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A serviceman walks down a street, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on Wednesday its forces had captured a district in the key hilltop town of Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, where Moscow has been pressing…
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Missile fragments fell on a northern suburb of Kyiv on Sunday, damaging balconies on a multi-storey apartment building, officials said. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said two female residents were being treated for severe stress at the site in the city’s Obolon district. The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Serhiy…
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Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on June 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian shelling of front-line villages in eastern Ukraine killed four people while rescuers in the city of Dnipro dug…
The train derailed near the small town of Inta in the Komi Republic. (Representational) Moscow: At least 20 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Russia’s Far North on Wednesday, authorities said. The train was going from the city of Vorkuta, above the Arctic Circle, to the port of Novorossiysk on the Black…
If convicted, Evan Gershkovich faces a sentence of up to 20 years. Yekaterinburg: A shaven-headed Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors on Wednesday in a Russian court where the US journalist is facing accusations of espionage. Prosecutors say the Wall Street Journal reporter gathered secret information on the orders of the US Central…
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Secret shipment: The EU estimates around 6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped via the bloc’s ports last year. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe. At…
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Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform U.K. party, faced strong criticism on Saturday after saying that the West provoked Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with the BBC on Friday, Mr. Farage said “we have provoked this war”, while adding that “of course” it was Russian president Vladimir Putin’s “fault”. Prime Minister Rishi…
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Prigozhin and his Wagner Group continue to command respect. Moscow: Almost a year since Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries marching towards Moscow in a rebellion against Russia’s military leadership, residents in the capital spoke of respect and admiration for the late renegade. The mercenary chief died in a mysterious aeroplane crash two months after…
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Blinken condemned growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea. Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea and reaffirmed the “vital” importance of the Seoul-Washington alliance during phone talks with his South Korean counterpart, his spokesperson said. The call between Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister…
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia must abide by United Nations sanctions on North Korea, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on June 21 after the two countries this week deepened ties and agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression. The pact — signed by Russian…
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