The Dispatch

Russia declares emergency over huge wildfires in Siberia

An area of 3.2 million hectares was engulfed by forest fires in remote regions of Russia on Monday and have continued to spread. In comparison, the total surface of the…

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Possibility Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been poisoned

A doctor who visited Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says she cannot rule out he has been poisoned. Navalny was taken to hospital from prison on Sunday after suffering "severe…

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Photo Story: Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg

Despite the long history of the Russian Navy, its own holiday appeared in the Russian fleet only in the USSR, on June 22, 1939. The tradition to celebrate the Navy Day on the last…

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North Korea releases detained Russian fishing boat

North Korea has released a Russian fishing boat, the Xiang Hai Lin 8, held after being accused of violating entry regulations, the Russian embassy in North Korea said on Sunday,…

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Over a thousand arrests at Moscow protest

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security…

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Ukraine seizes Russian tanker involved in Kerch Strait incident

Kyiv said it has detained a Russian tanker it alleges was involved in an incident in the Kerch Strait that saw three Ukrainian vessels seized. Ukraine's secret service (SBU) said…

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Huge international police operation against Balkan cartel trafficking cocaine around the globe

Law enforcement agencies from across the globe teamed up against a Balkan organised criminal network suspected of large-scale cocaine trafficking from South America to Europe using private planes. The…

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Turkey’s first S-400 shipment complete, second shipment being planned

The first shipment of Russia's S-400 defence missile system to Turkey has now been completed,Turkish officials said. Russia has completed delivery of the first shipment of its S-400 anti-aircraft missile…

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Escalation of tension between the Moscow and Kiev, Russian tanker involved in Kerch Strait confrontation captured

The Ukrainian government says it has detained a Russian tanker it alleges was involved in an incident in the Kerch Strait that saw three Ukrainian vessels seized. Their crews were…

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North Korea detains crew of Russian fishing vessel

North Korea is holding 15 Russian and two South Korean crew of a fishing vessel for violating entry regulations, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Wednesday. The crew…

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Photo story: The Lego Bugatti Chiron is presented in Moscow

People examine the world's first real Lego car with engine - a replica of a Bugatti Chiron - at Lego House in Moscow's Gorky Park, Russia. The car is…

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UPDATED: Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsula

Russia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets…

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Ukraine president’s party declares victory

Servant of the People, the party of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, could win a majority in the new parliament, a senior party official said on Monday. Under Ukraine’s mixed election…

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Photo Story: Russia Navy Day rehearsal in St. Petersburg

People look as Russian Navy small missile corvettes Serpukhov (R), Passat (2-R), Mytishchi (2-L) and the sailboat 'Poltava' attend a rehearsal for the 'Russia Navy Day' parade in St.…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky’s party heads for win

An exit poll published by a Ukrainian NGO says Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party is on course to win 44.2% percentage of the vote as Ukrainians endorse his…

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Italian, American and Russian astronauts lifted off for the International Space Station on 50th anniversary since Apollo 11 moon landing

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Russia alarmed by large fall in bee populations

Large areas of central and southern Russia have seen a major decline in their bee populations in recent months. The head of the Russian beekeepers' union, Arnold Butov, said 20…

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Photo Story: Ukraine prepares to go to the polls

An activist dressed like Sauron, the malevolent character of the Tolkien saga ‘Lord of the rings’ and that symbolizes the malevolent forces activity before elections, performs in front of Central…

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Photo Story: The sailboat ‘Poltava’ in St. Petersburg

A view of the sailboat 'Poltava' on the Neva river and Isaac's Cathedral with Admiralty on the background in St. Petersburg, Russia, 17 July 2019. The sailboat 'Poltava" is a…

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Reports of Russian special forces fighting in Idlib in Syria

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two-month assault in north western Syria to…

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Russia and the Ukraine agree to prisoner exchange

A senior Ukrainian official announced his country and Russia had agreed to exchange prisoners from the conflict in eastern Ukraine over the next month. Kiev’s forces have been battling pro-Russian…

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Political storm over allegations Salvini’s party took money from Russians

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini denied a media report that his League party had sought millions of euros from Russian investors via a secret oil deal. The U.S. website…

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Photo Story: New sarcophagus for Chernobyl

The European Union (EU) has officially passed the keys to the New Safe Confinement (sarcophagus), constructed atop the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant’s reactor number four destroyed in 1986, to Ukraine…

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Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan in Ukraine for major multinational maritime exercise

The Type 45 has docked in the Port of Odesa on the Black Sea alongside NATO Allies and partner nations for Exercise Sea Breeze 2019. Alongside forces from 18 other…

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Photo Story: Funeral for the Russian sailors who perished in top secret submarine

A woman pays her last respect at the grave of one of the 14 crew members who died in a fire on a Russian navy's deep-sea research submersible, at…

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Floods cause havoc in East Siberia

Russia officials said that more than 400 people have been taken to hospitals following heavy floods in East Siberia’s Irkutsk Region. According to Pavel Baryshev, Russia’s Deputy Minister for Civil…

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Russian officials arrested in Libya

Libyan security forces have arrested two men accused of working for a Russian company that was seeking to influence elections in Libya. A letter from the state prosecutor of the…

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Ukraine captures separatist believed to be linked to MH17

One man who may have witnessed and possibly involved in the shooting down of the MH17 has reportedly been arrested by the Ukrainian secret service. The arrested man is a…

