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As Russia's Africa Corps fights in Mali, witnesses describe atrocities from beheadings to rapes
DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes…
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Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia. Kenyans want their sons back
David Kuloba's mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in…
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Building a State of Fear in “Extremist”
On November 16, 2023, Sasha Skochilenko, a thirty-three-year-old artist, poet, and musician, stood in court to give what is known in the…
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Congress urged to put terrorist designation on Russia over mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children
Ukrainian officials and humanitarian activists on Wednesday pressed Congress to advance legislation to designate Russia a state sponsor of…
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Why Did Hundreds of Porsches in Russia Suddenly Shut Down?
Imagine waking up Monday morning, coffee in hand (they drink that in Russia, right?), ready to fire up your beloved Porsche — only to…
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'Dawn of a new era' as EU agrees to phase out Russian gas imports
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday praised an agreement reached overnight that aims to end all EU imports of…
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South African radio presenter among five charged over Russia recruitment plot
A radio presenter with South Africa's public broadcaster has appeared in court on a charge related to the alleged recruitment of men for…
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A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea, the Turkish maritime authority…
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Russia is throwing more of its new jet-powered Shaheds at Ukraine, but interceptor drones are rising to match them
Ukraine's interceptor drones are countering Russia's new jet-powered Geran-3 attack drones. Russia has deployed 138 Geran-3 drones, which…
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S African ex-leader Zuma’s daughter quits parliament amid Russia war claims
A daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament amid allegations that she lured 17 men to fight as…
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Russia accidentally destroys its only way of sending astronauts to space
Russia’s only crewed-mission launch site has suffered major damage following a rocket launch on Thursday. The Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Russia convicts and hands life sentences to 8 people over attack on a key bridge to Crimea
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed…
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Trump says U.S. officials will meet with Russia, Ukraine as peace plan talks continue
President Trump said he's directed Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Russia and Ukraine,…
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Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country
In July this year a 17-year-old travelled 500 miles from his home in eastern Ukraine to collect a bomb and a phone hidden in a park in the…
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EU plans emergency system for military transport due to Russia threat
The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans for an emergency system to speed up the cross-border movement of troops and military…
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Russia Is at Hybrid War with NATO | National Review
Putin’s only strategy seems to be more of the same, with one major exception. Source link
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UK defense secretary warns Russia it is ready to deal with any incursions into UK waters
LONDON (AP) — Britain warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursions into its territory after the spy ship…
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EU plans fast-track system for military transport in emergencies
The European Commission will on Wednesday propose an emergency system to speed up the cross-border movement of troops and military…
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On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet
Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker. "Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to…
Culture
Oil settles up 1% on Russia sanctions, interviews for next US Fed chair
Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday after a choppy session as traders weighed the impact of Western sanctions on Russian oil flows, as…
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Ukrainians working for Russia suspected in railway blast, Poland says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend,…
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PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of workers keeping Ukraine out of the dark
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Utility workers in Ukraine are risking their lives as they battle to keep the lights as Russia repeatedly attacks the…
Culture
Consumers feel pinch at pump as Russia drives oil refining boom
(Bloomberg) – It’s a great time to be an oil refiner – but a less great time to be filling up at the pump. In Europe, the US and Asia,…
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Eastern German premier wants Russian energy after Ukraine war ends
The premier of the eastern German state of Saxony is calling for energy to be sourced from Russia again after the end of the war in…