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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad, has filed for divorce after she was not satisfied with her life in Moscow, where her family is staying under asylum, according to Turkish and Arab media reports. Earlier this month, Bashar al-Assad and his family, including Asma, were granted asylum in Moscow after the authoritarian leader was dramatically overthrown …

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14 hours, 57 minutes ago

Slovak PM Fico holds talks with Putin during surprise Russia trip

Al Jazeera

Fico discussed the Ukraine war and the transport of Russian gas to Slovakia via Ukraine, according to statements. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has held one-on-one talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a surprise visit to Moscow, according to the Kremlin. Fico discussed “a peaceful end to the war” in Ukraine, according to a Facebook post by the Slovak …

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22 hours, 47 minutes ago

A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Associated Press

Cleanup continued in the Kerch Strait near Russian-occupied Crimea on Sunday, a week after at least 3,700 tons of low-grade fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken Russian tankers. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said oil continued to wash up along Crimea’s coastline, despite announcing the night before that a cleanup operation had been successfully completed off the Crimean Peninsula, which …

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1 day, 2 hours ago

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian fuel depot for the second time in just over a week on Sunday, according to a senior Russian regional official, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow’s military. Other key war-related developments from Ukraine and Russia: — Russian President Vladimir Putin …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Salon

Trying to make sense of what just happened in Syria — where the seemingly impregnable regime of Bashar Assad abruptly collapsed two weeks ago in the face of an unexpected rebel onslaught — runs straight into the central paradox of global affairs: Everyone believes they’re on the right side of history, and can tell the good guys from the bad …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Al Jazeera

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit a luxury apartment block in the city, some 1,000km from the frontier. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged retaliation after Ukrainian drones struck residential buildings in the city of Kazan in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Putin’s threat comes as Russia claimed new advances on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine. Russia has accelerated …

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Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

The Hindu

Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block. Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that the army had captured a new village near …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Ukrainian-born ex-Royal Ballet star with Putin's face tattooed across his chest flees Russia after losing his passion for the war

Daily Mail

A former Royal Ballet star from Ukraine who became a cheerleader for Vladimir Putin has decided to leave Russia with his family. Principal male dancer Sergei Polunin, 35, became the Royal Ballet's youngest ever principal at the age of 20 before abruptly leaving two years later. A former Royal Ballet star from Ukraine who became a cheerleader for Vladimir Putin …

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2 days, 5 hours ago

Why ABC settled a case they knew they would win — and why the Lincoln Project didn't

Raw Story

Since 2012, the U.S. Dept. Trump’s ‘what’s a little groping among friends’ defense argued that $5m in damages was excessive because the jury didn’t say Trump raped Carroll, only that he sexually assaulted her.Trump’s claim led presiding U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to clarify in a memorandum that, in legal parlance, inserting anything into a woman’s vagina against her will, …

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9-11 Style Drone Attack On Russian Buildings In Kazan: Video

ABP News

Eight unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the Russian city of Kazan on Saturday. The attack targeted buildings on Kamaleev Avenue, Klara Zetkin Street, Yukozinskaya Street, Hadi Taktash Street, Krasnaya Pozisiya Street, and Orenburgsky Trakt Street, according to an APA report. 1/ 06.41 A UAV flew into a residential building in Kazan, local residents report The police blocked the streets of Shurtygin …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq was facing fresh questions last night after it emerged her aunt penned a $1billion Russian arms deal on their family visit to the Kremlin. But as well as signing the agreement for the nuclear power plant, Ms Siddiq’s aunt also penned a deal for a $1billion loan to Bangladesh to buy Russian weapons and military equipment. …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

LA Times

Local officials in Kazan, Russia, look at damage at a residential complex following Ukrainian drone attacks, according to the Telegram channel of Kazan City Hall. Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia on Saturday with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Why ABC settled a case with Donald Trump they knew they would win

Salon

Since 2012, the U.S. Dept. Trump’s claim led presiding U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to clarify in a memorandum that, in legal parlance, inserting anything into a woman’s vagina against her will, including Trump’s nasty fingers, was, indeed, rape: The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes village near Donetsk

Al Jazeera

Residential buildings have been hit in the Russian city of Kazan, causing no casualties. Ukrainian drones have hit residential buildings in the Russian city of Kazan, more than 1,000 kilometres from the front line, bringing the war deep into the heart of Russia. ‘High-tech duel’ The incident comes amid growingly brazen attacks after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin proposed a “high-tech …

