Stories where outlets based in Russia & Eurasia are part of the picture. Russian and Eurasian media often lead with angles, voices and consequences that coverage elsewhere misses, and sometimes miss what others see. On each analysis you can compare their account with reporting from the other nine regions we follow: what everyone agrees on, where the accounts differ and how each frames the story. Every outlet is labelled by country and ownership, whether public, private, independent or state-controlled.
Reports agree hackers stole about $350 million from Bitget's hot wallets, but accounts differ on the exact sum and on who is suspected of carrying out the theft.
Perspectives: African private press · Russian state-controlled media · US private outlets and 1 more
Ukrainian drones forced a major Russian oil refinery offline overnight, while Russian officials reported casualties from drone strikes in multiple regions. Accounts differ on the death toll and scale of the attacks.
Perspectives: Russian state media · Independent Russian-language and Ukrainian outlets · International wire-influenced outlets and 1 more
Coverage agrees major American tech executives attended the state dinner for Xi Jinping's Washington visit, but outlets differ in how they frame the event's significance for US-China relations.
Perspectives: East Asian financial press · Russian state-controlled media · Latin American press and 1 more
The US Justice Department has asked to join Elon Musk's X in fighting an EU fine, with Washington and Brussels offering starkly different accounts of the case.
Perspectives: US outlets · European outlets · State-controlled media (Russia, Turkey, Singapore) and 2 more
Saudi Arabia says its air defences shot down six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis, who claim a much larger strike on Riyadh and Aramco facilities. Accounts diverge sharply on the scale of the attack and Iran's role.
Perspectives: Saudi and Gulf-based outlets · Houthi-aligned and state media reporting Houthi claims · Western outlets (US and European) and 2 more
Reuters-sourced reports say about 60 ships moved a record daily volume of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, but other data suggest overall traffic remains below historical norms.
Perspectives: Russian state media · Middle East-based privately owned outlet reporting on a US official's account · South Asian privately owned outlet and 1 more
Global outlets agree that Hollywood actors including Susan Sarandon were arrested at a New York protest against Netanyahu's UN speech, but coverage varies in emphasis and detail, particularly on arrest numbers and framing of the protest's aims.
Perspectives: Israeli private press · Gulf, Turkish and Qatari state-linked and private outlets · Russian state media and 3 more
Macron announced French military support for Saudi Arabia's Red Sea oil terminal after Houthi attacks, with outlets using different descriptors for the attackers (e.g., "Iran-backed militia," "rebels").
Perspectives: Russian state-controlled media · Middle East outlets · European outlets and 2 more
Pakistan says it struck ten Afghan sites in retaliation for drone attacks from across the border; accounts diverge on casualties, and the Taliban disputes Pakistan's account of the initial drone attack.
Perspectives: Pakistani state and Pakistan-based outlets · State-controlled Russian outlets · Middle East-based outlets and 2 more
Xi Jinping's Washington visit for a summit with Trump draws global coverage of AI safety, trade and Taiwan, with outlets emphasizing different aspects.
Perspectives: CNBC (US) · BBC News Business and Guardian Business (UK) · Russian state-controlled outlets and 5 more
Danish intelligence says a Russian invasion of a NATO country is highly unlikely but not impossible, while Estonian and Polish officials play down the risk of an imminent attack. Coverage varies in how much weight it gives to the risk versus the reassurance.
Perspectives: Russian state media · Middle East state-controlled outlets · Southeast Asian private press
Ukrainian and US leaders both voiced hope of ending the war before winter, but outlets differ on what else was discussed, from a proposed energy truce to Zelensky's claim of a new Russian offensive.
Perspectives: Russian state media · US outlets · European outlets and 1 more
Ukraine's disclosure that it sent two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea has drawn a rebuke from Seoul, which says it had agreed to keep the transfer secret, while Kyiv disputes any such agreement existed.
Perspectives: South Korean news agency reporting the government's reaction · Russian state-controlled media · Turkish state-controlled agency and 4 more
US and Russian diplomats held talks at the UN General Assembly in New York, while other diplomatic meetings, including one involving India's foreign minister, also touched on Ukraine and Russia-related issues.
Perspectives: Russian state media · Ukrainian and Middle Eastern outlets · African public broadcaster and 2 more
Trump's move to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House has triggered a media boycott, a court fight, and sharply different framing across state, public and private outlets worldwide.
Perspectives: US private and public-interest press · European public broadcasters and private press · Russian state-controlled media and 5 more
World leaders have gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly's 81st session, with coverage varying by region between diplomacy and agenda items on one hand and confrontational rhetoric between the US and Iran on the other.
Perspectives: Chinese and Vietnamese state/aligned outlets · Russian and Eurasian state and independent outlets · Iranian state media and 6 more
A drone crashed in Suceava County, Romania, near the Ukrainian border; El País attributes it to a Russian incursion, while Ukrainska Pravda's report does not address the drone's origin.
Perspectives: Russian state media · Spanish and European privately owned outlet · Ukrainian privately owned outlet and 1 more
Outlets differ sharply on how to characterize Russia's new three-year budget draft, with state media emphasizing social obligations and strategic defense priorities while independent and Western outlets frame the tax hikes as war financing.
Perspectives: Russian state media · State-controlled Middle Eastern outlet · Western financial press and 1 more