On June 27, officers from Armenia’s National Security Service attempted to storm the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a monastic complex near Yerevan that serves as the residence of Catholicos Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic…
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Starmer prepares to step down
A new season of prime ministerial turmoil in Britain. Chaos in the Labour cabinet has sparked talk of a possible ousting of Keir Starmer from the prime minister’s office.
At the same time, retired Labour leader…
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Trump and Zelensky discuss combat situation, Russian airstrikes, and joint production in 40-minute phone call — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call on Friday.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, described it as a “very important and substantive conversation,” though he initially…
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Head of Moscow Region’s Azerbaijani Diaspora Stripped of Russian Citizenship
The head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Moscow region said Friday that Russian authorities revoked his citizenship, adding that he plans to return to Azerbaijan amid a growing diplomatic dispute…
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Quarterly report on crimes committed by Ukrainian authorities published – Russian Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry has released a report documenting crimes committed by Ukrainian authorities against civilians and civilian objects in April-June 2025.

The report, prepared by Rodion Miroshnik,…
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Schrödinger’s Kadyrov Why Chechnya’s leader keeps saying he’ll resign, but never does — Meduza
Each time Chechnya’s longtime ruler, Ramzan Kadyrov, disappears from the public eye, it fuels fresh speculation about whether he’s still capable of leading the republic. A recent public call to “pray for Ramzan,” made by the region’s…
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Putin told Trump that he is awaiting the dates for new negotiations with Kyiv
During a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is still awaiting the dates for a new round of negotiations with Kyiv.

‘The president informed his…
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Russia Adds 14-Year-Olds to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List
Russia’s financial monitoring agency Rosfinmonitoring added two 14-year-old boys to its list of “terrorists and extremists.”
The two teens, Amir Shagatov and Timofey Lubenets, are from the city…
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Merkel recalled how Trump refused to shake her hand in front of cameras
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recounted how US President Donald Trump refused to shake her hand in front of cameras in the spring of 2017.

‘I made a mistake by saying, “Donald, let’s shake hands”…
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Latvian Foreign Minister Says Russian Economy ‘Suffering’ But Can Continue War
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze told RFE/RL in an exclusive interview on July 4 that “Russia can go on for a while” in its war against Ukraine as it is “cannibalizing all the civilian economy and prioritizing everything around the…
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