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Russian IL-76 Military Cargo Plane With 15 Onboard Crashes During Take Off

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Russian IL-76 Military Cargo Plane With 15 Onboard Crashes During Take Off

On board were eight crew members and seven passengers. (Representational) Moscow: Russia said Tuesday that a military cargo plane with 15 people on board had crashed while taking off from an airfield northeast of Moscow for a scheduled flight. “An Il-76 military transport aviation plane crashed in the Ivanovo region while taking off to perform…

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US Warns Its Nationals Of “Imminent” Extremist Attack In Moscow

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US Warns Its Nationals Of “Imminent” Extremist Attack In Moscow

The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings. MOSCOW: The U.S. embassy in Russia has warned U.S. citizens to avoid large gatherings in Moscow due to what it said were reports that extremists had imminent plans for an attack. The embassy, which has repeatedly urged all U.S. citizens to…

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Ukraien President Volodymyr Zelensky On Sweden Joining NATO

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Ukraien President Volodymyr Zelensky On Sweden Joining NATO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday welcomed Sweden’s accession to NATO. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday welcomed Sweden’s accession to NATO, which his own country is hoping to join after the war ends. The Swedish move was spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and turned the page on two centuries of non-alignment. “Today,…

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Russia Says It “Neutralized” ISIS Cell Plotting Attack On Moscow Synagogue

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Russia Says It “Neutralized” ISIS Cell Plotting Attack On Moscow Synagogue

The attackers opened fire during the attempted arrest, the FSB said. (Representational) Moscow: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it prevented an attack on a synagogue in Moscow that was plotted by an Islamic State cell, Russian state news agencies reported. FSB said that the members of the organization had been planning “to…

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Garry Kasparov, Chess Legend, On Russia’s “Terrorists And Extremists” List

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Garry Kasparov, Chess Legend, On Russia’s “Terrorists And Extremists” List

Garry Kasparov joked about the label on X, formerly Twitter. Warsaw, Poland: Russia’s financial watchdog added chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov to its list of “terrorists and extremists” on Wednesday. The 60-year-old former world chess champion has been a longtime opponent of President Vladimir Putin and has repeatedly spoken out against Russia’s invasion…

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Russia Adds Ex-World Number 1 Chess Player On “Terrorists” List: Report

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Russia Adds Ex-World Number 1 Chess Player On “Terrorists” List: Report

Garry Kasparov, 60, fled Russia in 2014 for fear of persecution. London: Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, has added former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, a prominent critic of the Kremlin, to its list of “terrorists and extremists”, the RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday. The listing puts limits on individuals’ bank transactions and…

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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones

Handout footage shows what Ukrainian military intelligence said is the Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergey Kotov that was damaged by Ukrainian sea drones, at sea, at a location given as off the coast of Crimea, in this still image obtained from a video released on March 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Ministry of…

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Ukraine Says Destroyed Russian Military Boat In Black Sea

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Ukraine Says Destroyed Russian Military Boat In Black Sea

There was no official response from the Russian defence ministry. (File) Kyiv: Ukraine claimed Tuesday that its forces had destroyed a Russian military patrol boat on the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia 10 years ago. The strategic waterway has beceome an increasingly important battleground of Russia’s two-year invasion as Ukrainian forces…

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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny To Be Buried In Moscow Amid Tight Security Today

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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny To Be Buried In Moscow Amid Tight Security Today

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic Alexei Navalny was died on 16 February. Moscow: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny will be buried in Moscow later on Friday amid tight security and fears of a police crackdown two weeks after he suddenly died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny’s allies…

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20 Indians Trapped In Russia-Ukraine Warzone Send SOS: Government

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20 Indians Trapped In Russia-Ukraine Warzone Send SOS: Government

Some 20 Indians are trapped in Russia, says the MEA New Delhi: At least 20 Indians who are trapped in Russia have contacted the Indian authorities, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said today. India is trying its best to bring back the Indians and are in touch with Russian authorities, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal…

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