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Can Russia help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Russia has close ties with the Taliban and is courting Islamabad, but analysts say its leverage remains uncertain.
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EU summit: European leaders pledge support for Ukraine's Zelenskyy
President Zelenskyy has received words of encouragement from EU leaders who pledged support for Ukraine's self-defense against Russia. This comes as winter approaches and the US seems to be withdrawing support.
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US in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China: Trump
US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.
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Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine
Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.
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They fled Russia, but the West sent them back
Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.
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Russia returns to G20 table in Bangkok on U.S. invitation that angers Europe
Russia’s return to the G20 table has tested how far Washington’s outreach to Moscow will strain ties with European allies.
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Will Trump really pull the plug? Starlink restored but Ukraine's fate still uncertain
Can a flick of a switch really be enough for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end Ukraine's hopes of holding out against Russia? With Kyiv already reeling from daily strikes by Russia's new motor-powered drones, the US decision to slow SpaceX's Starlink service was felt immediately on Wednesday, when air raid warnings failed.
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Donald Trump 'openly financing Russia's war with Ukraine', Nobel peace laureate says
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Nobel Peace laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, Director of the Centre for Civil Liberties, says that with the diesel-supply deal with Moscow Donald Trump "is openly financing this war, by lifting sanctions is providing Russia with opportunities to earn more money" adding that "extra money will be converted in rockets and drones and additional deaths among the civilian population".
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Watch: What does Starlink have to do with the Ukraine-Russia war?
Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives.
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NATO to address drone attacks in the Black Sea after seven missing off Romania
NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspected spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Russia arrests Swedish national, claims he's Ukraine fighter
Russian intelligence agents have arrested a Swedish man they say led a Ukrainian drone unit. He was detained at Russia's western border and is accused of planning acts of terrorism and sabotage.
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Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data as missiles hit Kyiv
Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down.
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What is Starshield, and who limited Ukraine’s access to it?
Ukraine relies on Starshield, the military-grade version of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service, to fight Russia.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of contradicting US brokered deal
Russia has accused Ukraine of going against US peace efforts, after an overnight Ukrainian drone strike.
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Ukraine's Zelensky defies Trump with Russian refinery strikes
Ukraine will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks published Thursday, amid deepening tensions between the two leaders over a US-Russia diesel agreement. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.
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'American abandonment' threatens Ukraine's civilians in war against Russia
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 15: First, reported Starlink disruptions in Ukraine make the European front pages. Next, US papers go into more detail about the situation. Also, an unusual alliance forms in Germany between far-right and far-left parties. Meanwhile, the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Finally, Finland flaunts its smelly islands.
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Russia detains independent outlet Novaya Gazeta editor Sergei Sokolov
Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained and taken for questioning on Thursday after authorities searched his home, the newspaper said.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking oil refinery after Zelensky says strikes to resume
Ukraine's president says a pause on striking energy sites is over following fresh Russian attacks.
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Russia says Ukraine resumes attacks on oil refineries
Ukraine's president earlier said Kyiv was 'done' with energy ceasefire and that strikes on Russian oil refineries would resume.
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Restrictions expose Ukraine's Starlink dependency in Russia war
Restrictions reported by Ukraine on its use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have exposed Kyiv's reliance on the technology for both offensive and defensive operations in its fight against Russia'a invasion, analysts and observers say. A senior Ukrainian official, who asked not to be named, told AFP on Wednesday that Starlink data communication speeds had been "throttled". The change has come at a time of renewed tension between Kyiv and Washington, with US President Donald Trump seeking to bring down global fuel prices by buying Russian diesel and pressuring both sides to stop att