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Ukraine, Russia Attack Each Other’s Black Sea Coasts After Latest Round of Peace Talks
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Ukraine and Russia launched air attacks along each other's Black Sea coasts early on Thursday, hours after brief direct talks between them failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war. Russian forces staged the...
Kalki Koechlin was made to feel ugly after Dev D, had no work for 2 years: ‘I was called a Russian model, asked to do item numbers’
The Indian Express
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July 24, 2025
Kalki Koechlin, who continues to be remembered for her career-defining debut performance as Chanda in Dev.D, recently opened up in a candid conversation with Zoom about the aftermath of the film’s release. While Dev.D brought her critical acclaim,...
Putin signals readiness for Ukraine peace talks, but Russia’s demands remain unchanged
Natural News
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July 23, 2025
Putin signals readiness for Ukraine peace talks, but Russia’s demands remain unchanged Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to peace talks but insists Russia's territorial and geopolitical goals — including retaining seized Ukrainian land —...
From Conakry to Bamako: Tracking Russia’s Covert Arms Trail into Mali
Africa.com
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July 23, 2025
Russia is quietly turning Guinea into a key logistics hub for arms deliveries to Mali, a strategy that allows it to bypass international scrutiny. According to RFI’s investigation, at least three Russian convoys have landed at Conakry’s port this...
Russia as Armenia’s Only Savior: What Narratives are Circulated by Pro-Russian Channels
Fact Investigation Platform
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July 22, 2025
In recent years, as Armenia explored diversification of its energy partnerships and considered opportunities like renovation or replacement Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, Russian and pro-Russian media have increasingly focused on this issue. In...
An estimated 30,000 North Korean troops prepare to join Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine
The Milwaukee Independent
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July 23, 2025
North Korea is expected to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, in what intelligence assessments describe as one of the most significant foreign reinforcements to Russian ground forces since the invasion...
China supplies Russia with drone engines under guise of refrigerators – Reuters
Ukrainska Pravda
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Russian and Chinese flags. Stock photo: Getty Images Chinese engines are being secretly supplied through front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia under the label "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid Western sanctions....
How a Chinese border town keeps Russia's economy afloat
The Economic Times
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July 24, 2025
MANZHOULI, China -- Trainloads of Siberian lumber cross China's border, ready to be sliced and polished into furniture components and chopsticks. Truckloads of Russian rapeseed come across to be crushed for canola oil. And at a palatial used car...
Plane Crash in Russia’s Far East Claims All Lives Onboard
Greek Reporter
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July 24, 2025
The Antonov An-24 plane, similar to the one that crashed in Russia’s far east. Credit: Dmitriy Pichugin, GFDL 1.2/Wikipedia Russia‘s rescue services have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed after it disappeared about 16km (10 miles) from...
Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Critical Updates to Clean Energy Credits
National Law Review
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July 23, 2025
President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), into law on 4 July 2025 in an afternoon signing ceremony at the White House (Pub. L. No. 119-21). Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) declared it to be a...
China Almost Turns Off the Tap On US Energy Imports Ahead Of Crucial Trade Meet
myMotherLode - California
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According to a Bloomberg News report, citing the latest Chinese customs data, Beijing did not import any crude oil from the U.S. for the first time in nearly three years in June. China’s key energy imports from the U.S. reportedly dropped to near...
China Sells Drone Engines To Russia Under The Guise Of Refrigerators
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to a Ukrinform correspondent, Reuters reports this regarding its own sources in European security agencies, as well as customs documents. “Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a...
Explainer-Why the Russian rouble is outperforming and what it means
Yahoo Finance
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble's 45% rise against the U.S. dollar since the start of the year has made it one of the world's best performing currencies - but the sharp appreciation is proving to be a double-edged sword for the heavily...
(LEAD) New oceans minister vows efforts to turn Busan into hub for maritime industry
Yonhap News Agency
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July 24, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 4-5, 8-10, byline; CHANGES photo) By Kim Na-young SEJONG, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The new oceans minister vowed Thursday to transform the southeastern city of Busan into the forefront of South Korea's maritime industry...
Hungary holds trilateral talks on construction of new oil pipeline to Serbia with Russia
BNE Intellinews
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Hungary and Serbia are moving ahead with plans to build a new cross-border oil pipeline that could transport up to 5mn tonnes per year (tpy) of crude, as both countries deepen energy ties with Russia despite EU sanctions. Hungarian Foreign...
Report states Russia ousts Germany from international top-five beer brewers
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) For the first time, Russia has overtaken Germany in beer production, pushing the European country out of the world’s top five beer-producing nations, according to a report released Tuesday by BarthHaas, a leading global hop trader. In...
Putin grants Belarusians residing in Russia right to vote, run in local elections
The Kyiv Independent
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July 24, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on July 23 that grants Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia the right to vote and run in local elections. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is considered one of Putin's closest...
Gabbard claims classified congressional report debunks "Russia Hoax lies"
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday released a previously classified congressional report which she claims debunks the so-called "Russia Hoax lies" — an alleged coordinated effort by former President Barack...
India pushes back against EU pressure on Russian oil
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) India has rejected the European Union’s attempts to pressure it over importing and refining Russian oil, emphasizing that its top priority is ensuring energy security for its population. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary...
New oil, gas pipeline deals to help Africa eradicate energy poverty
The Citizen
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Nairobi. Shifting from dirty fossil fuels to cleaner renewable energy is the ultimate end goal under the global Just Transition campaign. But, Africa has another priority: eradicate energy poverty first. New cross-border oil and gas pipeline...