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September 19, 2023 at 8:58 am

What’s at stake for Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides in the decades-old conflict agree to hold talks

The news of a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan shelled Armenian forces, toned down fears of a third full-scale war over the region,...

September 8, 2023 at 9:21 pm

For nearly a quarter century, an AP correspondent watched the Putin era unfold in Russia VIEW

Under President Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century in office, Russia’s quality of life rose markedly and the country opened itself to the world.

August 23, 2023 at 3:36 pm

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny VIEW

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge...

In this photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna-25 automatic station takes off from a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russia’s Far East, on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. The launch of the Luna-25 craft to the moon will be Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union. The Russian lunar lander is expected to reach the moon on Aug. 23, about the same day as an Indian craft which was launched on July 14. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP) XAZ103 XAZ103

August 10, 2023 at 8:41 am

Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years VIEW

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite...

August 7, 2023 at 5:34 am

2 Russian missile strikes hit a city in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 5 people, officials say

Ukrainian officials say that two Russian missiles have hit the center of Pokrovsk, a city in the eastern Donetsk region, killing at least five people...

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August 4, 2023 at 9:05 pm

Russia’s war with Ukraine has generated its own fog, and mis- and disinformation are everywhere VIEW

On the battlefields of Ukraine, the fog of war plagues soldiers.

July 28, 2023 at 12:21 am

Moscow blames Kyiv for attacks in south Russia as Kremlin forces hit Ukrainian buildings VIEW

Ukrainian and Russian forces battled for a key village in southeastern Ukraine, with Moscow’s forces pounding it with artillery, amid Kyiv’s grinding counteroffensive.

June 16, 2023 at 7:59 am

Putin touts Russian economy as Western investors steer clear of St. Petersburg event VIEW

President Vladimir Putin is touting Russia’s prospects at the country’s main international economic forum despite heavy international sanctions imposed because of the war in Ukraine.

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A view of empty Red Square closed for Victory Parade preparation with the St. Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin Mausoleum in the background with words reading “Victory 1945-2023” in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The parade will take place at Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 78 years of the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XAZ119 XAZ119

May 3, 2023 at 1:20 pm

Real or not, reported Kremlin drone attack unsettles Russia

Questions hang over Russia's claim that two Ukrainian drones flew into the heart of Moscow, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the...

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March 18, 2023 at 3:03 am

Kazakhs to vote in newly energized parliament elections VIEW

Voters in Kazakhstan will cast ballots Sunday after a short but active campaign for seats in the lower house of parliament that is being reconfigured...

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