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Russia to close German cultural centres after Berlin blames Moscow
Moscow: Russia will shutter German cultural centres across the country, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, September 3. The move comes after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport…
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Putin proposes SCO bank free of ‘weaponised’ financial systems
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to set up a development bank independent of existing financial mechanisms, arguing that such systems are increasingly being used…
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Day after Modi’s appeal to Putin, Indian dies in Ukraine strike
Kyiv: An Indian citizen was among 12 people killed in a Russian missile and drone attack across Ukraine, its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday, September 1, a day after Prime Minister Narendra…
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Move from ‘endless’ war to end of war: PM Modi tells Putin
Bishkek: Calling for an immediate end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, August 31, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from “endless war to the end of…
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Putin shrugs off fuel shortages as Ukraine hits refineries harder
Moscow: Despite severe fuel shortages across Russia, President Vladimir Putin appears unbothered by Ukraine’s increasing attacks on his country’s oil refineries. He has shrugged off the setback for one of the world’s…
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Xi, Putin hold talks in Beijing days after Trump’s visit
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held wide-ranging talks here on Wednesday, May 20, on bilateral ties and key global issues, including Iran, the Ukraine war, and…
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Trump says Russia, Ukraine accept 3-day ceasefire proposal, prisoner swap
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt…
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Russia announces Victory Day ceasefire, warns Kyiv of retaliation
Moscow: Russia’s Defence Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but it threatened…
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Centre-Left coalition set to win Bulgaria election, show exit polls
Sofia: A centre-left coalition led by Bulgaria’s former President Rumen Radev will win the parliamentary election, an exit poll suggested hours after polls closed on Sunday. The list is unlikely to garner…
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Russia opens criminal investigation against Telegram app founder Pavel Durov
Moscow: Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday, February 24, that the Russian government had opened a criminal investigation against him on charges of “aiding terrorism.” Durov, who…
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Four years into war, Ukraine peace remains elusive despite US peace efforts
Kyiv: When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in…
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Russia allows Indian labourers in bulk due to labour shortage, Ukraine war
Moscow: While it is not new that Indians work as labourers in foreign countries, Reuters reported that Russia has eased the visa process for Indians in bulk to keep up with its…
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As US pushes June deadline for peace deal, Russia strikes Ukraine again
Kyiv: A Russian airstrike on a residential area in eastern Ukraine killed one person and wounded two, officials said on Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the US has given Ukraine…
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Russia-Ukraine talks scheduled for next week, says Zelenskyy
Kyiv: The next round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday. Envoys from Russia, Ukraine and the…
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May he perish: Zelenskyy’s Christmas wish for Putin
Calling for Ukraine’s peace amid continued Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wished his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, “death,” in a now widely shared Christmas Eve video. “Today, we all share one dream. And…
