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Ukraine says Four Killed in Massive Russian Drone, Missile Attack

This is Beirut, 12/07 13:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight killing four people, Ukraine said Saturday, calling for fresh sanctions on Moscow to halt its record barrages. Kyiv and Moscow have stepped up aerial strikes over recent months and US-led ceasefire talks aimed at pausing the over three-year war have stalled. "Twenty-six ...

Top Russian Diplomat Arrives in Pyongyang for Working Visit

This is Beirut, 11/07 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in North Korea on Friday for a working visit, Russian state media reported, the latest in a series of high-profile trips by top Moscow officials. "The minister's plane landed at the airport in Wonsan," news agency TASS reported, adding that Lavrov was due to meet his North Korean ...

Moscow Closes Polish Consulate in Kaliningrad Amid Escalating Diplomatic Spat

This is Beirut, 11/07 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia said Friday it would close Poland's consulate in Kaliningrad, a Moscow exclave near Poland and Lithuania, after Warsaw decided to shut the Russian consulate in Krakow. Diplomatic ties between Moscow and Warsaw have been historically strained and frayed further over Russia's offensive in Ukraine, which Poland is supporting politically and ...

Russia Intercepts 155 Ukrainian Drones Overnight: Defense Ministry

This is Beirut, 11/07 08:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian air defense systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the defense ministry said Friday, with local officials saying at least two people were killed by drones. From 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Thursday to 7:00 am Friday, "air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the ...

Russia and US Hold 'Frank' Talks on Ukraine War

This is Beirut, 10/07 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held "frank" talks on the Ukraine war during a meeting Thursday, both sides said, as Washington hit out at Moscow's lack of "flexibility". The US secretary of state said Lavrov shared new and "different" ideas on resolving the conflict and promised to present them to US ...

Ukraine: Russian Airstrike Kills Two in Kyiv

This is Beirut, 10/07 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine's capital Kyiv killed at least two people, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, with around a dozen wounded. The major attack on Ukraine was the second by Moscow in as many days, and came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was set to meet his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Malaysia. AFP ...

Russian FM Lavrov to Visit North Korea this Weekend

This is Beirut, 09/07 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Moscow officials as the two countries deepen military ties. Lavrov "will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on July 11-13" for the "second round of strategic dialogue at the level of foreign ministers," ...

Ukraine Says Russia Launched Largest Drone, Missile Attack of War

This is Beirut, 09/07 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Kyiv said on Wednesday that Russia had launched the largest missile and drone attack of the Moscow's more than three-year invasion of Ukraine, mainly targeting the west of the country. The Ukrainian air force said that Russia had attacked with 728 drones and 13 missiles, adding that its air defense systems intercepted 711 drones and that at least ...

US to Send 'More Weapons' to Ukraine: Trump

This is Beirut, 08/07 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, after Russia claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbor. Trump's announcement followed Washington saying last week that it was halting some weapons shipments to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian officials caught off guard and scrambling for ...

UN Chief Condemns Russia’s Largest Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 05/07 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned, on Saturday, Russia's biggest drone and missile attack yet in the three-year war in Ukraine. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the latest series of large-scale drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation," Guterres said in a statement referring to the assault Friday and also calling ...

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