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Photo Story: The sailboat ‘Poltava’ in St. Petersburg

People pass by the sailboat 'Poltava', a modern copy of the 54-gun warship of the 18th century, moored at the English embankment in St. Petersburg, Russia. 'Poltava' will lead…

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Photo Story: The the world’s highest chocolate factory opened in Moscow

Visitors taste chocolate during opening of the world's highest chocolate factory at the PANORAMA-360 viewing platform on the 89th floor 327 meters of the Federation Tower in Moscow, Russia.…

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Putin confirms submarine which suffered fatal fire incident was a nuclear one

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed for the first time that the top-secret submarine that suffered a deadly fire this week was nuclear-powered, but Russia’s defence minister said the nuclear…

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Photo Story: Putin Lands in Rome

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) disembarks from a plane as he arrives at Rome's international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, 04 July 2019. Putin is scheduled to meet with the…

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Photo Story: Memorial service for victims of Russian secret submarine

Orthodox priests, navy sailors and civilians attend a memorial service at Kronshtadt Navy Cathedral for fourteen sailors who died in the Barents Sea in Kronshtadt, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, 04…

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Putin to meet the Pope today

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Pope Francis on Thursday, amid speculation that the visit could be a prelude to the first trip by a pope to Russia.…

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Kremlin says details of sub fire that killed 14 ‘top secret’

The Kremlin on Wednesday said details of a fire that killed 14 crew on a deep-water submersible will not be made public because they include classified information. The seamen died…

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UK sends largest Royal Navy presence to Baltic Sea in over 100 years

Over 4,000 service personnel and 44 ships from seven different countries in the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) are taking part in the mission in Lithuania, close to Moscow’s exclave in…

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Photo Story: Lavender fields

Children play at a lavender field near Cobusca Noua village, 44km North-East from Chisinau, Moldova, 29 June 2019. This field became a popular photosessions location after Lavender Fest, held in…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Close To Estonian Airspace

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing a Russian SU-27 aircraft, in a photo from a British Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon aircraft (not pictured) from…

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Photo Story: Drone

Russian servicemen stand next to the reconnaissance and targeting complex in the birdlike drone made by Russian military Innovative Technopolis ERA during the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum…

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Photo Story: Protests in Tbilisi

Georgian opposition supporters protest in front of Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the evening of 25 June 2019. The protesters demand the resignation of the interior minister Giorgi…

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Photo Story: The Day of Memory and Sorrow in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden near the Kremlin wall in Moscow, Russia, 22 June 2019.…

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Russia suspends flights to Georgia, more protests in Tbilisi

President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned Russian airlines from flying to Georgia following days of violent unrest in the country. Moscow will also recommend that Russian travel agencies suspend all…

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Malaysian Prime Minister has doubts Russia was behind downing of MH17

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad questioned the objectivity of the investigations into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and added that Russia is being made a scapegoat for that tragedy…

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Thousands try to storm Georgian parliament

Protesters have attempted to storm Georgia's parliament during a mass rally against a speech inside the chamber by a Russian Member of Parliament. The lawmaker also addressed delegates in Russian,…

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UPDATED : Four charged with murder over downing of MH 17

Investigators probing the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine in which 298 people died in 2014 are to charge four persons with murder. The Dutch-led Joint Investigation…

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Pentagon Announces $250M to Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Defense announced plans to provide $250 million to Ukraine in security cooperation funds for additional training, equipment, and advisory efforts to build the capacity of…

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Photo Story: RAF Typhoons scramble to intercept Russian fighters

A handout picture provided by the British Ministry of Defence showing RAF crews making a second scramble to intercept a Russian SU-30 Flanker fighter (top) and an Ilyushin IL-76…

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“New developments” in MH17 investigation

There are "new developments" in the investigation into the downing of flight MH17, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) said on Friday in an email sent to the relatives of…

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Moldova’s decision to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem draws criticism from Turkey

The interim government of Moldova announced it will be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Interim Prime Minister Pavel Filip additionally pledged to push forward…

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Syrian and Russian bombardment leaves 28 dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian and Russian air strikes and shelling on Thursday killed at least 28 people including seven civilians in embattled northwest Syria. The attack…

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EU election was targeted by Russian disinformation

The Financial Times reports that according to an initial review by Brussels, Russian sources mounted a “continued and sustained” disinformation effort to “suppress turnout and influence voter preferences” at last…

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More than 200 persons arrested at Moscow journalist protest

More than 200 people were arrested, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a…

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Photo Story: The Hot Air Balloon Festival in Velikie Luki, Russia

Hot air balloons fly over Lovat River during the 24th International Balloon Meet in Velikie Luki, Pskov region, Russia 11 June 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Russian police accused of framing journalist

Supporters of the Meduza news project journalist Ivan Golunov hold a placard 'Freedom for Ivan Golunov' in front of the Nikulinsky District Court. Ivan Golunov was arrested on 06 June…

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UPDATED: Dangerous confrontation between Russian and US warships in the East China Sea

After an incident in the air between Russian and American warplanes over the Mediterranean a few days ago that could have had serious consequences, this time there was another but…

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Pope and Putin to meet again in July

Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in an audience in the Vatican on July 4, Vatican spokesperson Alessandro Gisotti told reporters on Thursday. It will be the third…

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Russia states D-Day wasn’t decisive in ending World War Two

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, speaking at a weekly news conference in Moscow, offered a tribute to those who died on the western front of World War Two…

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