China and Russia have kicked off joint naval exercises near the coast of the Russian port city of Vladivostok as the two countries continue to deepen their ties through military cooperation.
The five-day exercises that began on August 1 have…
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Azerbaijan Threatens Russian State Media Over Use of Karabakh Capital’s Armenian Name
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday warned that it could take action against Russian state media for referring to the capital of the former breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by its Armenian…
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Former VK Chief Takes Over Russian Gaming Studio Behind World of Tanks
The former head of Russian tech giant VK has assumed leadership of gaming studio Lesta, best known for operating titles such as World of Tanks and World of Warships, he told the RBC news website.
Boris Dobrodeev, 34, is the son of Oleg…
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Cambodia intends to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, Vice Minister of the Kingdom Sun Chantol
According to him, without the intervention of the US president, Cambodia and Thailand probably would not have been able to reach an agreement on cessation of hostilities.
Trump has previously been nominated for…
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Putin Signs Law Allowing Police to Freeze Bank Accounts Without Court Orders
President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law granting police broad powers to freeze individuals’ bank accounts without a court order, expanding the state’s authority over personal financial assets in what officials say is an effort…
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Kyiv Observes Day of Mourning After Russian Attack Kills 31 People
Ukrainian rescue workers on Friday uncovered the body of a two-year-old child as they concluded operations following a Russian missile strike that killed 31 people in Kyiv a day earlier.
The capital…
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Mudslide Triggers Evacuations, Cuts Water Supply Near Mount Elbrus
Around 3,000 people were left without water, and more than 350 residents were moved to safety due to mudslides near Mount Elbrus in southern Russia’s republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, authorities said…
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‘It’s Disgusting’: Trump Condemns Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv, Threatens Fresh Sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine as “disgusting” and threatened new sanctions if Moscow does not agree to peace by the end of next week.
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Russia and U.S. Agree to Extend International Space Station Operations to 2028
The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart to extend operations of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2028.
Roscosmos said earlier this week that its chief, Dmitry…
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Russian defense contractor charged with embezzling billions of rubles by supplying makeshift body armor to the military — Meduza
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case into the alleged embezzlement of 2.4 billion rubles (about $29.8 million) from the Defense Ministry linked to the supply of substandard body armor to the military, Kommersant
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