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Russia & Central Asia
UK national captured by Russia in Kursk while fighting for Ukraine: report
If confirmed, it could be one of the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on Russian soil while fighting for Ukraine.
25 Nov 2024 - 6:46PM
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Ukraine war
Moscow says Biden undermining Trump’s ‘peaceful path’ on Ukraine
25 Nov 2024 - 4:53PM
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Aviation accidents
Russian plane catches fire after landing in Turkey, passengers and crew evacuated
25 Nov 2024 - 2:19PM
Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Biden bolsters Ukraine before Trump’s return to White House
US president is trying to strengthen Ukraine against Russia, as Trump has vowed to end the war – possibly giving Russia the upper hand.
25 Nov 2024 - 12:21AM
US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands after signing a security agreement on the sidelines of the G7 in June. Photo: AP
Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Ukraine losing ground in Russia’s Kursk, senior Kyiv military official says
Ukraine has lost over 40 per cent of the territory captured in Russia’s Kursk region as Russian forced mount waves of counter assaults.
24 Nov 2024 - 6:49PM
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Diplomacy
US-China relations
Top US official says growing China-Russia ties threaten Washington’s interests
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says Xi Jinping’s alliance with and support of Vladimir Putin has strongly affected Ukraine war.
23 Nov 2024 - 8:30AM
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Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Ukraine war: Putin says will test more Oreshnik missiles in combat
The Russian leader has ordered the new hypersonic weapon to be put into serial production, saying other advanced systems are being developed.
23 Nov 2024 - 9:48AM
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Russia & Central Asia
Science
Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat cub
A remarkably well-preserved cat cub, tens of thousands of years old, was discovered in Russia’s permafrost.
22 Nov 2024 - 4:21PM
The 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed tiger cub, which was found by Russian scientists in the Siberian permafrost. Photo: Academy of Sciences Yakutia via Reuters
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Russia
Russian ballet world farewells star dancer who died in balcony fall
Renowned Mariinsky dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, died on Saturday after falling from a balcony in St Petersburg.
22 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM
Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Russia’s Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war
Nato and Ukraine are to hold emergency talks after Russia used an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the conflict.
22 Nov 2024 - 10:27PM
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Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone as Stalker 2 released
Popular first-person shooter is set in a fictitious version of the restricted surroundings of Chernobyl’s nuclear plant.
22 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM
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United States & Canada
Ukraine war
US Treasury targets Russia’s Gazprombank with new sanctions
Sanctions freeze Gazprombank’s US assets, ban trade with Americans as Biden moves to punish Russia for Ukraine war before leaving office.
22 Nov 2024 - 1:24AM
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The logo of Russian gas producer Gazprom. Photo: Reuters
Europe
Ukraine war
Ukraine says Russia launched ICBM in attack for first time in war
It marked the latest escalation of the conflict after Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia.
21 Nov 2024 - 10:03PM
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Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time: reports
Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after firing long-range US ATACMS.
21 Nov 2024 - 2:23PM
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Russia & Central Asia
Russia
Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use
Tensions rise as Moscow lowers nuclear strike threshold and Ukraine uses US-made missiles to strike Russia.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:19PM
China
G20
G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights
‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.
20 Nov 2024 - 5:23AM
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In closing remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva touted his country’s record on addressing climate change and urged others to follow suit. Photo: AFP
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Russia
Ukraine strikes Russia with Western missiles as Putin updates nuclear doctrine
Ukrainian forces conducted their first strike in Russia using Western-supplied ATACMS missiles.
19 Nov 2024 - 8:03PM
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Arts & Culture
American cinema
Jennifer Lawrence-produced film shows women’s torment in Afghanistan
Apple TV+ documentary Bread & Roses, co-produced by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, was shot entirely on smartphones.
19 Nov 2024 - 4:45PM
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Europe
Ukraine war
Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year
Moscow and Kyiv are pushing to improve their battlefield positions ahead of any negotiations on the war.
19 Nov 2024 - 2:38PM
Europe
Nordic nations
Undersea cables in Baltic Sea cut, Germany and Finland fear sabotage
Probes launched after communication cables between new Nato members Finland and Sweden and alliance partners Germany and Lithuania were damaged.
19 Nov 2024 - 11:36AM
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The 1,200km cable connecting Helsinki to the German port of Rostock being laid in 2015. File photo: Lehtikuva via AFP
Diplomacy
G20
At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations
Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.
19 Nov 2024 - 4:50AM
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United States & Canada
Cybersecurity
Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges
Evgenii Ptitsyn allegedly extorted US$16 million from schools and hospitals using ransomware program, the Justice Department said.
19 Nov 2024 - 8:18AM
Russia & Central Asia
Ukraine war
Tear gas used on Ukraine battlefield, chemical weapons agency finds
Banned CS riot gas found in shell and soil samples provided by Ukraine from the war zone.
19 Nov 2024 - 12:25PM
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Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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