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Activists stage protest in Moscow against Telegram founder's arrest

Pavel Durov was arrested Saturday night after landing on his private jet at Le Bourget airport outside Paris.

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Russia's top generals update Putin on situation in Kursk

Meanwhile, in a speech to mark Independence Day in the capital Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed his country's resolve to regain its "territorial integrity".

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Russia and Ukraine exchange over 100 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

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'You will achieve nothing,' Zelenskyy tells Moscow in holiday address

The Ukrainian President vowed the country would "repay the evil done to it" as Ukraine's war against Russia rages on.

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Memorial held in Russia a year after Yevgeny Prigozhin's death

A group of former soldiers and supporters of the Wagner paramilitary group, that was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, held the memorial in a Moscow street.

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Hybrid attacks: Is Russia already at war with the West?

Experts warn that politicians need to take Russia's so-called "hybrid war'' more seriously and populations should be better prepared.

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Ukraine says it used US-supplied glide bombs in Kursk incursion

Many of Ukraine's international allies oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes. However, Ukraine has argued that its Kursk incursion is essentially defensive and aimed at creating a buffer zone to minimise attacks on Ukrainian soil.

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Zelenskyy makes first trip to border area since Kursk incursion

In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the situation with governors of regions bordering Ukraine and accused Ukraine of attempting to strike the Kursk nuclear power plant.

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Russia celebrated Flag Day with parades in major cities

Russia celebrated its annual Flag Day on Thursday with cities across the country draped in white, blue, and red tricolours.

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Chinese premier hails trade relations with Putin in Moscow

Russian president Vladimir Putin meets China's Premier Li Qiang as Moscow and Beijing deepen their political and economic relations.

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Putin praises Chechen fighters set for Ukraine in surprise visit

The trip by Russian President Vladimir Putin is his first to the predominantly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation in nearly 13 years.

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WATCH: Fires rage in Sumy region after most intense Russian airstrikes

A devastating Russian airstrike struck Hlukhiv in the Sumy region on August 20, setting off fires at energy facilities.

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Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian drone attack

According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, 45 Ukrainian drones were destroyed overnight, including 11 that targeted the Moscow region, 23 over the Bryansk region, and six over Belgorod.

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Russia's far east shaken by 7.0-magnitude quake

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck early on Sunday in the Pacific, off Russia’s far eastern coast near a major naval base.

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Powerful earthquake in Russia's Far East triggers volcanic eruption

The Shiveluch volcano began sputtering shortly after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Kamchatka’s east coast early Sunday.

Poland

Polish PM Donald Tusk suggests Nord Stream patrons should 'keep quiet'

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was reacting to media reports that have revived questions about who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022.

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Another 3,000 evacuated from Kursk as Ukrainian incursion continues

Kyiv hopes that the surprise incursion into Russia, which started on August 6, will change the dynamic of the more than two-year-old conflict.

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Ukraine destroys key bridge in Kursk with US missiles, says Russia

It's the first time the region was hit by Western-made rocket launchers, said the Russian Ministry of Defence.

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Ukraine's army chief says gains made in surprise Kursk incursion

Kyiv hopes the military operation, which started on August 6, will shift the dynamic of the more than two-year-old conflict but officials in Kyiv have stressed the aim of the operation is not to occupy Russia.

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Ukraine strikes ferry crossing in occupied Crimea and vessel in Russia

Explosions were reportedly heard across Crimea in the early hours of the morning.