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SCO summit: Xi Jinping calls for efforts to 'safeguard peace', 'oppose protectionism'
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SCO summit: Xi Jinping calls for efforts to ‘safeguard peace’, ‘oppose protectionism’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for efforts to safeguard “regional peace” and said Beijing would “oppose protectionism” as he addressed a virtual…

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Moscow Drone Attack: Drone attack near Moscow a 'terrorist' act by Kyiv: Russia | World News
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Moscow Drone Attack: Drone attack near Moscow a ‘terrorist’ act by Kyiv: Russia | World News

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday slammed as a Ukrainian “terrorist act” a drone attack in the Moscow region that disrupted the functioning of the Vnukovo international…

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Russian defence minister praises army 'loyalty' during mutiny
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Russian defence minister praises army ‘loyalty’ during mutiny

MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday praised his army’s “loyalty” during an armed uprising last month by the Wagner military group that targeted…

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Putin to interact with Indian, Chinese leaders in his first summit since Wagner insurrection
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Putin to interact with Indian, Chinese leaders in his first summit since Wagner insurrection

NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part of a rare…

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Putin to interact with Indian, Chinese leaders in his first summit since Wagner insurrection
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Putin to interact with Indian, Chinese leaders in his first summit since Wagner insurrection

NEW DELHI: President Vladimir Putin will participate this week in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia, as part of a rare…

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Ukraine war 'corrosive' for Putin, CIA 'opportunity': Spy chief
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Ukraine war ‘corrosive’ for Putin, CIA ‘opportunity’: Spy chief

WASHINGTON: Russia’s war in Ukraine has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the…

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Where are Russia's top generals? Rumours swirl after Wagner mutiny
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Where are Russia’s top generals? Rumours swirl after Wagner mutiny

LONDON: Russia’s most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass, amid a drive…

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Putin: Putin steps up efforts to undercut Wagner leader after rebellion
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Putin: Putin steps up efforts to undercut Wagner leader after rebellion

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin sought to cast the Wagner leader who rose against him as corrupt, even as he said the Kremlin was financing the…

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Will Wagner chief be safe in Belarus or fall prey to Putin's 'trap'?
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Will Wagner chief be safe in Belarus or fall prey to Putin’s ‘trap’?

NEW DELHI: Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived weekend mutiny against President Vladimir Putin, arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal…

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California Mass Shooting: 72-year-old suspect Huu Can Tran kills self as police surround him
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Yevgeny Prigozhin: Putin says Russia dodged civil war, prepares to disarm Wagner

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that the troops in Kremlin prevented a civil war following the armed rebellion by Wagner leader…

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