Moscow has actually been covertly working out the shipment of anti-ship cruise missiles to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias, Reuters reported Tuesday, mentioning anonymous Western and regional sources. Russia is working out with the Houthis for the transfer of [P-800] Yakhont supersonic anti-ship rockets, a Western intelligence informed Reuters.The talks are
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Valentina Matviyenko was re-elected Wednesday for her fourth term as speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council.

Matviyenko, 75, is third in line for the presidency, following the prime minister, in the event of Vladimir Putin’s death.

“We all work on the president’s team,” Matviyenko said during the opening of the 178-m

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Lawmakers in Russia’s Far East Primorye region on Wednesday passed a law outlawing the act of “coercing” women into having an abortion, a move that comes as federal lawmakers debate a bill to ban the so-called “childfree movement.”

The new law defines “coercion” into abortion as actions such as persuasion, bribery, deceit, blackmail or workplace pre

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The Kremlin is trying to produce the illusion that Russian guys who fight in Ukraine will enjoy greater career potential customers-- consisting of the possibility of future federal government functions-- as it grapples with a scarcity of military volunteers and seeks to quell criticism from Ukraine war veterans.Russian media reported Monday that a number of veterans of the
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia can only be forced into peace, as he denounced Iran and North Korea as "accomplices" in the war.

Addressing a special UN Security Council session attended by a representative of Russia, Zelensky described Moscow as insincere in its calls for dialogue.

"We know some in the world want to

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Russian strikes on a residential quarter of Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv eliminated three civilians and wounded more than 30 on Tuesday afternoon, Ukrainian officials said.Kharkiv lies around 30 kilometers (18 miles) from the Russian border and has actually been pounded by Russian aerial attacks throughout the two-and-a-half-year war. The targets of
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