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Finland to place NATO base near Russian border

HELSINKI, Sept 27: Finland will place a key NATO base less than 200 kilometers (125 miles) from its border with ...

Russian cosmonauts return to Earth after record ISS stay

ALMATY, Sept 23: Two Russian cosmonauts landed back on Earth on Monday after a record-breaking stay aboard the International Space ...

Media reports put Russian military death toll at 70,000

WARSAW, Sept 20: The BBC and the independent Russian news site Mediazona said on Friday they had documented the deaths ...

EU to send 160m euros from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Sept 19: The sum of 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be allocated to ...

Ammunition from India enters Ukraine, raising Russian ire

NEW DELHI, Sept 19: Artillery shells sold by Indian arms makers have been diverted by European customers to Ukraine and ...

Meta bans Russian state media outlets for 'interference'

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Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign ...

UK slaps fresh sanctions on Russian 'shadow fleet'

LONDON, Sept 11: The British government on Wednesday announced new sanctions on Russia's "shadow fleet" of tankers which Moscow uses ...

N Korean weapons extending Russian stockpiles: German general

SEOUL, Sept 9: North Korea's provision of weapons has strengthened Russia's hand in Ukraine by allowing it to keep its ...

Putin's party wins Russian regional elections

MOSCOW, Sept 9: Russia's ruling party won a resounding victory in every regional election it contested last week, official results ...

Kaspersky uncovers Russian-speaking online cybercriminals

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Kaspersky has detected an online fraud campaign aimed at stealing cryptocurrency and sensitive information by exploiting popular topics such as ...

Kyiv hits Russian ammo depot as Moscow advances in east

KYIV, Sept 7: Ukraine's security services said Saturday they had struck a Russian ammunition factory in a border region, as ...

Russian missile strike kills 41 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava, Zelenskyy says

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Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at ...

Ukraine’s top general says situation ‘difficult’ around main Russian attack

KYIV, Sept 1: Ukraine's top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Sunday the situation was "difficult" around Russia's main attack, which ...

After Telegram founder arrest, Russians fear loss of 'main information source'

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France's arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov has raised fears in Russia that the popular messaging app -- used both ...

Media investigation identifies 66,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

WARSAW, Aug 31: Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday according to its estimates more than 66,000 Russian military personnel ...

Russian envoy meets Fakhrul, discusses next polls, bilateral cooperation

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Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy on Thursday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the ...

UN nuclear head at Russian plant warns over fighting

KURCHATOV, Aug 27: UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi on Tuesday warned during a visit to Russia's Kursk nuclear plant ...

Deadly Russian strikes pound Ukraine for 2nd day

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Russia fired a wave of attack drones and missiles at Ukraine that killed at least four people, authorities said Tuesday, ...

Zelensky urges Europe to help down Russian drones, missiles

KYIV, Aug 26: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday urged European nations to help down drones and missiles over Ukraine in ...

Russian strikes on Ukraine power grid largest in weeks

KYIV, Aug 26: Russia fired hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine on Monday, killing at least four people and ...

Russian envoy trashes report on ex-PM embezzling money from Rooppur deal

Russian Ambassador Alexander Mantytskiy on Sunday categorically ruled out the media news that said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her ...

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes off Russian far-east

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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far-eastern Kamchatka Peninsula early Sunday morning local time, according to ...

Russian economic growth dips in Q2 as inflation rises

MOSCOW, Aug 10: The pace of Russia's economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, ...

Senior Russian official in Tehran to deepen security ties

MOSCOW, Aug 5: Russia's national Security Council secretary on Monday arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid ...

Ukraine lost more than 60,000 troops in July, Russian Defense Ministry

MOSCOW, August 1: Ukraine lost more than 60,000 servicemen in the area of the special military operation in July, data ...

Russian central bank hikes key rate to fight inflation

MOSCOW, July 27: Russia's central bank raised its key interest to 18 percent on Friday, the sixth hike in just ...

EU transfers 1.5b euros raised from Russian assets for Ukraine

BRUSSELS, July 26: The EU on Friday said 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) had been made available to support Ukraine, ...

Russian oil depot on fire after Ukrainian drone attack: Governor

MOSCOU, July 13: An oil depot caught fire Saturday in Russias Rostov region after a Ukrainian drone attack, its governor ...

Russian, US defence chiefs discussed lowering escalation in call: Moscow

MOSCOW, July 13: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin held a telephone call where they ...

Kremlin warns US missile deployment could make European capitals Russian targets

MOSCOW, July 13: The Kremlin on Saturday warned the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets ...