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Russia's bruised space programme eyes comeback with lunar launch
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Russia’s bruised space programme eyes comeback with lunar launch

MOSCOW: Russia is launching its first mission to the Moon’s surface in nearly 50 years on Friday, hoping to reclaim prestige in space despite military…

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Drone Attacks: 'Russia shoots down two combat drones headed Moscow'
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Drone Attacks: ‘Russia shoots down two combat drones headed Moscow’

MOSCOW: Two Ukrainian combat drones headed for Moscow were shot down, Russian officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a surge of drone attacks targeting…

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Xi Jinping: China’s rare Russia rebuke doesn’t mean Xi Jinping is ditching Putin
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Xi Jinping: China’s rare Russia rebuke doesn’t mean Xi Jinping is ditching Putin

BEIJING: China last week unleashed some of its strongest criticism against Russia since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. Yet any suggestion that Xi Jinping is shifting…

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Kim Jong Un tours weapons factories and vows to boost war readiness in face of tensions
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Kim Jong Un tours weapons factories and vows to boost war readiness in face of tensions

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured the country’s key weapons factories, including those producing artillery systems and launch vehicles for nuclear-capable ballistic missiles,…

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Navalny: Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added to jail term, West slams Russia
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Navalny: Putin critic Alexei Navalny has 19 years added to jail term, West slams Russia

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny had an extra 19 years added to his jail term on Friday in a criminal case that he and…

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Putin signs law on barring 'unfriendly' foreigners from owning stakes in Russian firms
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Putin signs law on barring ‘unfriendly’ foreigners from owning stakes in Russian firms

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing for foreign investors from “unfriendly” countries to be barred from holding stakes in major Russian companies…

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Putin says he does not reject peace talks, but Kyiv's offensive a hurdle
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Putin says he does not reject peace talks, but Kyiv’s offensive a hurdle

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that an African initiative could be a basis for peace in Ukraine but that Ukrainian attacks made it…

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US intel says China tech aiding Russia war drive, Beijing denies

BEIJING: The Chinese government defended its dealings with Russia as “normal economic and trade cooperation” Friday after a United States intelligence report said Beijing possibly…

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Ukraine: Putin claims fighting intensifies in southeastern Ukraine, with Russia inflicting heavy losses
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Ukraine: Putin claims fighting intensifies in southeastern Ukraine, with Russia inflicting heavy losses

KYIV: Fierce fighting raged Thursday in southeastern Ukraine, where a Western official said Kyiv has launched a major push and Russian President Vladimir Putin said…

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Putin 'intends' to visit China in October
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Putin ‘intends’ to visit China in October

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin is planning to visit China in October, the Kremlin said Tuesday, as Russia aims to shore up ties with one of…

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