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Zelensky launches F-bomb laden rant in Munich (Video)

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The Ukrainian leader urged the West to expel Russian nationals. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky delivered a profanity-laden tirade urging Western countries to expel Russian citizens,...

Was Jeffrey Epstein really a Russian spy squid?

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The attempts to link the late ultra-elite pedophile to Putin are absurd to the point of desperation. Not many people know zis’ – as Franz...

Remains of Russian potash tycoon found on British military base in Cyprus

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The body of Vladislav Baumgertner, former CEO of Russian potash company Uralkali, has been identified after being discovered on Avdimou beach in southern Cyprus...

Putin holds surprise talks with Iran’s top security official

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iran’s senior security official Ali Larijani in an unannounced meeting at the Kremlin on Friday, as tensions between Tehran...

Putin invited to join Trump-proposed Gaza Peace body

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to take part in a new international peace body proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to oversee...

Former UK police officer stripped of citizenship after moving to Russia

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Mark Bullen’s British nationality has been revoked over security reasons, the Daily Mail has reported. A former British police officer who has been living in...

Russia to launch rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink – space chief

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More than 300 satellites will be put into orbit by Moscow, Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov has said. Russia will launch its own satellite internet network...

USSR had no hand in JFK killing – archive chief

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Kennedy’s murder has sparked speculation and conspiracy theories for decades. Archival documents prove that the Soviet Union was not involved in the assassination of US...

Suspected British spy booted out of Russia

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Russia has expelled a British diplomatic staff member from Moscow after accusing him of working for UK intelligence services, escalating long-running tensions between the...

“Salacious fantasies of British perverts”: Moscow denounces UK FM’s Putin kidnapping comment

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British Defense Secretary John Healey has said that he would love to take the Russian president into custody. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has...

US frees Russian sailors held after tanker seizure

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The United States has released two Russian nationals who were crew members aboard the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera, which was seized by American forces,...

Russia swaps basketball star for suspected French spy

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Moscow has secured the return of Daniil Kasatkin, who has been accused by the US of being a member of a ransomware gang. Moscow has...

Russia-bound oil tanker hit by drone attack in Black Sea

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A commercial oil tanker heading to Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk was attacked this week, according to maritime industry reports. Lloyd’s List said the...

US military breached UN maritime convention – Russia

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A Russian-flagged oil tanker was seized in the North Atlantic, the Russian Transport Ministry has confirmed. The Russian Transport Ministry has confirmed that the oil...

US seizes Russian oil tanker

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The US European Command says the vessel has been captured over supposed “violations of sanctions”. The US military on Wednesday seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker...

Russia sends naval escort for tanker evading U.S. pursuit

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Russia has deployed naval vessels, including a submarine, to escort an oil tanker being shadowed by US forces as it moves through the Atlantic,...

12-year-old prodigy stuns World Chess Champion

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A 12-year-old Russian chess talent has delivered one of the shocks of the World Blitz Championship in Doha, defeating the reigning world champion in...

Russia sets 2036 target for moon power station

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Russia says it plans to deploy a power station on the Moon by 2036 after signing a long-term contract to develop the project. The country’s...

Bomb kills two traffic police officers in Moscow

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Two Russian traffic police officers and a third individual have been killed in a bombing in southern Moscow, close to the site of a...

Russian assets seizure: Macron accused of stabbing Merz in the back

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French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by quietly blocking a plan to use frozen Russian assets to...

Former Biden aide gets Russian citizenship

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Former Biden aide Tara Reade says Russian citizenship is an “honour and a privilege”. Former US Senate staffer and political commentator Tara Reade has been...

U.S. views E.U. as an ‘impotent force’ after failed Russian asset grab – Economist

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The bloc’s efforts to tap frozen Russian Central Bank funds collapsed on Friday, after months of debate. The EU’s failure to grab frozen Russian assets...

UK Defence chief warns public to prepare for sacrifice of their sons and daughters

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Britain’s most senior military officer has urged the country to adopt what he described as a wartime mindset, warning that the possibility of a...

‘Stupid’ decisions by Merz blamed for Germany’s economic slide

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing mounting criticism over what a senior Russian official has branded a series of “stupid decisions” that have left...

Reports claim U.S. explored alternative ‘five-nation forum’ to sideline ‘declining’ G7 framework

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Media reports claim the United States has considered the creation of a five-nation forum involving Russia, China, India and Japan that would operate outside...

The EU rolls up in its clown car to rob a bank ‘for Ukraine’

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Handing Russian assets over to Ukraine would be nothing more than theft disguised as a moral choice and a public service. Memo to the unelected...

Moscow slams Finnish FM as ‘inept and uneducated’

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Russia has criticised Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen after she claimed in a CBS interview that Russia had invaded 19 neighbouring countries over the...

Trump’s new Security Strategy hailed as a pathway toward peace and stability

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The Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy has been welcomed by Russia as a constructive shift that could open the door to renewed...

The GDP myth: What it really shows, and what it doesn’t

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The most-often cited metric of economic success more often than not simply tells us what we want to hear – or what the West...

Poland blames two Ukrainians for railway sabotage

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told parliament that two Ukrainians are suspected of sabotaging the Warsaw–Lublin rail line on Monday in what he...

Deadly bacteria behind Napoleon’s 1812 collapse identified in soldiers’ teeth after 213 years

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Scientists have uncovered traces of paratyphoid fever and louse-borne relapsing fever in the teeth of French soldiers who died during Napoleon’s catastrophic 1812 retreat...

Demolition Disaster: Moscow ski ramp collapse injures workers and destroys over 140 cars (Video)

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A massive ski complex in Krasnogorsk, on the outskirts of Moscow, collapsed on Monday during demolition, injuring three people and wrecking more than 140...

Germany faces mass protests over plan to reinstate military conscription

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German peace activists have announced plans for nationwide protests in December against the government’s proposed reintroduction of military conscription, warning that Germany should become...

Germany prepares to host 800,000 NATO troops in potential conflict with Russia, general warns

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Germany is ready to act as a central logistics hub for NATO in the event of a war with Russia, with plans in place...

Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russia energy sanctions

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US President Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, a White House official confirmed following...

U.S. prosecutors to issue Grand Jury subpoenas over ‘Russiagate’ hoax

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US federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing grand jury subpoenas seeking documents and communications linked to the 2017 intelligence report that underpinned the Russiagate allegations. The...

Germany’s war fantasy has progressed to Tolkien levels

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A baffling clip celebrating a new tank brigade stationed in Lithuania shows the depth of Berlin’s military delusions. A dark clearing in a forest at...

Biological frontlines: How the US built a bioweapons network on Russia’s doorstep

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Why a US-built facility near Tbilisi continues to raise questions about America’s biological research abroad. At the edge of Tbilisi’s airport highway, behind double fences...

Police raid Odessa nightclub after Russian song played

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Police in the port city of Odessa raided a nightclub after reports that a Russian-language song was played during a weekend event. Local media identified...

Ukraine bans ‘Game of Thrones’ episodes featuring blacklisted Russian actor

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Ukrainian streaming platforms have begun removing episodes of Game of Thrones that feature Russian actor Yury Kolokolnikov, following a government decision to add him to...
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