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Russia imprisons Australian for 13 years over fighting for Ukraine
Russia jails Australian man for 13 years as he fought on Ukraine side

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has sentenced a 33-year-old Australian man to 13 years in a high-security prison for fighting with Ukrainian...

Ex-Ukrainian presidential adviser shot dead in Spain media
Ex-Ukrainian presidential adviser shot dead in Spain  media

News outlets have identified the victim as lawyer and former lawmaker Andrey Portnov, once an aide to Viktor Yanukovich Former Ukrainian...

EU sanctions Ukraines elected opposition leader
EU sanctions Ukraines elected opposition leader

Brussels has accused Viktor Medvedchuk of disseminating pro-Russian propaganda in his own country and abroad The EU has sanctioned...

Ukrainian forces turned churches in Kursk Region into fortresses - Putin
Ukrainian forces turned churches in Kursk Region into fortresses - Putin

The Russian president has ordered the restoration of all places of worship damaged during Kiev's incursion ...

Three UAVs shot down near Moscow mayor
Three UAVs shot down near Moscow  mayor

Air defense systems have repelled yet another attempted Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said Three...

Three UAVs shot down near Moscow - mayor
Three UAVs shot down near Moscow - mayor

Air defense systems have repelled yet another attempted Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian capital, Sergey Sobyanin has said ...

International

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Tornadoes kill 25 in Kentucky and Missouri after fierce spring storm
Severe storms kill at least 25 in Kentucky and Missouri

LEXINGTON, St. LOUIS: A strong spring storm caused tornadoes overnight in the U.S. Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least...

Charges dropped, but US scholar still held in Thailand
American academic stuck in Thailand for insulting royal, family says

BANGKOK, Thailand: An American political science teacher, Paul Chambers, is still stuck in Thailand, even though the government dropped...

Judge strips NYC of control over Rikers jail, cites rising violence
US judge takes control of New York's troubled Rikers Island jail

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A federal judge has decided to take control of New York's Rikers Island jail away from city officials due...

Two climbers, from India and Philippines die on Everest
Two mountaineers die on Everest as 2025 climbing season begins

KATHMANDU, Nepal: An Indian climber and a Filipino climber were the first to die on Mount Everest during the current climbing season...

Russia imprisons Australian for 13 years over fighting for Ukraine
Russia jails Australian man for 13 years as he fought on Ukraine side

MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has sentenced a 33-year-old Australian man to 13 years in a high-security prison for fighting with Ukrainian...

Tajikistan decriminalizes ‘likes’ on extremist social media posts
Tajikistan decriminalizes 'liking' social media posts deemed extremist

ALMATY, Tajikistan: Tajikistan has officially removed criminal liability for liking social media posts that the government deems extremist,...