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(MENAFN) Russian strikes across Ukraine injured eight people, including two children, in the Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, according to Ukrainian officials, as the two sides launched attacks overnight into Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke briefly on the margins of a G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, describing the exchange as “not bad, though brief,...

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(MENAFN) Two people, one of them a demining specialist, died Friday while clearing roads for a humanitarian mission in Oleshky, a Ukrainian city under Russian control, a Russian state news agency reported, citing Russian Human Rights Commissioner...

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine hit each other with overnight strikes on Sunday that killed three people and wounded 21, according to officials on both sides.

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(MENAFN) Kenyan President William Ruto secured a pledge from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to stop enlisting Kenyan nationals in Russia’s military, as the two leaders signed five cooperation instruments during talks at the Kremlin....

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday gave his strongest endorsement yet of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries, arguing they are warranted because they erode Moscow’s capacity to keep fighting.

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(MENAFN) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday denied that her government was involved in espionage in Russia after Russian authorities detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying. “We’ll convey our position,” Takaichi told...

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(MENAFN) 1 Dead, 24 Hurt as Russia, Ukraine Trade Overnight Strikes Overnight barrages by Russia and Ukraine left one person dead and 24 wounded across Ukraine on Saturday, as both sides hit targets deep inside each other’s territory.

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(MENAFN) Poland deployed military aircraft on Saturday in response to fresh Russian strikes in western Ukraine, taking precautionary measures to safeguard its airspace.

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(MENAFN) Poland scrambled military aircraft on Saturday as Russia launched a fresh wave of strikes on western Ukraine, near the eastern border of the NATO member.

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that the easing of US sanctions against Russia could continue, describing a recent diesel agreement as only the “first step,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the US decision on Russian diesel, saying it “sends a negative message” and will do nothing to bring down global prices.

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz renewed his call on Saturday for sustained backing of Ukraine in its war against Russia. “We must not leave this country and its people to fend for themselves.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday putting a sweeping new Russia sanctions law into effect, then immediately suspended its tariffs and many of its penalties, the White House said.

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(MENAFN) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described US President Donald Trump’s agreement concerning Russian diesel as a "very risky" move, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Taiwan plans to examine online reports claiming that pneumonic plague has spread from Russia to several Chinese provinces, with authorities considering whether additional border health precautions may be necessary, according to reports...

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday for talks on strained bilateral relations, with Moscow insisting that Tokyo change direction before dialogue can fully...

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(MENAFN) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev in Baku on Saturday to review bilateral relations and explore avenues for deeper cooperation.

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(MENAFN) A car is suspected to have smashed through the perimeter fence of Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany on Saturday night, setting off a large-scale police operation, according to reports from a German daily newspaper published Sunday....

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(MENAFN) Russia’s human rights commissioner declared the humanitarian operation in Oleshky finished Friday, ending a localized truce that both Moscow and Kyiv say held without a breach. “We have completed our humanitarian mission in Oleshky.