Russia said Friday its forces had seized the mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine after months of heavy fighting, allowing Moscow to push further into the Donbas region.

Kyiv denied Russia had full control of the industrial hub.

The Kremlin has been steadily grinding forward on the battlefield for over a year, capturing dozens of mostly abandoned

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Russian authorities are commemorating U.S. President Donald Trump's move to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a game-changer that will compromise the court's worldwide impact and hamper the West's efforts to separate President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle.Announced after hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-- himself w
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2 paramedics were killed when an automobile driven by Russian soldiers crashed into their ambulance in the southwestern city of Belgorod overnight, the regional news outlet Pepel reported Friday.Security camera video published online showed the guest automobile running a traffic signal at high speed before violently colliding with the ambulance.The victims
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Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation condemned the viral Russian pop song “Sigma Boy” as a tool of “information warfare.”

The center, which operates under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, claimed that while the song may seem harmless, it is part of Russia’s broader efforts to “cement its narratives and cultural influence.”

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German authorities are thinking about repurposing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to deliver green hydrogen or gas from Finland, Germany's Handelsblatt daily reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the discussions.Nord Stream 2, initially meant to double Russia's direct gas supply capability to Germany, was canceled in early 2022 ahead o
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday acknowledged that inflation remains a major “challenge” for the country’s economy and ordered the government to work on lowering it in 2025.

Consumer prices in Russia rose by 9.5% in 2024 and have climbed further to 9.9% year-on-year this month, Putin said during a televised meeting at the Kremlin with

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