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Analysis-West, Russia manage limited cooperation in Arctic despite chill in ties
OSLO - When Arctic nations simulated a large oil spill for a virtual training exercise in March off northern Norway, Russia also took...
May 14, 20243 min read
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
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
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
Factbox-Switzerland won Eurovision's jury vote, while viewers favoured Croatia, Israel
MALMO, Sweden - Swiss artist Nemo won the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating 24 rivals with the song...
May 12, 20242 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
Dutch contestant expelled as Eurovision braces for protests
MALMO, Sweden -Dutch contestant Joost Klein has been expelled from Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest final after a complaint by a member...
May 11, 20243 min read
Five killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russian border regions, Donetsk, officials say
MOSCOW -Five people were killed and nine wounded in three separate Ukrainian drone and artillery strikes on the Russian border provinces...
May 11, 20242 min read
Poland will build fortifications on eastern border, PM Tusk says
WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that Poland is starting work on further strengthening the entire eastern...
May 11, 20242 min read
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