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Putin taps economist to run defence, replacing Shoigu in unexpected move
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to...
May 13, 20243 min read
Lithuania's Nauseda wins first round of presidential election
VILNIUS -Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda appeared on track to secure his second and final term in office after the first round of...
May 13, 20243 min read
Factbox-Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin's choice as defence minister?
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a surprise new defence minister, nominating civilian Andrei Belousov, a former...
May 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-Putin changes his defence minister, moves Patrushev
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed changing his defence minister and moving him to replace the powerful secretary of...
May 13, 20242 min read
Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to stand up to Russian threat
VILNIUS - Lithuanians vote on Sunday in a presidential election expected to hand a new term to incumbent Gitanas Nauseda, a staunch...
May 12, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says
WASHINGTON - Months before his arrest in Russia, U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call from his overseas tour in...
May 12, 20243 min read
Seven killed in Ukrainian missile strike on Russian apartment block
MOSCOW -At least seven people were killed and 17 injured when a whole section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after it was struck...
May 12, 20242 min read
About 50,000 march against foreign agent bill in Tbilisi, Georgia
TBILISI - About 50,000 protesters marched peacefully through the streets of the Georgian capital on Saturday, Reuters witnesses said,...
May 12, 20241 min read
Russia's Belgorod governor says Ukraine shelling kills one, wounds 29
The governor of Russia's Belgorod region bordering Ukraine said one woman was killed, 29 people were wounded and several hundred flats...
May 12, 20241 min read
Switzerland wins Eurovision Song Contest amid Gaza protests
MALMO, Sweden -Switzerland on Saturday won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after...
May 12, 20243 min read
Factbox-Who is in - and who is out - in the Russian government?
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister. What are the other key...
May 11, 20241 min read
U.S. deeply alarmed by Georgia's foreign agent bill, Sullivan says
TBILISI -The United States said on Saturday it was deeply alarmed by democratic backsliding in Georgia which Washington said had a choice...
May 11, 20242 min read
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