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23 Jan
Georgia's right-wing government said Thursday it hoped to "reset" relations with the United States now Donald Trump was in power, after the previous US administration imposed sanctions on the ex-Soviet country for democratic backsliding. The Caucasus nation has been rocked by turmoil since last October, when the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in parliamentary…
23 Jan
Russia on Thursday denied ever targeting underwater communications cables, a day after London accused a "Russian spy ship" of passing through British waters and issued a direct warning to President Vladimir Putin. Britain said on Wednesday that its Royal Navy had tracked the ship about 45 miles (72 kilometres) off its coast, saying the vessel…
22 Jan
Russia said Wednesday it had taken control of a village in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, a westward push that is piling additional pressure on Ukrainian forces across the sprawling front line. The defence ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Zapadne on the western bank of the Oskil River,…
18 Jan
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, in branding it a "heinous" attack, while Moscow called it "retaliation" for bombardments on its territory. Russia frequently targets Kyiv with aerial attacks, but deadly strikes there are rare, as the capital is heavily protected by air defences and…
17 Jan
A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rig in the centre of the country on Friday killed four people and wounded several others, the regional governor said. The industrial city, which is the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been under persistent Russian bombardment since the beginning of the Kremlin's invasion in…
17 Jan
The German government on Friday condemned the jailing in Russia of three lawyers who had defended late opposition leader Alexei Navalny a
17 Jan
Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world. The case, which comes amid a massive crackdown on dissent during the Ukraine offensive, has alarmed rights groups who fear Moscow will ramp up…
15 Jan
Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities at dawn on Wednesday, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. The Russian barrage came just one day after Kyiv said it had carried out its largest aerial attack of the war on Russian army factories…
15 Jan
The United States sanctioned more than 150 companies and individuals Wednesday for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, raising the pressure on Moscow days before President Joe Biden steps down. The State Department announced it was designating "more than 150 individuals and entities involved in Russia's defense industry and supporting its military industrial base," adding that…
15 Jan
Germany's military may soon be allowed to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles under a plan announced Wednesday after a string of drone sightings heightened fears of Russian surveillance and sabotage missions. The changed rules agreed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet will still require parliamentary approval before the armed forces can open fire on mystery UAVs…
13 Jan
Russia said Monday it captured an east Ukrainian mining village south of Pokrovsk, home to one of Ukraine's most important coal mines and where Russian troops have reached the outskirts.
12 Jan
South Korea's National Intelligence Service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being questioned. Ukraine, the United States and South Korea have accused nuclear-armed North Korea of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help bolster Russian forces. Seoul's…
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In the last five months, over 500 lives have been lost and many other victims are now facing life-threatening deformities caused by tanker explosions in the country. The Guardian checks reveal that there may be more explosions
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Well, everybody understands that the situation in the country is really tough now. There is nobody that we can blame. It is unfortunate that the previous governments did not do much to correct the ills in the country before handing over and that left the whole burdens...
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