The rhetoric is hardening even as diplomacy quietly moves forward. 👇 https://bricstimes.in/brics/iran-us-sanctions-diplomacy-addiction/

🚨 America's Javelin missile gap — wider than anyone admitted.Pentagon budget documents reveal the US will not restore Ja...
11/08/2026

🚨 America's Javelin missile gap — wider than anyone admitted.

Pentagon budget documents reveal the US will not restore Javelin anti-tank missile stockpiles transferred to Ukraine before 2030. The last replacement batch of 944 missiles, funded in 2024, won't even begin delivery until August 2030.

The production cycle for a single Javelin missile runs up to 4.5 years. Command Launch Units take just over 4 years. Defence manufacturers simply couldn't absorb the sudden surge in orders placed between 2022 and 2024.

This isn't just a Ukraine story — it's a warning about Western defence production capacity and its hard limits.

🔗 Read the full story on BRICS Times → https://bricstimes.in/world/us-javelin-missile-stockpile-2030-pentagon/

🌊 England is running dry and the latest figures are alarming.Only 14% of England's rivers currently have normal water le...
11/08/2026

🌊 England is running dry and the latest figures are alarming.

Only 14% of England's rivers currently have normal water levels, according to the UK's Environment Agency. A further 22% are classified as "exceptionally low" including major rivers like the Avon, Wye, Ely Ouse, and Exe.

Meanwhile, reservoir levels have dropped to just 69% and water temperatures in some rivers are reaching 27–28°C, putting fish and aquatic life under serious stress.

This follows a June heatwave that saw UK temperatures rise above 37°C — and experts warn that 40°C summers could become normal in Britain within 25 years.

England's drought crisis is no longer on the horizon. It's here. 👇
https://bricstimes.in/world/england-drought-2026-rivers-normal-levels/

Breaking: Houthis Launch Massive Missile & Drone Attack — Yemen's War Just Got WorseYemen's Houthi movement (Ansar Allah...
11/08/2026

Breaking: Houthis Launch Massive Missile & Drone Attack — Yemen's War Just Got Worse

Yemen's Houthi movement (Ansar Allah) launched coordinated strikes using ballistic missiles and drones against Yemeni army military bases on August 11, 2026. Two cities were hit — Marib in the northeast and Mokha on the western coast — in what looks like a bold escalation of the decade-long civil war. The UN already calls Yemen one of the worst humanitarian disasters on Earth, with 377,000 deaths and 35 million people desperate for aid. This latest round of Houthi attacks on Yemeni army positions signals no end in sight for a conflict that has shattered an entire nation. Read the full story and share to spread awareness. 🕊️

https://bricstimes.in/world/houthi-attacks-yemeni-army-marib-mokha-ballistic-missiles-drones-2026/

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