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NATO chief convenes council with Russia on January 12

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has decided to convene a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on January 12, Reuters has reported, citing an official.

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Russia, Germany, France officials to hold meeting on Ukraine

Officials from Russia, Germany and France will meet in Moscow on January 6 to discuss the Ukraine situation, according to TASS news agency citing source.Foreign Policy Advisor to the German Chancello

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Taliban announces new Afghan government

The Taliban has announced that Mohammad Hasan will be the head of Afghanistan's new government.A spokesman also confirmed that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy Afghan leader.Howe

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Russia's Kuril Islands to get a special tax treatment: Putin

A tax treatment for business will be created on the Kuril Islands, in eastern Russia, which will be tax free for 10 years, Russian President VladimirPutinannounced on Friday at the Eastern Economic F

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OPEC+ decides to hike oil production gradually

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of Russia-led producers (known collectively as OPEC+) agreed on Wednesday to continue increasing oil production gradually as t

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China's most advanced military aircraft debut at Int'l Army Games

00:52 Some of China's most advanced military aircraft, including the J-10B fighter jet and the J-16 multi-role fighter jet, made their debut at the Aviadarts military a

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Google fined for refusing to localize users' data in Russia

Russia on Thursday imposed a fine of 3 million rubles (about $41,017) on Google for refusing to localize its users' data in the country, Google's first fine for the offence, Moscow's Tagansky Distric

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Xi Jinping extends condolences to Vladimir Putin over plane crash

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a message of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin over a recent plane crash.A plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tu

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Russia intercepts U.S. reconnaissance plane over Sea of Okhotsk

Russia's Su-30SM fighter jet on Wednesday intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, Russian media reported citing the country's Defense Ministry.

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Seven killed, 13 injured after plane crashes in Russia

At least seven people were killed and 13 injured after an airplane carrying parachute jumpers in Russia's Kemerovo Region crashed, Tass News Agency reported.

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Biden gears up for G7 meeting

04:00 In the U.S. president’s own words as he prepared to board Air Force One: "The United States is back" and multilateralism is too, and the focus is on Russia and China.CGTN’s Nathan

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At least 3 killed in Russia hospital fire

At least three people were killed and eight others injured in a hospital fire in Russia's Ryazanskaya Oblast on Wednesday, local media reported.

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Interfax: Russian jet escorts 3 French airforce planes over Black Sea

Russia on Wednesday scrambled a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet to escort three French airforce planes over the Black Sea, Russia media outlet Interfax news agency said, citing the country's Defense Ministr

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Russia approves use of one-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine

Russia on Thursday registered its one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19.

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Russia expels diplomats from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia

Russia has expelled a total of seven diplomats from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, Reuters reported citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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Ukraine to expel Russian consul in Odessa

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has declared Russia's consul in the city of Odessa "persona non grata" in response to Moscow's earlier expulsion of a Ukrainian diplomat, according to a statement on Tu

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Putin and Biden may meet in June: RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden may meet in June, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin aide.