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North Korea deploys 500 technical and medical troops to Russian-occupied Ukraine

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The Foreign Ministry will be offering three-month visas as early as next month, Russian state media said.

Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.

Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican president on Thursday rejected a request from Ukraine's government to arrest Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader defies an international arrest warrant and attends the inauguration of Mexico's next president in October.

Mexico rejects Ukraine's request to arrest Russia's Putin during visit

Ukraine said Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a "just peace". "The sooner Russia agrees to restore a just peace... the sooner the raids by the Ukrainian defences forces into Russia will stop," he told reporters.

Ukraine urges Russia to accept 'just peace' amid incursion

The entire world, including Ukraine, wants Russia to join global leaders at a planned second peace summit to end the war in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has told French media including AFP. With Russian forces gaining momentum on the front and aid from allies ebbing or in doubt, Zelensky has...

Ukraine's Zelensky says he wants Russia ‘at the table’ for next peace summit

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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London (AFP) – Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour wraps up its European leg in London on Tuesday, after the American megastar wowed hundreds of thousands of fans across a dozen countries. "I wish I could have toured Europe more. This is a dream crowd," the 34-year-old singer told fans at...

Five things to know as Taylor Swift's European tour ends

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said his forces had captured about 1,000 square kilometers of territory in Russia's Kursk region.

Top general says Ukrainian forces have captured almost as much territory in Russia in the past week as Russia has captured in Ukraine this year

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Russian forces have launched a fierce counteroffensive against Ukrainian troops that crossed into Russian territory last week, marking the most significant breach of Russia's borders since the war began. The Ukrainian advance, which saw President Volodymyr Zelensky's forces seize nearly 386 square miles of territory in the Kursk region, has prompted a robust military response from Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed a "worthy response" to what he has termed a major provocation by Kyiv.

Russia Strikes Back: Putin Orders Counteroffensive as Ukraine Seizes 386 Square Miles of Russian Territory

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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan formally applied Tuesday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to the oil-rich South Caucasus country to shore up regional ties and secure Moscow’s under-pressure trade routes. The announcement from the foreign ministry...

Day after Putin’s visit, Azerbaijan applies to join Russia and China in the BRICS alliance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Ukraine, according to the Ministry of External Affairs, weeks after he made his first trip to Moscow since Russia launched its full scale invasion.

Modi to visit Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned Indian PM for hugging Putin in Moscow

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 Indian prime minister Nardendra Modi is visiting the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv as Russian forces suffer significant losses defending against a cross-border assault in Kursk.In what is the first time an Indian leader has visited Kyiv since Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Modi has met with his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The pair visited a memorial to children killed during Russia’s invasion. They both laid soft toys at a shrine to those killed. The visit, which follows a trip by Modi to Moscow in July, is important for Western-backed Kyiv, which has been trying to...

Russia-Ukraine war latest: India PM Modi visits Kyiv as Putin’s forces suffer significant losses in Kursk

Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond said in a statement Wednesday that it had discovered in Botswana a diamond as large as the palm of a hand, which, in terms of carats, would make it the world's second-largest diamond. A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world --...

2,492-carat diamond – one of the world's largest – found in Botswana

Many Russians fleeing Ukraine’s surprise incursion are furious at Moscow’s response. Kyiv said it now controls at least 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s Kursk province and has detained at least 100 Russian soldiers, forcing Moscow to withdraw some troops from Ukraine to counter the offensive. Kursk residents told the Financial Times that authorities failed to coordinate an organized evacuation and blamed Kremlin-backed media and internet blackouts for leaving them in an information vacuum.

Russians criticize Putin after incursion

India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a national task force to examine how to bolster security for healthcare workers after the "horrific" rape and murder of a doctor sparked medical strikes and furious protests. Story by Emerald Maxwell.

India top court creates taskforce on workplace safety as doctors' strike enters second week

As Russian troops advance in the eastern Ukraine, France 24 correspondent met with Ukrainian civilians forced to flee the city of Pokrovsk.

Russia targets eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, forcing hundreds to flee

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According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin has formulated a response to the ongoing Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region and those responsible for attacking Russia will be punished, Russian ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov said.

Russian ambassador to U.S. says Putin has plan of action for Kursk incursion

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In historic visit to Ukraine, Indian PM Modi seeks to advocate for peace

In hopes of acting as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian...

In historic visit to Ukraine, Indian PM Modi seeks to advocate for peace

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