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Jun 24, 20243 min read
Death toll rises to 20 after gunmen attack Russia's Dagestan
MOSCOW -The death toll from a series of brazen attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's mainly Muslim region of Dagestan rose to...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim sign mutual defence pact
SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a mutual defence pledge,...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Analysis-With defence pledge, Putin makes shift towards North Korea
MOSCOW/SEOUL - Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, signed a mutual defence pledge with Kim Jong Un on...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Explainer-What is China's panda diplomacy and how does it work?
BEIJING - During a visit to Australia this week, Chinese Premier Li Qiang made a classic goodwill gesture that boded well for relations...
May 16, 20244 min read
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States
BEIJING/MOSCOW - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a "new era" of partnership between the two most...
May 16, 20243 min read
Putin arrives in China to deepen strategic partnership with Xi
MOSCOW/BEIJING -Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes...
May 4, 20242 min read
Georgian PM rejects US, EU criticism of draft 'foreign agents' law
TBILISI -Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze rejected on Friday criticism from the United States and European Union of a draft...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
BEIJING - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically...
Apr 9, 20241 min read
Russia aborts launch of Angara-A5 space rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome
MOSCOW -A technical malfunction forced Russia on Tuesday to abort the test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from its Vostochny Cosmodrome...
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Explainer-The nuclear power plant in the eye of the Ukraine war
MOSCOW/VIENNA - Russia said Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station controlled by Russian forces three times on Sunday...
Apr 2, 20242 min read
Explainer-What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?
SEOUL - North Korea launched a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Tuesday, in what South Korean officials said...
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