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Putin to hold talks with Azerbaijan's Aliyev as Russian troops quit Karabakh
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on April 22, the Kremlin said on Friday....
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Explainer-Why is Russia trying to capture the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar?
LONDON - Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow...
Apr 17, 20243 min read


Olympics-Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece -The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday,...
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament began debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday as opponents called for a second...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Kremlin says Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are very dangerous
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station were very dangerous. "This is...
Apr 8, 20241 min read


Record flood waters rise in Russia's Urals, forcing thousands to evacuate
MOSCOW -Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia's Ural mountains on Sunday after Europe's third longest river burst through a...
Apr 7, 20242 min read


Russia presses for answers from West over Nord Stream blasts
MOSCOW - Russia's general prosecutor's office has written to western countries, it said on Wednesday, asking them to respect...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Ukrainian drone hits Russia's third biggest refinery, damage not critical
MOSCOW -A Ukrainian drone struck Russia's third largest oil refinery on Tuesday about 1,300 km (800 miles) from the front lines, hitting...
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Russia's Putin signs decree on spring military conscription
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000...
Apr 1, 20241 min read


Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine
MOSCOW -Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West...
Mar 28, 20242 min read


Ukraine drops Russia business blacklist after backlash
LONDON/BERLIN -Ukraine has scrapped its "sponsors of war" blacklist, the centrepiece of its campaign to pressure companies doing...
Mar 24, 20243 min read


Gunmen kill more than 60 in concert attack near Moscow, Islamic State claims responsibility
MOSCOW -Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at concertgoers with automatic weapons on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145...
Mar 23, 20244 min read
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