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Russia evacuates wider areas of Kursk amid Ukrainian incursion
Russian authorities have ordered the evacuation of another district in the Russian region of Kursk, partly controlled by Ukrainian troops, according to Governor Alexey Smirnov. People in the Glushkovsky district are to be brought to safety, he said in a post late on Wednesday. The district, about 10 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, had more than 17,500 registered inhabitants before…
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Russia in the eyes of international journalists
Russia, the world’s largest country by area, boasts an array of landscapes, cultures, and historical treasures. Russia is a country that embraces both its rich traditions and the modern world. Its cities are vibrant centres of innovation and culture. Moscow, the capital city, with its stunning Kremlin and Red Square, is a bustling metropolis that seamlessly blends history with contemporary…
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Russia repelled Ukrainian attack on major black Seaport
The Russian military has repelled attacks by two unmanned Ukrainian drone boats carrying explosives on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Wednesday. The boats were destroyed in the sea, according to the ministry. Novorossiysk on the Black Sea is a large port where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has stationed many of its warships…
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Russia sent around 10,000 immigrants to Ukraine front, official says
Russia has so far conscripted and sent around 10,000 naturalised men to fight in its more than two-year-long war against Ukraine, a senior official said on Thursday. “We have already caught more than 30,000 (immigrants) who received citizenship and did not want to register for military service, and sent about 10,000 of them to the special military operation zone.’’ The…
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No Fewer than 10 killed in Russian attack on Chernihiv, says Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for more air defence support from Western partners after a Russian missile attack killed at least 10 people on Wednesday. “This would not have happened if Ukraine had received sufficient air defence and if the world had been determined enough to counter Russian terror,’’ Zelensky wrote on Telegram. The search for victims among the…
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OPEC woos Namibia as African nation prepares to produce from 2030
The OPEC+ oil producers group is eyeing Namibia for possible membership as it sets up what could be Africa’s fourth-largest output by the next decade. An African industry official and sources told Reuters on Tuesday. TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab and Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab in recent years have made discoveries estimated at 2.6 billion barrels in recent years, setting the stage…
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Ukraine denies involvement in drone attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukraine on Sunday denied the accusation of Kiev’s involvement in drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). “Ukraine is not involved in any armed provocations on the territory of the ZNPP,” Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, was quoted as saying. He was quoted by the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian…
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Alleged war crimes: Conference on Ukraine conflict opens in The Hague
Western officials will gather on Tuesday in The Hague to discuss efforts to prosecute alleged Russian war crimes committed by its forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine, its allies, and the European Commission want to ensure that suspected war criminals are brought to justice. The question of how Russia can be prosecuted for the crime of aggression would…
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Credible allegations Ukrainian POWs tortured by Russian forces – UN report
The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has revealed a surge in credible allegations of torture and executions of captured Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) at the hands of Russian forces. The Monitoring Mission report and interviews conducted with 60 recently released Ukrainian POWs painted a harrowing picture of their experiences in Russian captivity. “Almost every single one…
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Injury toll rises to 360 in Moscow’s concert terror attack
The number of injuries from last week’s terror attack on Crocus City Hall in a suburb of Moscow has risen to 360, local media reported today. The TASS news agency, citing the Federal Disaster Medicine Center, reported this morning that 360 people, including 11 children, were injured as a result of the terrorist attack. According to the centre, 92 people…
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Russia`s security council accuses Ukraine of concert attack
Despite the credible claims by Islamist terrorists, the Secretary of Russia’s National Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, has accused Ukraine of the attack near Moscow last Friday. He was asked by journalists on Tuesday whether the Islamic State terrorist militia or Ukraine was behind the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert hall, which left at least 139 dead. Patrushev replied…
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France raises terror threat level to highest after Crocus attack – Reports
France has raised the level of terrorist threat to “extreme threat of terrorist attack” due to the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Le Figaro newspaper reported, citing a statement by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Earlier on Sunday, French media reported that President Emmanuel Macron convened a meeting of the defense council to discuss the…
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FG commiserates with Russia over tragic attack in Moscow
The Federal Government on Saturday expressed sympathy with the Russian Federation over the tragic attack in Moscow. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, in a statement, commiserated with the Russian Federation over the tragic attack said to have killed 60 people at a concert in Moscow. “We convey our deepest condolences to the people and government of the…
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Uganda’s president appoints son as military chief
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as head of the military, the defense ministry said on Friday. Kainerugaba, 48, a general in the military, is widely seen as his father’s successor in waiting and once stirred controversy by threatening to invade neighboring Kenya. The ministry said in a statement that he replaces Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, who…
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Russia demands German recognition of Leningrad siege as genocide
Russia is demanding that Germany recognise the Siege of Leningrad during World War II not only as a war crime but also as a genocide. The Russian Foreign Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to this effect to the German Foreign Office, reported the state news agency TASS in Moscow. The note criticised Germany for its alleged “contradictory handling’’ of…
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Putin says total war with NATO can’t be ruled out
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has said that a full-scale conflict with NATO cannot be ruled out. Putin said this at a news conference in Moscow to mark his victory in the presidential elections, accompanied by allegations of manipulation. In the event of a full-scale conflict with NATO, the world would be just one step away from a third world…
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IEA calls for urgent action to reduce methane emissions from oil, gas sector
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called for methane emissions in the oil and gas sector to be reduced more quickly in order to achieve climate protection targets. The IEA said on Wednesday in Paris that almost 120 million metric tons of methane were released in 2023 from the production of these two fossil fuels. It said that there was…
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