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Russian strike on buses kills at least 30, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting two crowded vehicles in the front line city of Kramatorsk to kill as many civilians as possible.
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Russia's internet giant Yandex halts operations at major data center after drone attack
Russian internet giant Yandex paused operations inside one of its data centers after a drone attack as Ukraine continues to hit the country's infrastructure.
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South Korea pledges legal action over alleged fuel exports to Russia
Ukrainian reports of South Korean fuel exports to Russia come amid strained tensions between Seoul and Kyiv.
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UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin
Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".
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Russia dismisses reports of second plague case as ‘false information’
Senior WHO official urges Russia to provide more information on the suspected pneumonic plague cases.
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UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
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Trump doesn't think Russia plague incident is bioweapon, plans Putin call Wednesday
Nearly 200 people were placed under medical observation earlier this week in Russia's Irkutsk region in eastern Siberia over suspected exposure to plague.
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Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bio-weapon
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a "bio-weapon" was involved. Russia warned earlier against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The US and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington.
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At least 24 killed as Russia launches massive attack on Ukraine
Ukraine says Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles
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Russia: WHO not able to 'fully' assess plague situation
The UN health agency said Russia should be more transparent about the case of the plague as reports of a second case of the disease emerged. Russia played down any concerns, saying the population faces no risk.
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Gerhard Schröder visits latest Russian employer, Hyperglobus
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder visited a Moscow supermarket in his new role on the supervisory board. Schröder is no stranger to retirement stipends in Russia — or the scandal that accompanies them.
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Russia warns against spreading 'false information' as reports emerge of second plague case
The World Health Organization joined Western leaders on Wednesday in urging Russia to share more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The Kremlin said Moscow had shared what it knew and accused the media of spreading "false information".
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia
Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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Politkovskaya 'predicted' Russia's turn under Putin, editor says on 20th anniversary of her death
Assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday. Politkovskaya had reported on the war in Chechnya and Putin's rise before she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment block on October 7, 2006.
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At least 11 killed as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine
Ukraine's air force says Russia launched 130 drones, 48 cruise missiles and ballistic missiles in overnight attack.
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Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?
Iran's oil exports have struggled amid a US blockade. A Russian energy crisis because of Ukrainian attacks could help.
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Mali: Junta forces retake strategic town of Kidal from separatists
Mali's military regained control of the strategic town of Kidal after forcing Tuareg separatists and al Qaeda-linked jihadists to withdraw following an offensive backed by Russia's Africa Corps.
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Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in Siberia
Trump says he will speak with Putin “very soon” over a plague incident in Russia as CDC monitor the situation.
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Trump says will speak with Putin over Russia's reported plague death
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported death from plague of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.
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Russia plague: How great is the global risk? Maybe low, but infectious disease experts want more data
Uncertainty surrounds the death of an employee at a Russian anti-plague institute. Here's what infectious disease experts say about how worried you should be.