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October 22, 2021

Ukraine urges EU action against Russian ‘gas aggression’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday accused Moscow of orchestrating Europe’s energy crisis and urged Brussels to work with Kiev against Russian “gas aggression”. Europe is in the throes of an energy crisis with gas prices soaring to record highs…

October 22, 2021

Kremlin blames Russians over slow jab drive as deaths rise

The Kremlin conceded Friday its coronavirus vaccination drive was struggling and blamed Russians for not getting inoculated as deaths and cases hit new records. Russia has the highest official virus death toll in Europe and on Friday added 1,064 fatalities…

October 22, 2021

Israeli PM holds first talks with Putin

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran. Naftali took office in June, following Benjamin Netanyahu who was in power for 12 years and had close…

October 22, 2021

Fire kills 15 at Russian explosives factory

Fifteen people died and one person was missing after a fire broke out at a Russian explosives factory southeast of Moscow on Friday, authorities said. The government of the Ryazan region, where the factory is based, said they had died…

October 22, 2021

Seven dead in fire at Russian explosives plant: ministry

Seven people died and nine others were missing after a fire on Friday at a factory southeast of Moscow that produces industrial explosives as well as armaments. Amateur video footage on Russian social media showed rows of fire trucks with…

October 22, 2021

Israeli PM in Russia for first talks with Putin

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Russia on Friday to meet with President Vladimir Putin for the first time for talks expected to focus on Iran. Russian state television showed images of Bennett’s plane landing in the Black Sea…

October 21, 2021

US conducts ‘successful’ test of hypersonic missile technology

The United States successfully tested hypersonic missile technology, a new weapons system which is already being deployed by China and Russia, the US Navy said Thursday. The test, conducted Wednesday at a NASA facility in Wallops, Virginia, is a “vital…

October 21, 2021

Putin dismisses links to ‘Mali-bound’ Russian mercenaries

President Vladimir Putin said mercenaries from private Russian security firm Wagner did not reflect the Kremlin’s interests after reports that hundreds of its employees were heading to jihadist-hit Mali. The comments come after France and Germany last month warned the…

October 21, 2021

Moscow to shut non-essential services as Covid cases spike

Moscow, the capital of Europe’s worst Covid-hit nation, will shut non-essential services between October 28 and November 7 as deaths soar and vaccination rates stall in the country, the city’s mayor said Thursday. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the 11-day closure…