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Scientists, a journalist and even a bakery worker are among those convicted of treason in Russia
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Over the past decade, Russia has seen a sharp increase in treason and espionage cases. Lawyers and experts say…
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Fire at a Russian oil depot as Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An oil depot caught fire in Russia’s southwestern Rostov region Saturday following a Ukrainian drone attack in the…
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Finnish lawmakers approve controversial law to turn away migrants at border with Russia
HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country…
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UN demands Russia immediately return Europe's biggest nuclear plant to Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Russia urgently withdraw its military and…
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Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO
NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday upped the ante against China’s alignment with Russia, criticizing Beijing for “oppressing its own…
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Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny's widow on list of 'extremists'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Thursday put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists…
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Russian court issues arrest warrant for opposition figure Navalnaya
A Russian court issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for opposition politician Yulia Navalnaya, who lives in exile abroad, on allegations…
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Videos show what hit a Ukrainian children's hospital, and Russia is 'gaslighting,' war and weapons experts say
A missile struck a children's hospital. Ukraine says it was a Russian strike, but Moscow denies it. War experts dispute Russian claims it…
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India's PM Modi meets Putin in Russia, plans to discuss Ukraine peace
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of…
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Hungary’s Orbán makes surprise visit to China after trips to Russia and Ukraine
BEIJING (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is making a surprise visit to China on Monday after similar trips to Russia and…
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Ukraine says it fooled Russia into striking fake planes and air defense systems with Iskander-M ballistic missiles
Ukraine says Russian forces were fooled into striking dummy models of military targets. Air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said that…
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A Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A village in western Russia’s border region was evacuated Sunday following a series of explosions after debris from a…
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Air strike leaves 100,000 without power in Ukraine
A Russian attack on a power facility in Ukraine has left 100,000 people without power in the north-western region of Sumy. Work is under…
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Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply…
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France's president called a surprise election. The result could diminish his power in world affairs
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron could awake — if he has slept at all — with clipped wings on Monday morning. The high-stakes…
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A NATO sub hunter captured these shots of a Russian submarine in waters newly surrounded by the alliance
A NATO ally captured images of a Russian submarine in the Baltic Sea last week. The submarine was spotted by a Portuguese P-3 Orion…
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Concern over reports of Orban planning Moscow trip
Other EU leaders have expressed concern over media reports that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban may be meeting Russian President…
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Old clip misrepresented as showing Vladimir Putin backing Kenyan tax protests
As Kenya continued to grapple with youth-led anti-government protests, a clip emerged online claiming to show Russian President Vladimir…
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Zelensky urges supporters to give Ukraine free hand to strike Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on his country's Western supporters to give the Ukrainian military a free hand to strike…
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Russian officials report 5 dead in a drone strike as a Russian attack hits an apartment block
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike killed at least five people in Russia's Kursk region, local officials said Saturday, while…
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Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten Ukrainians who had been held prisoner for years were released from Russian captivity Friday with the mediation of…
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Wildfires ravage Arctic Circle, EU monitor reports
Wildfires are once again ravaging the Arctic Circle, the EU's climate change monitor - Copernicus - is reporting. It is the third time in…
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4 NATO countries are calling for a defense line along Europe's 700-mile border with Russia and Belarus
The Baltic states and Poland have called for a defense line along Europe's border with Russia, per Reuters. They said it would protect the…
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Russia blocks dozens of independent media outlets
The Kremlin has said it is blocking 81 European publications in retaliation for an EU ban on some Russian outlets. Magazines, public…