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‘Kyiv should be ours’: Russians cheer Putin-Trump call
AFP, Published on 20/05/2025
» MOSCOW - A day after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone on Ukraine, showering each other with compliments, Russian homemaker Anastasia had one wish: for Moscow to finish what it started in 2022.
Russia claims counter-offensive into Ukraine's Sumy region
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» KYIV, Ukraine - Russia on Sunday announced a cross-border offensive had captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold onto territory in Russia's neighbouring Kursk region.
Where has 'Thailand' gone?
Postbag, Published on 16/02/2025
» Re: "Tourism at crossroads", (Editorial, Feb 14).
Hazy geopolitics means Sudan conflict rages unseen
News, Peter Apps, Published on 28/05/2024
» Video released by Sudan's rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday shows the last few vehicles of aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres evacuating al-Fashir, the largest city in North Darfur, watched by the gunmen who have besieged the city and appear intent to overrun it altogether.
Kremlin steps up disruptive ops from Arctic to Africa
News, Peter Apps, Published on 24/02/2024
» A week after Russian prosecutors added her and other Baltic officials to a "wanted" list for supposedly encouraging the desecration of Soviet war graves, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced her intelligence services had broken up a ring of Russian-sponsored disruptors within the Baltic states.
Zelensky's last-ditch plea for US aid runs into partisan divide
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded Tuesday in Washington for continued US military aid but the Republican House speaker poured cold water on the desperate bid for help.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Satirical Putin play stirs emotions in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» SOFIA - A highly acclaimed satirical play about President Vladimir Putin and his allies facing a war crimes tribunal is making waves in Bulgaria, a country historically close to Russia.
Russia throwing 'waves' of men in battle for key frontline city
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» NEAR AVDIIVKA (UKRAINE) - Russia was throwing "waves" of soldiers towards the embattled Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, suffering massive losses in their attempt to capture strategically important territory on the eastern front lines, Ukrainian soldiers say.
Chinese firm 'sold spy satellites to Wagner'
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» PARIS - The Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP.