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Putin: Putin to meet China's foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin
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Putin: Putin to meet China’s foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday host China’s foreign minister Wang Yi for talks in Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said. The top Chinese…

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Prigozhin: Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

MOSCOW: Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday that it has confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary group Wagner, was killed in a plane crash….

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Russia: Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights
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Russia: Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights

Russia reported a new drone attack on Moscow in the early hours of Saturday, which again forced the authorities to temporarily shut down all three…

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Wagner Chief: 'Absolute lie': Kremlin trashes charges it got Prigozhin killed
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Wagner Chief: ‘Absolute lie’: Kremlin trashes charges it got Prigozhin killed

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin‘s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov Friday rejected allegations as “absolute lie” that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to…

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Wagner Chief: Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
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Wagner Chief: Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

TALLINN: The attacks range from the exotic – poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent – to the more mundane of…

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Prigozhin: Yevgeny Prigozhin's presumed death removes one problem, may create new ones for Vladimir Putin
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Prigozhin: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death removes one problem, may create new ones for Vladimir Putin

LONDON : The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian president Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term,…

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US intelligence: Plane crash that killed Wagner Group leader deliberately caused by explosion
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US intelligence: Plane crash that killed Wagner Group leader deliberately caused by explosion

WASHINGTON: US intelligence, in its preliminary assessment, has found that the plane crash which previously was presumed to be an accident and resulted in the…

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Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system
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Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks as Kyiv claims it took out a key S-400 missile defense system

KYIV: Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin’s forces launching another bombardment of…

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Russia: 'It's dragged on': Ukrainians confront slow war gains
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Russia: ‘It’s dragged on’: Ukrainians confront slow war gains

KYIV: Rusted Russian tanks, which the Kremlin had hoped would parade victorious through Kyiv days after it invaded Ukraine, have instead been lined up as…

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Russia opens a criminal investigation into a leader of a prominent election watchdog
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Russia opens a criminal investigation into a leader of a prominent election watchdog

MOSCOW: The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday….

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