In Russia, death is big business. Funerals are surging, and the dead end up worth more than the living. Behind the coffins lies a criminal empire of morgue gangs, crooked officials, and security-service insiders—a shadow network growing darker…
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Putin-Trump Summit: What Each Side Wants
U.S. and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are to meet at a U.S. air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war.
Expectations are high for the first summit between sitting U.S. and Russian presidents in more…
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The Ukrainian conflict should not have started
US President Donald Trump told reporters that all parties are responsible for the conflict in Ukraine.
“We are in a situation that should never have started,” Interfax quoted the politician as saying.
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Australia to close loophole in screening system for childcare workers
Childcare workers banned in one Australian state will be prevented from “gaming the system” by moving to another jurisdiction, under proposed new laws.
The “banned in one, banned in all” legislation means states and territories will now share…
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News – The Russian Government
Participants in the meeting discussed their latest objectives in terms of deepening integration within the EAEU, including in customs regulations, transport, stock trading, building common markets for medical products and equipment, as…
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UN plastic treaty talks collapse, again – POLITICO
“Unfortunately, after years-long negotiation, we are witnessing that some of the wrong ideas or issues totally beyond our mandate, such as chemicals of concern, are back again into the papers,” countered Iran’s Massoud Rezvanian Rahaghi at the…
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French man arrested over spying allegation
Mali’s military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt to destabilise the African nation.
In a statement read on national television late on Thursday, the junta alleged that Yann…
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Putin makes stop in Russia’s Far East ahead of Alaska meeting with Trump — Meduza
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Magadan in Russia’s Far East on August 15, ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, Interfax reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
During the trip, Putin…
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The Enduring Betrayal of America’s Afghan Allies – John McCormack
Four years ago today, as America’s 20-year mission in Afghanistan neared its end, the city of Kabul fell to the Taliban. The next day, August 16, 2021, produced the most indelible images of America’s betrayal of Afghan…
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Live updates: Trump to meet Putin in Alaska
Severe consequences and silence: What the US and Russians have saidpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time
Laura Gozzi
Europe reporter
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Putin was pictured in Moscow on Thursday, holding talks with…
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