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Putin poised to rule Russia for another six years amid limited opposition
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Putin poised to rule Russia for another six years amid limited opposition

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to continue his rule for another six years after a three-day with limited opposition. The election, held…

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Peers call for London-Delhi talks on India-Russia oil deal
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Peers call for London-Delhi talks on India-Russia oil deal

LONDON: It is time for Britain to have difficult conversations with India over buying oil from Russia, peers said in House of Lords this week,…

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Putin: Putin to meet China's foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin
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Putin: Putin to meet China’s foreign minister in Russia: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will on Wednesday host China’s foreign minister Wang Yi for talks in Saint Petersburg, the Kremlin said. The top Chinese…

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Putin: China's Wang Yi visits Russia ahead of possible Xi-Putin meeting
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Putin: China’s Wang Yi visits Russia ahead of possible Xi-Putin meeting

BEIJING: China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, begins on Monday a four-day trip to Russia during which both nations are expected to pledge deeper mutual political…

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Prigozhin: Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

MOSCOW: Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday that it has confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary group Wagner, was killed in a plane crash….

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Wagner Chief: Russia slams Joe Biden for jibe on Wagner chief's plane crash
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Wagner Chief: Russia slams Joe Biden for jibe on Wagner chief’s plane crash

Russia on Friday scolded US President Joe Biden for expressing his lack of surprise that Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had been killed in a…

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Wagner Chief: 'Absolute lie': Kremlin trashes charges it got Prigozhin killed
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Wagner Chief: ‘Absolute lie’: Kremlin trashes charges it got Prigozhin killed

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin‘s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov Friday rejected allegations as “absolute lie” that the Kremlin was behind a plane crash that is presumed to…

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Vladimir Putin: Heineken sells its business in Russia for 1 euro
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Vladimir Putin: Heineken sells its business in Russia for 1 euro

BRUSSELS: Dutch brewer Heineken said on Friday it had completed its exit from Russia by selling its operations there to Russia’s Arnest Group for a…

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Wagner Chief: Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
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Wagner Chief: Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

TALLINN: The attacks range from the exotic – poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent – to the more mundane of…

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Prigozhin: Yevgeny Prigozhin's presumed death removes one problem, may create new ones for Vladimir Putin
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Prigozhin: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death removes one problem, may create new ones for Vladimir Putin

LONDON : The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian president Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term,…

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