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Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150

Explosion and fire at factory in Russia kill 24 people, injure over 150

The death toll from last week’s fire at an industrial plant in Russia’s Ryazan region has risen to 24, with at least another 157 people injured, officials said Monday. The fire broke out Friday at the Elastik plant in Shilovsky district, around 155 miles southeast of Moscow. Emergency crews continued searching through debris, Russia’s Emergency […]

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US envoy Witkoff in Russia as Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

US envoy Witkoff in Russia as Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire deadline looms

President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire. United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face economic penalties. President Donald Trump has warned that

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Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

Tsunami alerts issued after powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake off Russia

BREAKINGBREAKING, Quake strikes 136km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s far east, according to US Geological Survey. Tsunami alerts have been issued in multiple countries after a powerful earthquake off the Russian coast, with waves of 3 to 4 metres (19.8 to 13 feet) reported in Russia’s far east. A tsunami measuring 3-4 metres high was

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Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent

Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party. A Russian court has sentenced journalist Olga Komleva to 12 years in prison on “extremism” charges over her links to an opposition group, as the Kremlin intensifies its crackdown on dissent. On Tuesday, Komleva, 46, was

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Top US, Russia diplomats discuss Ukraine, Syria and Iran on ASEAN sidelines

Top US, Russia diplomats discuss Ukraine, Syria and Iran on ASEAN sidelines

Rubio and Lavrov ‘confirmed their mutual desire to find peaceful solutions to conflicts’, Russian Foreign Ministry says. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have held rare face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Malaysia, discussing the war in Ukraine, as well as developments in Iran and

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Russia kills 17, injures scores in one of its deadliest attacks on Ukraine – POLITICO

Russia kills 17, injures scores in one of its deadliest attacks on Ukraine – POLITICO

Meanwhile, the recent conflict between Israel and Iran has complicated Ukraine’s position, with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump moving to the Middle East some of the unmanned aerial defense systems it had given Ukraine to counter Russia’s air assaults. Moscow’s attack on Dnipro came only a day after it killed 9 people and

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Will Russia, Turkiye and China provide support to Iran in its conflict? | Israel-Iran conflict

Will Russia, Turkiye and China provide support to Iran in its conflict? | Israel-Iran conflict

Moscow, Ankara and Beijing have condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran. It is a conflict that has the potential to ignite the entire Middle East. Israel has been attacking Iran, saying Tehran’s nuclear programme poses an existential threat. Iran, for its part, has responded with a barrage of retaliatory attacks. But now, what role can the

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Ukraine drones attack on Moscow forces airport closure, Russia says

Ukraine drones attack on Moscow forces airport closure, Russia says

A view shows a damaged apartment building in a residential complex in south-western Moscow on May 29, 2025, following a reported Ukrainian drone attack. – | Afp | Getty Images A Ukrainian drone attack targeting Moscow forced the closure of two of the key airports serving the capital, Russian authorities said early on Sunday. Russia air

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