A Russian man who brutally killed and dismembered a transgender sex worker from Central Asia has been allowed to walk free on time already served by a St. Petersburg court despite having been found guilty of the crime, media outlets have reported. On Wednesday, the press secretary of the city’s …
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“I cannot imagine my own country in isolation from Europe and the so-called civilized world, so it’s hard for me to view NATO as an enemy,” Vladimir Putin said in 2000, when announcing his presidential priorities on the international stage. And although this statement had the effect of an exploding …
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Russian quad-jumping prodigy Alexandra Trusova could not contain her anger as the teenage star settled for Olympic silver in Beijing despite producing a historic free skate routine on Thursday. The 17-year-old Trusova became the first female skater ever to land five quadruple jumps in one program as she amassed a tally …
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Russia may respond with “military and technical measures” to ensure its own security after the US and NATO ignored key points from its proposal for a long-term European security architecture, and instead cherry-picked issues from a package deal, Moscow said on Thursday. The overall sentiment of the 10-page document, published …
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Failed predictions that Russia would invade Ukraine on February 16 were unrealistic, and the key date to focus on is actually February 20, American political analysts have claimed, blaming “hype” for having caused US officials to focus on the wrong date. Earlier this month, numerous western media outlets claimed that …
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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is in first place in the women’s individual event in Beijing after completing an emotional short skate routine on Tuesday. Gold medal favorite Valieva scored 82.16 points for her program, some way off her world record best but still impressive given the immense pressure the …
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The Russian Ministry of Defense published on Tuesday what it said is fresh footage of Russian tanks and other heavy weapons being loaded to return to Russia from neighboring Belarus. Footage of hardware returning home was released a day before many Western media outlets claimed Russia was going to invade …
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American Olympic officials have reacted angrily to the news that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete at the Beijing Games, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) refused to suspend the teenager in her doping case. After a late-night emergency hearing in Beijing, CAS announced …
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The United States is planning to open its first embassy on the Solomon Islands in 29 years following violent riots on the island and the nation’s increase in relations with China, media reported on Saturday, citing officials. AP obtained a US State Department memo to Congress, which indicated that Secretary …
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Hard drive giant Western Digital said a contamination issue in two of its Japanese factories severely impacted production, resulting in a loss of 6.5 billion gigabytes of flash storage. The company admitted the mishap in a Wednesday press release, revealing the contamination issue had effectively shut down two of its …
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