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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday expressed his "sincerest condolences" to Chinese President Xi Jinping over a devastating earthquake in Tibet that killed at least 95 people.

"Russia shares the grief of those who have lost relatives and close ones as a result of this natural disaster, and hopes for a speedy recovery," Putin told Xi in a

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 08 January 2025

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Ukraine has made minor tactical advances since launching its renewed offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, reports said.

Moscow said Sunday that Ukraine had mounted a "counterattack" in the Russian border region that Kyiv has partially controlled since it launched a shock incursion there last August.

The U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War said

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 08 January 2025

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Kyiv's army stated on Tuesday it was clinging on to part of Kurakhove, a strategic town in Ukraine's east that Russia said it had actually seized the previous day.Moscow hailed the capture of the crucial logistics hub, stating it would enable Russian forces to take the rest of the eastern Donetsk area at a sped up pace. But the Ukrainian army

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 08 January 2025

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Two telecoms cables connecting Estonia and Finland under the Baltic Sea have been repaired after suspected sabotage, Finnish operator Elisa said on Monday.

Finnish authorities are investigating the suspected sabotage of four telecoms cables and one power cable on Dec. 25 just weeks after other cables in the region were severed.

Experts and

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 07 January 2025

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Nearly three years after the departure of major Western IT firms due to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's tech market is on the rise, but the growth is unlikely to be sustainable.

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The Russian IT market saw a significant boost following the mass exodus of Western vendors after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Local

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 07 January 2025

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Moldovan authorities on Monday announced the summoning of a Russian diplomat following accusations over the worsening situation in its breakaway Transnistria region, which fears a complete electricity blackout after Russia cut gas supplies.

The tiny separatist republic bordering Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to residents