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Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire
Russia on Friday dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine in the Black Sea, saying it saw no grounds for "half-measures" that would offer a respite to the other side.
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Russia jails man for 23 years for spying for Poland
A Russian man has been convicted by a Moscow court of spying for Poland and sentenced to 23 years in a penal colony, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
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Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says
Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, as both countries warned about threats to global food supp...
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Leader of Russia's sidelined anti-war party says he will not be silenced
The leader of Russia's only registered anti-war party said he will stay in the country and keep pushing for change, despite increased pressure from the authorities that has led to...
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Rotterdam port explosion causes one death, police say
An explosion at The Netherlands' Rotterdam port has caused one death and wounded several others, a Rotterdam police spokesperson said on Thursday, adding that the cause ...
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Russian officer killed in suspected assassination in Crimea, governor says
Regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said a woman had been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the attack on behalf of Ukrainian special services.
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Five killed while defusing explosive device in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, governor says
Five people were killed while trying to defuse an explosive device in Sevastopol, the largest city in Russian-controlled Crimea, regional governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Th...
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Sweden's right-wing government lags in poll, but gap narrows
Sweden's ruling right-wing coalition government is lagging centre-left opposition parties ahead of an election for parliament next month, but the gap between the two sides has nar...
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Italy's Meloni has a youth problem as election approaches
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government is increasingly unpopular among young voters, opinion polls show, a trend that could prove costly ahead of a national election du...
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Russia says Ukrainian attacks are pushing up global food prices, causing grain shortages
Russian said on Wednesday that Ukrainian strikes on its grain and agricultural infrastructure were pushing up global food prices and exacerbating grain shortages, something it sa...
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Norway wealth fund posts record $184 bln profit in first half of 2026
Norway's $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, posted a record 1.75 trillion Norwegian crowns ($184.3 billion) profit for the first half of the year, lif...
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Russia says it downs 502 Ukrainian drones, strikes port of Odesa
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had intercepted and destroyed 502 Ukrainian drones over various regions overnight and had hit a fuel depot in the port of Od...
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Zelenskiy: Ukraine has given US negotiators proposals for ending the war with Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine had handed proposals to U.S. negotiators for a plan to end the war with Moscow and suggested that Russia would use its p...
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Latvia finds tunnel under Belarus border, vows to combat people smugglers
Latvia said on Tuesday a tunnel had been discovered under the border with Belarus and announced plans to combat networks that it says are helping a growing number of migrants cros...
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Russia says it hit military-related warehouses and steel works in overnight Ukraine strikes
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that its forces had carried out overnight strikes on military-related transport and logistics centres in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and ...
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Drone attack kills one in Russia's Voronezh region, sets warehouses ablaze
A drone attack killed one person and injured two others in Russia's Voronezh region overnight, while falling debris triggered fires at warehouse facilities, Alexander Gusev, the ...
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Ukrainian prisoners recount torture, sexual abuse while in Russian detention
Former Ukrainian detainees and Ukrainian officials accused Russia on Monday of systematically torturing prisoners of war and civilian detainees, holding captives incommunicado and...
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Zelenskiy says he discussed defence, food security with Saudi crown prince
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed a drone deal and food security with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.
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