Smog Over Moscow Reaches New High Amid Wildfires
A suffocating smog spread over Moscow as peat bog and forest fires raged across western Russia. Pollutants surged to over six times normal, flights were delayed or diverted, visibility dropped, and hundreds of fires burned nationwide. Health officials urged masks and indoor cooling measures. at least 52 people died and 2,000 homes were destroyed.
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Russia accuses US of breaking nuclear treaty obligations
Moscow says the United States violates the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty by not assuring that conventional missile launchers and bombers converted for other use cannot be retrofitted. It cites leaks of radioactive materials and information, including a 2006 Los Alamos data case, as evidence of failings.
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