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Russia Unleashes 'Most Massive' Attack Since War's Start On Zelensky's Hometown
Zero Hedge
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Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Ukraine, deploying 400 Shahed and decoy drones along with a ballistic missile, Ukraine military authorities say. The drones rained down primarily on four major cities, including Kharkiv in the...
Russia launches ‘massive’ drone bombardment on Zelensky’s hometown, Ukrainian officials say
ABC 57 News - Indiana
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July 16, 2025
By Kathleen Magramo and Svitlana Vlasova (CNN) — Moscow barreled hundreds of drones toward four key regions in Ukraine overnight, just as lawmakers in Kyiv scrambled to approve additional defense spending against the backdrop of intensified...
Russia’s Recognition Could Bolster Taliban Regime
Foreign Policy
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Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Russia becomes the first foreign government to formally recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visits Beijing, and...
Trump’s plan to cut off Russian oil funds could raise prices for everyone
CNN
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July 17, 2025
Hong Kong CNN — US President Donald Trump is trying again to end the war in Ukraine – not by targeting Russia, but by hitting the countries that buy Russia’s oil. Top of that list? China and India, two of the world’s most important economies. The...
Pakistan, Russia sign deal to reaffirm ‘long-standing industrial partnership’
Canadian Asian News
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July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 admin Visited 3 times , 3 Visits today ISLAMABAD – According to an Islamabad-based Daily Dawn’s correspondent, Pakistan and Russia have signed an agreement to revive and expand the Pakistan Steel Mills project in Karachi – originally...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Trump can succeed with Putin where Biden failed
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
Yulia Svyrydenko: Ukraine’s new prime minister who masterminded key Trump deal President Volodymyr Zelensky has named Yulia Svyrydenko as Ukraine’s new prime minister in the latest reshuffle of his cabinet. Ms Svyrydenko, 39, has been serving as...
Enter the kill zone: Ukraine’s drone-infested front slows Russian advance
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 17, 2025
By Max Hunder, Sabine Siebold and Manuel Ausloos KYIV/BERLIN (Reuters) -“Drones, drones, drones. Only drones. A lot of drones.” A weary Ukrainian platoon commander speaks to the transformed nature of modern warfare as he’s medically evacuated from...
World News | State Department Layoffs Affect Key Trump Priorities Like Intelligence, Energy, China
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Washington, Jul 17 (AP) One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage US energy interests abroad. And a third was an expert on strategic competition with China. They are just some of the more than 1,300 State...
Russia launches fresh attacks on Ukraine
Nagaland Post
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July 16, 2025
Russian weapons pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. The latest bombardment in Russia’s escalating aerial campaign...
Russia, China, Iran eying Georgia’s democratic collapse
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 16, 2025
By Jill Dougherty, for CNN Editor’s note: Jill Dougherty is a former CNN Moscow bureau chief, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a CNN contributor on Russia. (CNN) — A decade ago, Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet...
Russia Finds Oil Jackpot in Antarctica – Is This The End of Saudi’s Throne?
Zee News
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Moscow/New Delhi: A startling discovery beneath the frozen edges of the planet has set off waves of concern, awe and speculation. Russian scientists claim to have found one of the world’s largest reserves of crude oil (an estimated 511 billion...
Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Zelensky’s hometown
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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July 16, 2025
By Kathleen Magramo and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Moscow barreled hundreds of drones toward four key regions in Ukraine overnight, just as lawmakers in Kyiv scrambled to approve additional defense spending against the backdrop of intensified...
Russia Quietly Cancels Flagship Arms Expo – Reports
The Moscow Times
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July 16, 2025
Russia’s Defense Ministry has quietly canceled this year’s Army-2025 military and technical forum, its largest annual defense exhibition where the country typically showcases its latest weapons and military innovations, the pro-Kremlin daily...
Russian authorities call for urgent tax increase to save national budget
The Kyiv Independent
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July 16, 2025
Moscow needs to urgently raise more money as shrinking oil and gas revenues and a worsening economic outlook continue to strain the federal budget, a senior Russian lawmaker warned on July 16. Anatoly Artamonov, chair of the Federation Council...
Russia proposes stricter migration control: new fines, taxes, and citizenship rules
Asia Plus
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13:36, july 16Author: Asia-Plus Russian lawmakers have introduced a series of new proposals aimed at tightening control over migration, which could significantly impact both migrants and businesses. Key measures include higher registration and...
Russia’s oil output down 3.5% in January–May, energy ministry says
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 16, 2025
Russia produced 211 million metric tons (10.24 million barrels per day) of oil between January and May, down 3.5% on the same period in 2024, Russia’s energy ministry said on Wednesday, disclosing production figures for the first time in months....
Westinghouse announces 10 new AP1000 nuclear reactors for U.S. energy grid by 2030
Natural News
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July 16, 2025
Westinghouse announces 10 new AP1000 nuclear reactors for U.S. energy grid by 2030 Expansion Plans: Westinghouse aims to build ten AP1000 reactors by 2030, each generating 1,100 MW, targeting states like Texas to meet AI/industrial energy demands...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Associated Press
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage U.S. energy interests abroad. And a third was an expert on strategic competition with China. They are just some of the more than 1,300 State Department...
Russia Will Start Switching Enterprises To A Part-time Working Week
Charter 97
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7 illustrative photo Because of the difficult economic situation. A number of companies in the Sverdlovsk region will transfer employees to part-time work, as well as reduce staff due to the difficult financial situation, the director of the...
Tajikistan turns East: China becomes main economic ally, surpassing Russia
News.Az
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Editor's note: Teymur Atayev is an Azerbaijani publicist, historian, political scientist, and host of the program "Aspects of Foreign Affairs" on the Azerbaijani CBC TV channel (broadcasts in Russian). The article expresses the personal opinion of...