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2 days, 21 hours ago

US strike kills ISIS group leader in Syria

Daily Mail

A US strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria. The US strike took place on Thursday in Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria, killing IS leader 'Abu Yusif' and another operative, the US Central Command said on social media, without providing further details on the two jihadists. American forces killed an Islamic State group leader and another …

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2 days, 22 hours ago

Russian skaters allowed to compete as neutrals at Winter Olympics 2026

The Hindu

Russians will be able to qualify for the ice skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics as neutral athletes, the sport’s governing body said on Friday. The International Skating Union announced “a pathway to allow a limited number of individual neutral athletes to participate under strict conditions in designated Olympic qualifying events for the 2025/26 season”. “Recognising that competing in …

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Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic

Daily Mail

Kim Jong Un has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this year. Drone footage shows the Russian meatgrinder tactic in action, with two dozen North Korean soldiers seen slowly jogging towards the Ukrainian front line in clusters across an open, snow-covered battlefield. Reports say new …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Russia’s central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending

Associated Press

Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer inflation fueled by the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine. The central bank held open the possibility of an increase at its next meeting and said inflation was expected to fall to an annual 4% next year from its current 9.5%. …

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3 days, 6 hours ago

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian attack Friday on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. AP AUDIO: A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6 AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russian missiles targeted Kyiv after Ukraine fired US-made missiles across the …

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3 days, 9 hours ago

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

Associated Press

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Assad regime’s demise opens another chapter in the complex relationship between Putin and Erdogan, with wide-ranging implications not just …

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3 days, 13 hours ago

Mystery over massive explosions in the Russian Arctic near one of Vladimir Putin's secret military bases

Daily Mail

Startling amber flames can be seen in alarming new footage of huge explosions that rocked the Russian Arctic near one of Vladimir Putin's secret military bases. A car - one of many coated in powdery snow - is visible on camera reversing slowly before a spectacular orange light flashes for a split second and inferno rages on in the distance. …

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3 days, 13 hours ago

TOM UTLEY: Prince Andrew appears to be a mix of stupidity, arrogance and lack of self-awareness. So why do I feel sorry for him?

Daily Mail

Every Christmas I remember a ticking-off from my late mother-in-law, an observant Roman Catholic, after I'd jeered at some celebrity for being as thick as brandy butter. Well, I can't pretend that I've always abided by my mother-in-law's stricture in newspaper columns I've written over the years. But bearing her lesson in mind, and in the spirit of Christmas peace …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

China Daily

Employees strike in front of the Volkswagen plant in Emden, Germany, on Dec 2, as part of a broader labor dispute over wages, working conditions and possible plant closures. In an interview with Time magazine published on Dec 12, Trump criticized Ukraine's use of US-supplied missiles deep into Russian territory, saying "it's crazy what's taking place… We are just escalating …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'

India TV News

Moscow: They want to present everything happening in Syria as some kind of failure for Russia but that is not the case, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. He denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he took questions at his annual news conference and call-in show Thursday. "In general, …

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Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, unhappy with life in Moscow: Report

Slovak PM Fico holds talks with Putin during surprise Russia trip

A race is on to clean up shorelines off Crimea after tons of oil spills from damaged Russian ships

Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Russia’s Putin pledges ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack

Ukraine drone hits Russian high-rise 1,000 km from frontline

Ukrainian-born ex-Royal Ballet star with Putin's face tattooed across his chest flees Russia after losing his passion for the war

Why ABC settled a case they knew they would win — and why the Lincoln Project didn't

9-11 Style Drone Attack On Russian Buildings In Kazan: Video

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line

Why ABC settled a case with Donald Trump they knew they would win

Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russia, Russia takes village near Donetsk

US strike kills ISIS group leader in Syria

Russian skaters allowed to compete as neutrals at Winter Olympics 2026

Madness of the North Korean 'suicide charges': Kim Jong Un's troops are sent slowly jogging across open land and are 'a dream for Ukrainian machinegunners' in ruthless Russian meatgrinder tactic

Russia’s central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending

A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

Mystery over massive explosions in the Russian Arctic near one of Vladimir Putin's secret military bases

TOM UTLEY: Prince Andrew appears to be a mix of stupidity, arrogance and lack of self-awareness. So why do I feel sorry for him?

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

Putin breaks silence on Syria crisis: 'Haven't met Assad since granting him asylum in Moscow'