Norway rescued a Russian in requirement of emergency situation medical assistance on board a clinical vessel stuck in ice near the North Pole in an incredible helicopter operation, its rescue services stated Wednesday.The evacuation occurred on Tuesday night from the Russian ship Severny Polyus (North Pole), situated at the 86th parallel north, above Norway's

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Russia's domestic intelligence firm has actually jailed a resident of the country's Far East on suspicion of spying for Ukraine, the state-run TASS news firm reported Wednesday. Acting on the guidelines of the Ukrainian military intelligence, the Primorye region resident collected and sent details about the region's law enforcement age

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Plaques honoring the victims of the Soviet gulag forced labor camps have started to disappear from structures across Moscow, the Kommersant company daily reported Wednesday.The palm-sized plaques initially began appearing on building exteriors as part of a non-government-affiliated memorial task called Last Address in 2015. They feature the gulag

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Ukraine's dam break is posturing no short-term risk to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN nuclear watchdog agency.Ukraine's Kakhovka hydroelectric dam was breached on Tuesday following an attack that Moscow and Kyiv have actually blamed on each other.The Kakhovka dam sits

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China's total trade with Russia in May skyrocketed to levels not seen since the beginning of Moscow's war in Ukraine, main information showed Wednesday, as Beijing steps up assistance for its sanctions-hit ally.Trade between the 2 countries last month was worth $20.5 billion, data from Beijing showed, with Chinese imports from Russia worth $11.3 billion.The

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that the partial damage of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine was another ravaging effect of Russia's intrusion of its neighbor.An attack on the major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine let loose a gush of water that flooded a little city, swamped 2 dozen villages and

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