The head of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has called for working with the Taliban in combating drug and arms trafficking despite the militant movement being officially recognized as a terrorist organization in the country, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.

FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov made the remarks during a meeting of

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Russian authorities verified Tuesday that a British guy had actually been captured while battling alongside Ukrainian forces during Kyiv's offensive in the southwestern Kursk region.A court in Kursk announced Monday that it remanded James Scott Rhys Anderson in custody, implicating him of taking part in armed hostilities on the territory of the Kursk r
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A burst underground heating pipe in St. Petersburg flooded streets with boiling water early Tuesday, hurting three people and leaving dozens of homes without heat.The occurrence occurred at 3:00 a.m. in the city's southwestern Krasnoselsky district, affecting an area of 2,000 square meters (21,527 square feet), according to the regional news w
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Russia launched its largest-ever drone assault on Ukraine overnight, damaging buildings and critical infrastructure in multiple regions, Ukrainian authorities said early Tuesday.

"During the night attack, the enemy launched a record number of Shahed strike unmanned aerial vehicles and unidentified drones," Ukraine's air force said, referring to

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A court in Far East Russia's Zabaikalsky area sentenced reporter Nika Novak to 4 years in prison for teaming up with a foreign company, Russian media reported Tuesday.Novak, the former editor-in-chief of the regional news outlet Zab.ru, was arrested in Moscow in December 2023 and moved around 4,700 kilometers (2,900 miles)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday extended a 400,000-ruble ($3,800) sign-on bonus, formerly provided to new military recruits, to National Guard personnel getting for service in Ukraine.The rewards are readily available to those who sign agreements with the National Guard for a minimum of one year between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024, according to
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