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Macron views latest nuclear-capable missile launch trials as clear signal
The French leader added that he observed the trials from the Auvergne multi-purpose frigate
Russians in ICE Detention Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Poor Conditions
Detainees described issues including a lack of adequate medical and dental care, disparaging attitudes from staff and poor living conditions.
Taiwan’s Maritime Law Enforcement Operation Has Sparked Anger in Chinese Society
The reaction to a Taiwan Coast Guard confrontation reflects the existence of a particularly hardline strand of opinion on Taiwan among mainland Chinese.
Moscow’s response to Japan’s sanctions to hurt Tokyo’s interests — Russian embassy
The embassy also pointed to a contradiction between "bombastic proclamations about readiness to contribute to a peaceful settlement" voiced by Tokyo and its plans "to promote furt…
NATO’s statements on potential war with Russia, West’s responsibility: Lavrov’s remarks
The Russian Foreign Minister says he is "taking a philosophical view" of reports about NATO's "defensive" plan for its eastern flank
West sponsors destruction of city of Kherson Region city of Alyoshki — MP
Chairman of the Kherson Regional Duma Tatyana Tomilina said that these crimes will not remain unanswered
US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel
Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attendA National Conservatism (NatCon) conference be…
Russia’s top security official rejects any return of NATO infrastructure to Afghanistan
History teaches the West nothing, Sergey Shoigu noted
Egyptian journalists from fact-checking website facing terrorism charges
Matsda2sh rejects the accusation by prosecutors that its entire newsroom belongs to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
North Korea ready to use force if faced with South Korean military invasion — MFA
The statement points out that if the Southern Korean military invades North Korea "even one millimeter deep, North Korea’s border forces will take immediate and powerful retaliato…
Farewell to Russia: The View From Kazakhstan
Karaganda and its environs are home to some of the largest-scale coal-mining on the planet. And once, the home to an immense gulag.
Putin clearly stated Russia’s response in case of an attack on Kaliningrad — Lavrov
There will be one answer to the Kaliningrad Region, to any other region, the Russian foreign minister stressed
Berlin police detain leader of Russian art group ‘Voina’ Oleg Vorotnikov and his son
Oleg Vorotnikov, also known as Vor Voiny, the leader of the Russian art group “Voina,” has been detained in Berlin.
Seven arrested for using Ghanaian banknotes to make 'money bouquets'
The arrests are part of the country's efforts to curb the misuse and abuse of the national currency.
Russian troops liberate Golubkovo community in Zaporozhye Region over past day — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 240 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the…
Ukraine apologizes for revealing North Korean POWs’ transfer to South Korea. Seoul says apology isn’t enough, vows ‘firm measures.’
South Korea has received an apology from Ukraine over its disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul but considers the apology insufficient, South Ko…
Russia hopes other countries will recognize Afghanistan — Security Council secretary
Russia-Afghanistan partnership is steadily advancing across all areas, Sergey Shoigu noted
What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes
The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.
Argentina to stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, country’s foreign minister says
Pablo Quirno says move is part of government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islandsArgentina’s foreign minister has told an audience that included the Britis…
Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
A former head of Germany 's foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's off…
Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza
Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’A former senior UN food agency official has alleged he was…
Kremlin comments on preparations for Putin’s Q&A, Lithuania’s plans to host NATO base
According to Dmitry Peskov, Russia’s sanitary watchdog releases detailed updates about the epidemiological situation the Irkutsk Region