Russia & Central Asia

The UN aviation council on Monday ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014 with the…
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Polish authorities accused Russian intelligence services on Sunday of orchestrating a fire that destroyed a large shopping centre last year…
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Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal…
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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he was “starting to doubt” that Ukraine will reach a ceasefire deal with Russia, and he urged…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full,…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul that he said should be aimed at…
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A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus.Its uncontrolled entry was…
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The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Kyiv on Saturday in a show of…
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia would achieve its strategic goals in Ukraine as he insisted the country was united behind his…
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Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on Friday with a military parade attended…
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