Brazil hosts BRICS summit; Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi skip Rio trip
Leaders expected to decry US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs while presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism. Leaders
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,228
Here are the key events on day 1,228 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Sunday,
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,227
Here are the key events on day 1,227 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Saturday,
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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout. Russia has accepted
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Deputy head of Russian navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, Moscow says
Mikhail Gudkov, 42, is one of the most senior Russian commanders to have died in the war. The deputy head
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Russia says it controls Luhansk as US halts some weapons pledged to Ukraine
The Russian occupation governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region claimed it had been entirely conquered on Tuesday, making it the
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EU presses China over exports of rare earth elements and Ukraine war
Talks lay groundwork for a summit between EU and Chinese leaders in Beijing on July 24 and 25. The European
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,224
Here are the key events on day 1,224 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Wednesday,
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,222
Here is how things stand on Monday, June 30: Fighting Russia launched its biggest aerial attack on Ukraine since the
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Ukraine F-16 pilot killed repelling massive Russian air attack
Maksym Ustimenko’s aircraft shot down seven air targets before losing altitude and crashing, the air force says. Ukraine has lost
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