MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was "not striving" to recreate the Soviet Union as he prepared to annex four Moscow-occupied Ukrainian regions at a Kremlin ceremony. "The USSR is no more....
BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Friday it firmly condemned the annexation by Russia of occupied Ukraine regions, adding it would never recognise "illegal" referendums held there and would tighten its sanctions to increase pressure...
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Putin says Russia has ‘four new regions’ as he announces annexation of Ukrainian territory
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Putin signs decree recognising ‘independence’ of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia, Kherson regions
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Thai PM Prayuth respects court verdict on his tenure – spokesperson
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China wary of Italy’s new leader Giorgia Meloni
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Gunfire heard in Burkina Faso, sparking mutiny fears
OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso): Gunfire rang out early Friday in Burkina Faso's capital and the state broadcaster went off the air, sparking fears of...
UK ‘will never accept’ Russian annexation of four Ukrainian territories: PM
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5 Bangladeshi cabbies in London charged with aiding people smuggling network
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Iran targets celebrities, media over Mahsa Amini protests
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