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(MENAFN) Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva captured her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Maja Chwalińska in straight sets in the women’s final at French Open in Paris.

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(MENAFN) Russian forces have seized yet another settlement in Ukraine, Moscow declared Saturday — the latest territorial claim in a grinding conflict that continues to inch forward along the front lines.

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(MENAFN) Russia on Saturday claimed that its forces have taken control of another settlement in Ukraine during ongoing fighting.

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(MENAFN) Russia and Ukraine conducted a symmetrical prisoner exchange Friday, with both sides releasing 185 captives apiece in what marks the latest such swap amid the ongoing conflict, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

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(MENAFN) Ukraine called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intervene urgently on Sunday after accusing Russia of launching an overnight drone strike on a nuclear storage facility within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — an attack...

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(MENAFN) Russia’s federal budget deficit has expanded significantly, surpassing 6 trillion rubles (about $81.4 billion) in the January–May period of this year—roughly twice the level recorded during the same period in the previous year.

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(MENAFN) Russia has claimed that its forces have taken control of a new settlement in northeastern Ukraine, according to statements released by the Russian Defense Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for direct negotiations with Russian leadership, offering a ceasefire framework during talks, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A fire broke out at an oil depot in Ust-Labinsk following an overnight drone attack, regional officials confirmed on Saturday, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) A fire erupted on Saturday morning at the Tyumen oil refinery, affecting an area of roughly 100 square meters (1,076 square feet) and initially being classified as a high-risk incident, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the reaction from Moscow to his recent open letter proposing a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “weak.” In a nightly video address shared on the social...

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(MENAFN) The Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East experienced a significant volcanic eruption on Saturday as the Shiveluch volcano sent a massive ash plume approximately 10 kilometers into the atmosphere, prompting the highest-level aviation...

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(MENAFN) A fire erupted at an oil storage site in the southern Russian city of Ust-Labinsk after an overnight drone attack, according to reports from regional authorities.

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(MENAFN) A fire erupted at an oil depot in the southern Russian city of Ust-Labinsk following an overnight drone assault, regional authorities confirmed Saturday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged the attack and declared that...

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(MENAFN) Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy operator Energoatom has accused Russia of launching a drone attack on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near the decommissioned Chornobyl power plant, the agency announced Sunday.

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(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump declared Thursday that Washington welcomes the possibility of direct negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pressing both leaders to embrace compromise...

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(MENAFN) A fire broke out Saturday morning at the Tyumen Oil Refinery in Russia, rapidly spreading across 100 square meters (1,076 square feet) before being classified as a "high-risk fire," local authorities confirmed.

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(MENAFN) A fire broke out Saturday morning at the Tyumen Oil Refinery in Russia, affecting an area of around 100 square meters and prompting authorities to classify the incident as a high-risk blaze, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Germany is planning to significantly speed up its defense buildup and increase military spending in response to what it describes as a continuing security threat from Russia, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Ukraine has appealed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intervene swiftly following allegations that Russia launched a drone attack overnight against a nuclear fuel storage facility located within the Chernobyl Exclusion...