Russia & FSU
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A suicide blast in the Afghan capital killed 25, including two staffers An Afghan security force member stands guard near…
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Kiev urges Crimeans to prepare shelters
A Ukrainian presidential adviser has told people to get ready for “de-occupation measures” Smoke from an explosion in the Crimean…
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Ukrainian envoy apologizes for ‘kill Russians’ interview
The ambassador to Kazakhstan cited heightened emotions as the reason for an incendiary comment, according to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry…
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Putin calls Russia ‘true land of the rising Sun’
Japan has the nickname but, for geographical reasons, it suits Russia better, the president joked Sun rising above Russia’s Chukotka…
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Russian court revokes license of long-running liberal newspaper
The ruling against Novaya Gazeta was requested by the media watchdog Roskomnadzor © RIA/Sergey Mamontov The media license of Novaya…
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Ukraine mulls legalizing porn
President Zelensky has ordered a review into the legalization of pornography following a petition arguing it could add money to…
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Russian ex-journalist Safronov sentenced to 22 years for treason
Ivan Safronov, who also served as an adviser to the Russian Space Agency, was accused of leaking state secrets DETAILS…
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Russian FM mourns slain embassy staff
Sergey Lavrov asked for a minute of silence during talks with his Tajik counterpart Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during…
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Huge global storm is starting, Moscow warns
“Absurd” decisions by the US and the EU are to blame, the Kremlin press secretary says © RIA/Vladimir Sergeev The…
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55 years ago, a Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR issued a directive to rehabilitate Crimean Tatars FILE…