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Fleeing Russians worry border will ‘close forever’

Editorial Bureau September 29, 2022

Fearing the border may close “forever” after President Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation order for the war in Ukraine, Russians are rushing to flee across Finland’s Vaalimaa crossing. On this foggy early morning, dozens of cars and buses with Russian licence plates are lined

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Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely

Editorial Bureau September 28, 2022

Warsaw(Poland)- Denmark believes “deliberate actions” caused big leaks in two natural gas pipeline running under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, and seismologists said powerful explosions preceded the leaks. European leaders and experts pointed to possible sabotage amid the energy standoff with Russia provoked by the war in Ukraine. Although filled with gas, neither

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Vote in Ukraine’s Russian held areas stokes tension with West

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

The final day of voting was taking place in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on Tuesday in referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for their annexation by Moscow and is heightening tension between the Kremlin and the West over Russia’s warnings it could resort to nuclear weapons. Formal annexation of captured chunks of […]

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Authorities seek cause of Russian gas pipeline leaks in sea

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

Authorities were trying to determine the cause of mysterious leaks and pressure drops on natural gas pipelines running from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, when a new pipeline meant to wean Poland and Europe off Russian gas is to be inaugurated. Neither of the pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and 2, were […]

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China, Russia face historic scrutiny at UN rights council

Editorial Bureau September 27, 2022

China and Russia face possible action by the UN’s top rights body following historic draft resolutions against the two powerful permanent members of the Security Council. The UN Human Rights Council in Geneva frequently investigates and tries to rein in abuses inside countries but has not taken on the two heavyweights directly until now. A […]

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Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote whether to join Russia

Editorial Bureau September 23, 2022

Voting began Friday in Moscow-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Russian-backed officials there said. The Kremlin-orchestrated referendums, which have been widely denounced by Ukraine and the West as shams without any legal force, are seen as a step toward annexing the territories by Russia. The votes are being held in […]

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North Korea denies sending arms to Russia amid Ukraine war

Editorial Bureau September 22, 2022

North Korea says it hasn’t exported any weapons to Russia during the war in Ukraine and has no plans to do so, and said U.S. intelligence reports of weapons transfers were an attempt to tarnish North Korea’s image. In a state media report Thursday, an unnamed North Korean defense official told the U.S. to stop […]

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American, Russians to blast off for ISS as war rages in Ukraine

Editorial Bureau September 21, 2022

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. NASA’s Frank Rubio and Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin are scheduled to take off from the Russia-leased Baikonur

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No nation can stay ‘indifferent’ on Ukraine war; France

Editorial Bureau September 21, 2022

United Nations- French President Emanuel Macron admonished countries Tuesday not to stay neutral about condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine as he declared that Moscow’s invasion amounts to a new form of imperialism. Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders, Macron also insisted that any negotiation to end the more than six-month-old war […]

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Putin vows to press attack on Ukraine; courts India, China

Editorial Bureau September 17, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia. Speaking to reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan, Putin said