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October 8, 2020

Russia contains spread of arms depot fire

Hundreds of Russian servicemen on Thursday contained a blaze at an arms depot that left 16 injured and damaged houses in the area, the defence ministry said. A wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon on the territory of a depot…
October 8, 2020

Russian sea pollution forms massive moving slick

Suspected toxic waste pollution off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula that caused the mass deaths of marine animals has formed a moving slick stretching 40 kilometres (25 miles) along the Pacific coastline, researchers said Thursday. The Far Eastern Federal University said in…
October 8, 2020

UK, Ukraine sign post-Brexit ‘partnership agreement’

Britain and Ukraine on Thursday struck a deal to support Kiev’s sovereignty and counter “Russia’s malign influence”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said. The deal to intensify the two countries’ political, trade and strategic cooperation was signed in Downing Street…
October 8, 2020

Russian orthodox leader in self-isolation as cases near peak

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is in self-isolation, the church said on Thursday, as the government’s tally of new COVID-19 infections came close to a daily peak set nearly five months ago. The Patriarch self-isolated after…
October 8, 2020

Military planes fight blaze at Russian arms depot

Hundreds of military personnel, several planes and helicopters scrambled on Thursday to put out a blaze at a Russian arms depot that left at least 16 people needing hospital treatment. The wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon on the territory…
October 8, 2020

France, Germany and UK seek Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning

Germany, France and Britain on Wednesday directly accused Russia of “involvement and responsibility” in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, announcing that they will seek EU sanctions over the case. Moscow quickly hit back that the accusations were “unacceptable”…
October 7, 2020

UK, Ukraine to sign post-Brexit ‘partnership agreement’

Britain and Ukraine will on Thursday sign a “strategic partnership agreement” to support Kiev’s sovereignty “in the face of Russia’s destabilising behaviour”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said. The deal to intensify the two countries’ political, trade and strategic cooperation…
October 7, 2020

Half Karabakh population displaced as mediators set for Geneva talks

Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have displaced half of the population of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, an official said on Wednesday as international mediators were set to hold their first meeting in Geneva. Russian President Vladimir Putin urged an…
October 7, 2020

France, Germany seek Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning

Germany and France on Wednesday directly accused Russia of “involvement and responsibility” in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, announcing that they will seek EU sanctions over the case. Moscow quickly hit back that the accusations were “unacceptable” and…

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