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Zelensky says met troops in Ukraine's frontline Donetsk region
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Zelensky says met troops in Ukraine’s frontline Donetsk region

KYIV: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday visited troops in the frontline region of Donetsk, where Kyiv has been painstakingly clawing back territory from Russian…

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Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, 'some success' in counteroffensive
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Ukraine Fierce Fighting: Ukraine reports fierce fighting, ‘some success’ in counteroffensive

KYIV: Ukraine on Monday reported fierce fighting along its entire front line and “some success” in pushing back Moscow’s troops in one part of the…

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Kherson: Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine's Kherson region
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Kherson: Russian shelling kills seven, including a baby, in Ukraine’s Kherson region

KYIV: Russian shelling killed seven people, including a 22-day-old infant, and wounded at least 22 in Ukraine‘s southern region of Kherson on Sunday, prompting local…

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Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding
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Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding

MOSCOW: Over 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in Russia‘s Far East, emergency officials said Sunday. Heavy downpours flooded…

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Russia: Russia says military intervention in Niger would trigger 'destabilisation'
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Russia: Russia says military intervention in Niger would trigger ‘destabilisation’

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday warned against a military intervention in Niger, a day after West African leaders said they would muster a “standby” force in…

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Rocket with a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years
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Rocket with a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

LONDON: A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years. The launch from Russia’s spaceport…

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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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Lunar Lander: Russia to evacuate village for first lunar lander mission in half century
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Lunar Lander: Russia to evacuate village for first lunar lander mission in half century

Russia will evacuate a village in its far east on August 11 as part of the launch of Russia’s first lunar lander mission in nearly…

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Russia: Ukraine calls talks in Jeddah productive, Russia slams them
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Russia: Ukraine calls talks in Jeddah productive, Russia slams them

A senior Ukrainian official said on Sunday that talks in Saudi Arabia to make headway towards a peaceful settlement of the war with Russia had…

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US Drone: Russia scrambles Su-30 jet to intercept US reconnaissance drone
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US Drone: Russia scrambles Su-30 jet to intercept US reconnaissance drone

MOSCOW: Russia has dispatched an Su-30 fighter jet to prevent a US drone from violating its border over the Black Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry…

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