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Putin: Russia’s Putin pays tribute to Berlusconi as ‘dear’, wise friend
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin called Italy‘s Silvio Berlusconi a dear friend and an outstanding politician in a tribute to the former prime minister who…
Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
KYIV: Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on Saturday, while the country’s nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at…
Putin: Putin says tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed in Belarus in July
MOSCOW: Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are made ready on July 7-8, President Vladimir Putin said on…
Putin: Putin says Ukrainian offensive has begun, but failed so far
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine had begun a major offensive against Russia‘s army but that Ukrainian forces had failed to achieve their objectives…
Ukraine dam attack a ‘new dimension’ in Russia’s war: Olaf Scholz
BERLIN: An attack on a major Ukraine dam marked a “new dimension” in the war wrought by Moscow, and counts among many violations by Russian…
Odisha train accident: Xi, Macron, Putin lead world in expressing grief
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin along with several other leaders, including UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Belgorod: ‘Frightening’: Thousands of Russians flee shelling to Belgorod
BELGOROD (RUSSIA): Since the start of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine, Russian pensioner Antonina Zaikina had a bag prepared in case she had to flee her…
Kremlin: Kremlin bans Western journalists from Russia’s ‘Davos’
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Saturday that journalists from “unfriendly countries” would not be allowed into the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, which President Vladimir…
Ukraine President Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for offensive but fears major casualties
KYIV, UKRAINE: Ukraine is ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia but fears large casualties due to Moscow’s superior air power, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Russia: President Putin says ‘ill-wishers’ are trying to destabilise Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that certain “ill-wishers” were stepping up efforts to destabilise Russia and urged members of his cabinet not to allow…