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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chris Coons (D-DE) demanded answers from SpaceX about recent unexpected,...

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(MENAFN) Russia sent strategic bombers on a more than four-hour mission over the Baltic Sea on Friday, a show of force that comes as Moscow issues stark warnings over Kaliningrad.

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(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department has asked Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to help put a newly announced diesel agreement into practice, Moscow said Friday.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine carried out overnight attacks on Sunday, resulting in three deaths and 21 injuries, according to officials on both sides.

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(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on bilateral relations and the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran on the sidelines of an Asian security summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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(MENAFN) Russia has sent its first tanker carrying oil for international markets from its point of origin, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) Russia has sent its first oil tanker to global markets, Alexander Novak said Saturday, as he warned of a supply shortfall of roughly 4-6 million barrels per day that is keeping prices high.

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(MENAFN) Overnight attacks exchanged between Russia and Ukraine result in three deaths and 35 injuries, according to officials from both sides on Saturday.

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(MENAFN) At least one person was killed and 24 others wounded in Ukraine on Saturday as Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged overnight attacks, according to regional officials and military statements.

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday gave his strongest endorsement yet of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries, arguing they are warranted because they erode Moscow’s capacity to keep fighting.

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that the easing of US sanctions against Russia could continue, describing a recent diesel agreement as only the “first step,” according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday denied that her government was involved in espionage in Russia after Russian authorities detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying. “We’ll convey our position,” Takaichi told...

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine hit each other with overnight strikes on Sunday that killed three people and wounded 21, according to officials on both sides.

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday putting a sweeping new Russia sanctions law into effect, then immediately suspended its tariffs and many of its penalties, the White House said.

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(MENAFN) French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday condemned the US decision on Russian diesel, saying it “sends a negative message” and will do nothing to bring down global prices.

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(MENAFN) Poland scrambled military aircraft on Saturday as Russia launched a fresh wave of strikes on western Ukraine, near the eastern border of the NATO member.

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(MENAFN) Poland deployed military aircraft on Saturday in response to fresh Russian strikes in western Ukraine, taking precautionary measures to safeguard its airspace.

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(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz renewed his call on Saturday for sustained backing of Ukraine in its war against Russia. “We must not leave this country and its people to fend for themselves.

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(MENAFN) 1 Dead, 24 Hurt as Russia, Ukraine Trade Overnight Strikes Overnight barrages by Russia and Ukraine left one person dead and 24 wounded across Ukraine on Saturday, as both sides hit targets deep inside each other’s territory.

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(MENAFN) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described US President Donald Trump’s agreement concerning Russian diesel as a "very risky" move, according to reports.