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Kremlin: Russian troops conquer Pokrovsk after year of intense combat
The Russian military has captured the Ukrainian mining city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region, which has been under assault for…
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Moldova says Russian drones violated airspace
Moldovan President Maia Sandu complained that her country's airspace has also been violated in the course of massive Russian drone attacks…
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Russian authorities threaten WhatsApp with total ban
Russia's telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has threatened to completely block WhatsApp in the country following previous…
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Belgian premier draws red line under Russian assets loan for Ukraine
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has set a final condition for making frozen Russian state assets available to Ukraine as a…
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UK navy intercepts Russian corvette and tanker as Moscow steps up naval activity
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. patrol ship has intercepted a Russian corvette and a tanker after shadowing them through the English Channel, the…
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Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
“Now the pressure on Ukraine is one of the most difficult,” Zelenskiy said in his native language, standing outside his presidential…
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Russian spy ship breaches allied waters, fires lasers at military planes
British defense secretary John Healey said a Russian spy ship had entered the NATO ally's waters and directed lasers at military planes…
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Russian drones target Ukrainian infrastructure, damaging solar plant
Overnight Russian drone attacks damaged residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including a solar power plant in the…
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Eastern German premier wants Russian energy after Ukraine war ends
The premier of the eastern German state of Saxony is calling for energy to be sourced from Russia again after the end of the war in…
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Russian drone slams into block of flats in deadly wave of strikes across Kyiv
A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of…
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Four dead in Kiev in wave of Russian overnight strikes
Russia deployed about 430 drones as well as missiles and cruise missiles in a new series of deadly overnight attacks on Ukraine, including…
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Romania finds possible drone shreds after Russian strikes on Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Possible drone fragments were found inside Romania’s southeastern border region following Russian strikes on…
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Romania finds possible drone fragments after Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Possible drone fragments were found inside Romania's southeastern border region following Russian strikes on…
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Ukrainian security chief says 160 Russian oil facilities attacked
Ukraine has attacked approximately 160 refineries, pumping stations and other facilities of the Russian oil industry since the beginning…
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Zelensky decries latest Russian attack, calls for more sanctions
Russia bombed another power plant in Ukraine, killing two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his nightly video address…
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Russian drone strikes in Ukraine are war crimes, UN commission says
A United Nations human rights commission Monday called Russian drone strikes in Ukraine war crimes. The Independent International…
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Poland said its fighter jets intercepted a Russian spy plane flying dark over the Baltic Sea
Poland said it scrambled two fighter jets on Tuesday to intercept a Russian Il-20 spy plane. Warsaw said the plane didn't violate Polish…
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Oil slips on scepticism about US commitment to Russian oil sanctions
Oil prices fell on Friday (Oct 24) as scepticism crept into the market about the Trump administration’s commitment to sanctions on…
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Sanctioned Russian ex-general back in FIA fold
A former Russian general who has been sanctioned by the USA and UK has been invited back into the rule-making structure of motorsport's…
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EU negotiator hopes for Russian gas import ban by year's end
European Union energy ministers on Monday backed a proposal to ban imports of gas from Russia, boosting the bloc's efforts to further cut…
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Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones overnight struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire, the Russian local…
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Estonian foreign minister expects further Russian provocations
NATO reacted appropriately to Russia's recent violations of Estonia's airspace but should expect further disruptive actions from Moscow,…
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One killed, dozens injured as Russian targets Ukraine's energy sites
Russia launched a fresh wave of large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter, striking the capital Kiev and…
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Poland charges former registry office employee with providing false identities for Russian spies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A man formerly employed by Warsaw city council in its registry of births, marriages and deaths was charged with…