Russia & Central Asia

On November 12, North Korea announced that it had ratified its comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Russia, which Russian…
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike “decision-making centres” in Kyiv with Russia’s new ballistic missile, hours after…
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Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time, British media reported on Wednesday, after being given…
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As world leaders gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the UN climate change conference Cop29, an opportunity has arisen to align climate action…
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A special hotline in place to deflate crises between the Kremlin and the White House is not currently being used, the Kremlin said on…
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Brazil wrapped up the annual G20 summit of major industrialised and developing economies in Brazil on Tuesday with a focus on sustainable…
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Ballet fans and members of Russia’s cultural elite on Thursday filed past the open casket of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a “global” war and did not rule out strikes on…
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Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of…
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The US imposed fresh sanctions on Russia’s Gazprombank on Thursday, the Treasury Department said, wielding its most powerful sanctioning…
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