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World in Brief: UAE calls plane drama “terrorist act”; Merz warns about Russia’s “war machine”

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, told Reuters that attacks on Russian oil refineries would increase in retaliation ...

Putin warns West that Russia is prepared to use ‘all weapons’ to protect Kaliningrad

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against escalating the war in Ukraine, saying Moscow is prepared to use ...

Russia hits second major bridge in Ukraine's capital Kyiv

A Russian strike has hit a second major bridge in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said, amid a ramp up in attacks on ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Donald Trump to block Russia and China’s Starlink rival

Ukraine’s president says he requested his US counterpart to impose sanctions on companies involved in developing ‘Rassvet’ ...

'Black Death Cover-up?' Scientist Dies in Siberia as Russia's Secrecy Fuels Claims of a Mystery Plague Case

A 28-year-old technician at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died after a suspected plague infection, prompting multiple measures and questions over official transparency.

'Russia stood by us when...': EAM Jaishankar explains why India's ties with Moscow endure

India and Russia have historically very good relations, particularly since the 1950s, and that history is not forgotten, says EAM Jaishankar ...

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve ...

Love is a casualty of war: How Russia’s invasion is killing Ukraine’s birthrate

The war will end with the victory of Ukraine,” one demographer told NBC News. “Otherwise there will be no Ukraine, otherwise ...