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Oil Spills Into Kerch Strait As Russian Tanker Splits Apart In Storm, 1 dead
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.
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Ukraine Hits Russian Border Regions, Sets Oil Depot Ablaze
Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad In Russia, Confirms Senior Moscow Official
A senior Russian official told US broadcaster NBC on Tuesday that deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is being hosted in Russia, in the government's first confirmation of the situation.
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Vlogger Accused Of Sexually Harassing Russian Tourists In Goa, Probe On
The Goa police are investigating allegations of sexual harassment against a vlogger accused of shooting videos of Russian women during his visit to the coastal state, an official said on Sunday.
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Russian Army Bigger Now But Quality Has Decreased: NATO Official
Russia's land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday.
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Russian Missile Used On Ukraine Not An ICBM, Says US Official: Report
Russia's strike on Ukraine was not an ICBM, but an "experimental" medium-range ballistic missile, a US official said Thursday, playing down the significance of the attack.
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Lion, 2 Bears, 40 Ducks: Putin Gifts Dozens Of Animals To North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea dozens of animals, including a lion and two bears, as a sign of friendship between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Raise Nordic, German Suspicions Of Russian Sabotage
Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours have prompted Nordic and German officials to say they suspect "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare" stemming from Russia.
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Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of Russian Invasion, Eyes End To War Next Year
Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia's full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House.
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Russia Delays Key Science Projects: Everything You Need to Know
Russia has postponed its SKIF Photon Source, Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source modernisation, and neutron research expansion due to trade sanctions and budget issues. The sanctions restrict access to specialised equipment needed for these projects, now dependent on alternative sources. Officials remain optimistic about completing them by adjus...
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Poland Links Explosive Parcels In Europe To Russian Intelligence Plot
Russian intelligence services were likely behind a series of parcels that exploded in courier depots across Europe, Polish prosecutors said on Friday, pointing the finger at Moscow in a case officials say could have caused an air disaster.
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Fake Bomb Threats Linked To Russia Briefly Close Polling Locations In Swing State Georgia
At least two polling sites in the US election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after fake bomb threats that election officials in the state blamed on Russian agents.
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Video Of Ballots Of Donald Trump Being Destroyed 'Fake', Russia Responsible: US
Russian actors were behind a viral video falsely showing mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in the swing state of Pennsylvania, US officials said.
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Ukrainian Reporter Captured By Russia Dies In Detention, Says Kyiv
A Ukrainian journalist who was captured by Moscow while reporting from occupied east Ukraine has died in Russian detention, a Ukrainian official said Thursday.
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
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Oil Spills Into Kerch Strait As Russian Tanker Splits Apart In Storm, 1 dead
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.
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Ukraine Hits Russian Border Regions, Sets Oil Depot Ablaze
Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday, sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an "industrial facility", officials said.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad In Russia, Confirms Senior Moscow Official
A senior Russian official told US broadcaster NBC on Tuesday that deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is being hosted in Russia, in the government's first confirmation of the situation.
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Vlogger Accused Of Sexually Harassing Russian Tourists In Goa, Probe On
The Goa police are investigating allegations of sexual harassment against a vlogger accused of shooting videos of Russian women during his visit to the coastal state, an official said on Sunday.
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Russian Army Bigger Now But Quality Has Decreased: NATO Official
Russia's land forces are bigger now than at the time of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but their quality has decreased since, a NATO top military official said on Monday.
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Russian Missile Used On Ukraine Not An ICBM, Says US Official: Report
Russia's strike on Ukraine was not an ICBM, but an "experimental" medium-range ballistic missile, a US official said Thursday, playing down the significance of the attack.
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Lion, 2 Bears, 40 Ducks: Putin Gifts Dozens Of Animals To North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea dozens of animals, including a lion and two bears, as a sign of friendship between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russian officials said Wednesday.
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Baltic Sea Cable Cuts Raise Nordic, German Suspicions Of Russian Sabotage
Two telecommunications cables cut in the Baltic Sea in 48 hours have prompted Nordic and German officials to say they suspect "sabotage" and "hybrid warfare" stemming from Russia.
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Ukraine Marks 1,000 Days Of Russian Invasion, Eyes End To War Next Year
Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia's full-scale invasion, with weary troops battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile strikes, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House.
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Russia Delays Key Science Projects: Everything You Need to Know
Russia has postponed its SKIF Photon Source, Kurchatov Synchrotron Radiation Source modernisation, and neutron research expansion due to trade sanctions and budget issues. The sanctions restrict access to specialised equipment needed for these projects, now dependent on alternative sources. Officials remain optimistic about completing them by adjus...
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Poland Links Explosive Parcels In Europe To Russian Intelligence Plot
Russian intelligence services were likely behind a series of parcels that exploded in courier depots across Europe, Polish prosecutors said on Friday, pointing the finger at Moscow in a case officials say could have caused an air disaster.
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Fake Bomb Threats Linked To Russia Briefly Close Polling Locations In Swing State Georgia
At least two polling sites in the US election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after fake bomb threats that election officials in the state blamed on Russian agents.
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Video Of Ballots Of Donald Trump Being Destroyed 'Fake', Russia Responsible: US
Russian actors were behind a viral video falsely showing mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in the swing state of Pennsylvania, US officials said.
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Ukrainian Reporter Captured By Russia Dies In Detention, Says Kyiv
A Ukrainian journalist who was captured by Moscow while reporting from occupied east Ukraine has died in Russian detention, a Ukrainian official said Thursday.
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5 Russian Mountaineers Killed While Climbing Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Five Russian mountaineers were killed while climbing in Nepal, a tourism official said Tuesday, two days after the team lost contact while on the world's seventh-highest mountain, Dhaulagiri.
