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Putin gifts historic treasures to church amid Ukraine campaign
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Putin gifts historic treasures to church amid Ukraine campaign

MOSCOW: For nearly a century, visitors came to Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery to admire the perfect harmony of Russia’s most famous icon: the “Trinity“, painted by…

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Iphones: US accessed thousands of iPhones in spy plot: Russia
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Iphones: US accessed thousands of iPhones in spy plot: Russia

MOSCOW: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered a US National Security Agency (NSA) plot using previously unknown malware to access…

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Putin overshadows BRICS talks as South Africa mulls arrest warrant options
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Putin overshadows BRICS talks as South Africa mulls arrest warrant options

CAPE TOWN: A meeting of foreign ministers from the BRICS countries in South Africa on Thursday was overshadowed by questions about whether Russian President Vladimir…

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Fresh Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital kills at least 3 people
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Fresh Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s capital kills at least 3 people

KYIV: Russian forces began June with a fresh aerial bombardment of Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding others, authorities said.Following up…

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Drone attack on Moscow: Wagner chief Prigozhin slams Putin's 'minions'
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Drone attack on Moscow: Wagner chief Prigozhin slams Putin’s ‘minions’

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, has slammed President Vladimir Putin‘s “minions” following an attack on Moscow on Tuesday morning, allegedly carried…

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Ukraine: Ukraine war reaches Moscow as drones strike civilian areas
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Ukraine: Ukraine war reaches Moscow as drones strike civilian areas

Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since WWII, while Kyiv was…

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Belarusian President Lukashenko taken to hospital after meeting with Russian counterpart Putin: Report
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Belarusian President Lukashenko taken to hospital after meeting with Russian counterpart Putin: Report

MOSCOW (RUSSIA): Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was taken to a hospital in Moscow after meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Newsweek reported citing the Belarusian…

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World leaders congratulate Turkey's victorious Erdogan
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World leaders congratulate Turkey’s victorious Erdogan

ANKARA: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday’s historic runoff election to extend…

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Kremlin: Mercenary Prigozhin says Kremlin blanking him on state media will provoke backlash
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Kremlin: Mercenary Prigozhin says Kremlin blanking him on state media will provoke backlash

MOSCOW: Russia’s most powerful mercenary said on Sunday he was convinced that senior Kremlin officials had banned reporting about him on state media, cautioning that…

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US approves $285 million sale of air defense system to Ukraine
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US approves $285 million sale of air defense system to Ukraine

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a $285 million sale of a NASAMS air defense system and related equipment to Ukraine…

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