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Finland’s president and government announced Sunday that the Nordic country intends apply for membership in NATO, paving the way for the 30-member Western military alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. President Sauli Niinisto…
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Russia suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic threatened to cut off supplies over payment arrears, an official for Finland’s grid operator told AFP on Saturday. “It is at zero at the moment,…
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In yet another indication of the extent of losses suffered by Russia during its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and its failure to make significant inroads against its much smaller neighbour, the United Kingdom said on Friday that some of…
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Russia is not ready to relent just yet to the pressure from the West on ending the Ukraine war, and the latest remarks from the country’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday made it clear. Moscow has developed ‘ultrasonic weapons’ to…
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The war between Russia and Ukraine has stretched into its third month, with the military forces of both the countries experiencing a high number of casualties, as per media reports. To battle the loss of human life on the forces, Russia has…
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Russia is withdrawing from the United Nation’s tourism body, the UNWTO said Wednesday ahead of a vote by its executive council to suspend Moscow’s membership over its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has announced its intention to withdraw…
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An armed man opened fire in a kindergarten in Russia’s central Ulyanovsk region, leaving at least four people dead, regional authorities told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday. “We confirm the shooting and that there are four bodies,” a…
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine took a darker turn Wednesday after the mayor of besieged Mariupol claimed invading troops had been ordered to shoot remaining civilians if they don’t wear ‘white ribbons’ on their clothes to indicate…
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The Luhansk governor said Russian forces now control 80% of the region, which is one of two regions that make up the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. One of Russia’s stated goals is to expand the territory in the Donbas under the control of…
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Russia said on Wednesday it has successfully tested its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile – a strategic weapon President Vladimir Putin said had no analogues elsewhere and would provide food for thought for those who try to…
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