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African country seeks Russian grain
Zimbabwe’s interested in agriculture imports from Russia and wants Moscow to help modernize its economy, President Mnangagwa says
Putin backs G20 membership for African Union
Russia will support the bid by 55-state African Union to join the G20 as a permanent member at a meeting in September, Putin says
Kim Jong-Un shows off new North Korean drones, ICBMs to Russia defense minister
Walking past huge intercontinental ballistic missiles and previously unseen military drones, Kim Jong Un gave Russia's defence
US to deploy coastguard ship to Papua New Guinea
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday announced the deployment of a US Coastguard ship to Papua New Guinea, as Washington
Russia calls for ‘rapid release’ of detained Niger president
Russia on Thursday urged the quick release of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum, who was detained the previous day by
France denounces ‘new imperialism’ in Pacific
French President Emmanuel Macron denounced "new imperialism" in the Pacific during a landmark visit to the region on Thursday
France charges 4 for handing China, Russia secret tech
France has charged four people with selling high-tech industrial secrets to China and Russia, a judiciary source said Thursday.
Six killed in helicopter crash in Siberia
A helicopter crash Thursday in the southern Siberian region of Altai killed six people died following a, the local branch of the emergency
Putin promises free grain for six African countries in coming months
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised to send up to 50,000 tonnes of free grain supplies to six African countries as he
Russia turns away cargo ship ‘with traces of explosives
Russia's FSB security service said Thursday it had found "traces of explosives" on a cargo ship bound for the Russian port of
Chinese military dept launches procurement corruption probe
The military department responsible for buying China's weapons has launched a crackdown on corrupt procurement practices dating back years
Ship fire still rages off Dutch coast
Dutch firefighters Thursday battled for a second day to douse a blaze on a cargo ship off the Netherlands coast suspected to have
EU state on takeover spree of Russian assets
Poland has appointed temporary governance for two firms with Russian connections, TVP has reported
Kim Jong-un receives ‘warm letter’ from Putin – Pyongyang
Russia’s defense chief presented North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with a “warm letter” from President Vladimir Putin, KCNA reported
Spaniards losing spending power – data
Spain is facing a slump in purchasing power as it reels from one of the sharpest drops in real income in the EU, a report has found