US envoys discuss with Putin 'substantive' plans for steps to end Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Moscow in hopes of reviving negotiations to end Europe's worst conflict since WWII.

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Russia to close German cultural centers after Berlin blames Moscow for airport drone plot

A drone laden with explosives was found near a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Aug. 4 and later defused. The airport is a major international freight hub used for providing support to Ukraine.

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Zelenskyy details rift with dismissed defense minister, saying some of his actions were misguided

“I really had and still have a very positive attitude toward Mykhailo. We have been through a lot together. But I believe that he himself goes, or is pushed, into the wrong things,” he said.

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Kuril islands: Strategic chain at heart of Russia-Japan dispute

Long disputed between Russia and Japan, the strategically valuable Kuril islands are rich in fish stocks and contain deposits of minerals and rare metals, including rhenium, which is used in the production of supersonic aircraft.

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Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands

"The Northern Territories are an inherent part of Japan's territory, both historically and under international law," Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters.

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Russian barrage on Kyiv kills 17 as Ukraine calls for more interceptors

Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least 17 people and wounded dozens more in Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight. Kyiv was unable to shoot down any of the missiles launched by Russia, whose intensifying attacks have prompted Kyiv to plead for more US-made Patriot interceptors.

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Moscow explosion kills at least three

Media reports attribute the blast to a fault in gas equipment, the cause of the explosion has yet to be officially announced by Russian authorities.

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Trump warns Russia, China against helping Iran

Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said that he held discussions with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, without explicitly mentioning potential cooperation with Moscow and China in the war against the US.

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Russia's conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine

The cases show how, amid the war with Ukraine, Russia has hardened its once-avoidable conscription system and the pressure draftees -- officially not sent to war -- come under to sign contracts to fight in Ukraine once inside the military machine.

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