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Russian Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu has ordered his troops to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnipro River near the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a significant setback for Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. In televised comments on Thursday, November 10, General Sergei Surovikin, who is the …

Russians stood outside the famous House of the Unions to pay their respects to Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last Soviet Union leader. Citing a busy schedule, President Vladimir V. Putin did not attend the funeral.

“The man fell out of the sixth-floor window and died as a result of his injuries,” a source told TASS. Lukoil confirmed the death of its chairman on Thursday in a statement published on its website. Ravil Maganov “passed away following a severe illness,” Lukoil said, making no mention of …

Spartak were heading for a defeat on Saturday, but they managed to salvage a point, courtesy of a wonder strike. Moses came on in the second half to help Spartak salvage a point against Akhmat in their opening league game on Saturday. Moses saves Spartak The Gladiators were staring at …

With both regimes increasingly isolated on the world stage, Myanmar’s top general has been in Moscow to meet senior officials from Russia’s defence ministry, pledging deeper military ties and cooperation on nuclear energy. “They frankly exchanged views on further promotion of existing friendly relations and military-technological cooperation,” Myanmar state media …

Russian posters accuse some of the 20th century’s most famous Swedes of supporting Nazism. Posters accusing some of the 20th century’s most famous Swedes of supporting Nazism have appeared on Moscow’s streets in a sign of worsening relations between Russia and Sweden, and as the Nordic country contemplates joining NATO. …

Around 200,000 employees of foreign companies in Moscow could lose their jobs due to sanctions over Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, the city’s mayor said on Monday.   “According to our estimates, about 200,000 people are at risk of losing their jobs,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a blog …