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Kazakhstan MFA refutes claims of allowing Ukrainian drones to attack Russia from its territory
By Galiya Khassenkhanova Published on 11/07/2025 – 13:59 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A suspicious object that resembled a drone crashed on 19 June…
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Russia closing Polish consulate in Kaliningrad in tit-for-tat move | Politics News
In May, Poland ordered Russia’s consulate in Krakow to shut after accusations Moscow orchestrated fire at Warsaw shopping centre. Russia…
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Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
YEREVAN — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday in Abu Dhabi to…
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Dutch court convicts man for sharing sensitive knowledge from tech giant ASML with person in Russia
By Euronews with AP Published on 10/07/2025 – 17:52 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT A 43-year-old Russian was convicted in the Netherlands of breaching international sanctions…
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Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
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Slovakia maintains veto on new package of EU sanctions against Russia
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Russia launches record 728 drones in massive assault on Ukrainian cities
KYIV — Russia launched a record 728 drones against multiple Ukrainian cities overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Wednesday.…
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Russia probes ex-minister’s death as body found hours after sacking | Politics News
Roman Starovoit was found dead near his car in the Moscow region hours after President Vladimir Putin dismissed him. Russia’s…
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Iran alone in crises: Where were Russia, China in their time of need?
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Russia expanding chemical weapons use in Ukraine, say European spy agencies | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has intensified its use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian soldiers in a serious violation of international law, the Dutch…
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Russia becomes first nation to recognize Afghan government since 2021 Taliban takeover
MOSCOW — Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in…
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Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan
Tabby Wilson BBC News Digital – World Getty Images Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Russia’s ambassador on…
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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government | Taliban News
Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout. Russia has accepted…
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Russia ‘will not back down’ on Ukraine war goals, Putin tells Trump | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russian president says future talks need to be between Kyiv and Moscow amid signs latter does not want US involvement.…
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Russia says it controls Luhansk as US halts some weapons pledged to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News
The Russian occupation governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region claimed it had been entirely conquered on Tuesday, making it the…
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Azerbaijan jails Sputnik executives amid escalating tensions with Russia
ADVERTISEMENT The executive director and editor-in-chief of Russia’s state-run news agency Sputnik in Azerbaijan have been sentenced to four months…
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Ukraine drone attack on central Russia kills three, wounds 35 | Russia-Ukraine war News
The attack comes shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promises to increase Ukraine’s drone production. A Ukrainian drone attack at an…
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Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia
Three people have been killed and 35 taken to hospital following an attack by Ukraine on a factory in the…
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Why are ties between Azerbaijan and Russia fraying? | Politics News
In 2001, a man was stabbed to death near a lakeside restaurant in Yekaterinburg, an urban centre in Russia’s Ural…
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Lithuania and the Philippines sign security pact
MAKATI — Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build a security alliance resulting from their mutual…
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Lithuania and the Philippines sign security pact to counter ‘authoritarian axis’ of China and Russia
By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 30/06/2025 – 18:20 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Lithuania and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to build…
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Ten killed as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities in latest wave of drone and missile attacks
MOSCOW — At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured after Russia launched another wave of missile…
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Slovaks veto Russia sanctions at EU Council
BRUSSELS — Thursday’s EU Council summit suffered a huge setback after Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, announced he would maintain…
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New package of Russia sanctions runs into trouble ahead of high-stakes EU summit
ADVERTISEMENT The European Union’s latest package of sanctions against Russia has run into political trouble ahead of a meeting of…
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Russia and Ukraine swap drone attacks as ceasefire efforts remain stalled | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russian appears to have raised the scale of hostilities as the US has become distracted with the Israel-Iran war. Russia…
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Hungary and Slovakia block EU’s fresh Russia sanction package
BRUSSELS — Hungary and Slovakia announced they would block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia during the Foreign Affairs…
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US attacks on Iran risk global conflict, Russia and China warn | Israel-Iran conflict News
Russia called the US strikes on Iran ‘unjustified’ and ‘unprovoked’, while China warned they ‘set a bad precedent’. Russia and…
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US defends Iran strikes at UN Council as Russia and China condemn action
NEW YORK — The United States and Israel on Sunday at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) strongly defended their…
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Russia lambasts US attacks as Iran looks to Moscow
MOSCOW — Russian officials on Sunday castigated the US for its missile strike against Iran’s nuclear plants, issuing veiled threats…
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Saudi transport minister concludes visits to Russia and France to boost logistics partnerships
Saudi Gazette report PARIS — Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser has concluded an official visit to…
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Russia, Indonesia deepen ties as Putin and Prabowo meet in St Petersburg | International Trade News
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said that the relationship between the two countries was ‘getting stronger again’. Russian President Vladimir Putin…
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Russia on brink of recession, says economy minister
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As death toll rises in Kyiv, Europe believes Russia will not stop at Ukraine
KYIV — Emergency workers recovered more bodies on Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building destroyed by…
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As death toll rises in Kyiv, Europe believes Russia will not stop at Ukraine
By Sertac Aktan with AP Published on 18/06/2025 – 19:18 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Emergency workers recovered more bodies on Wednesday from the rubble of…
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Russia fears another loss in Middle East from Iran’s conflict with Israel
Steve Rosenberg Russia Editor Reporting fromSaint Petersburg Reuters While Moscow has talked up its partnership with Iran, the deal does…
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Poland adds minefields to ‘East Shield’ protective barrier with Russia and Belarus
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Russia and Ukraine fulfill deal to repatriate dead soldiers
KYIV — Ukraine and Russia have completed an exchange of dead bodies — the final stage of a deal to…
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Will Russia, Turkiye and China provide support to Iran in its conflict? | Israel-Iran conflict
Moscow, Ankara and Beijing have condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran. It is a conflict that has the potential to ignite…
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Russia returns bodies of 1,200 more Ukrainians as part of POW swap | Russia-Ukraine war News
The exchange stems from the Istanbul talks deal, but Russia claims Ukraine is not upholding its part of the agreement.…
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Russia, Ukraine conduct another round of POWs exchange | Russia-Ukraine war News
The exchanges are part of agreements reached by the warring sides during talks in Istanbul earlier this month. Ukraine and…
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Russia returns 1,200 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has returned the bodies of 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv, marking one of the largest repatriations of remains since…
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1,212 soldiers’ bodies repatriated in latest swap with Russia
The bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned from Russia, Kyiv says, as part of a prisoner exchange agreement…
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Ukraine and Russia exchange more prisoners of war under Istanbul deal
Published on 12/06/2025 – 15:17 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Ukraine and Russia carried out another exchange of prisoners of war on Thursday,…
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Sanctions on Russia are working
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Russia sentences Alexey Navalny ally in absentia to 18 years in prison | Vladimir Putin News
Opposition figure Leonid Volkov, based in Lithuania, has been found guilty on dozens of charges by a military court. Russian…
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Video. Russia and Ukraine exchange more POWs in ongoing swap
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a video showing returning prisoners disembarking from a bus in the Chernihiv region. Some were…
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Russia attacks Kyiv residential areas and Odesa maternity hospital with missiles and drones
Published on 10/06/2025 – 9:47 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Russia launched another mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Tuesday,…
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Prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine under way
KYIV — A prisoner exchange is under way between Russia and Ukraine, governments in Moscow and Kyiv have confirmed. Ukraine’s…
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Russia hits Ukraine with record 479-drone strike ahead of POW swap | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russia has launched 479 drones against Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, according to the…
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Ukraine says latest POWs swap with Russia to go ahead after duelling words | Russia-Ukraine war News
The latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine is scheduled for next week as already agreed with Russian officials, Ukraine’s…
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