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Culture Re-View: When the biggest asteroid in recorded history landed

30 June 1908: A city-destroying meteor lands in Siberia

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Ukrainian volunteers rehearse nuclear fallout drills

Fears that that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be damaged by occupying Russian forces have prompted Ukraine to run radiation fallout drills. The power station is Europe's largest nuclear plant.

Russia

Speculation grows over fate of Russian General Sergei Surovikin

Speculation grows after a top Russian general disappears from public view following the Russian mercenary mutiny.

Europe News

Wagner mutiny is 'internal Russian affair', say EU leaders

Leaders from the 27 EU member states have come together in Brussels for a two-day summit with a busy agenda on the table.

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EU leaders gather in Brussels to talk Ukraine, China and migration

Leaders from the 27 member states are gathering today in Brussels for a summit with a busy agenda on the table.

Russia

Germany's Olaf Scholz says Wagner troops in Belarus a 'great concern'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin had been "weakened" by the Wagner mercenary group's mutiny, but that the ultimate consequences of the rebellion remained unclear.

Russia

Why is Russia attacking LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion?

After passing a law last year banning all pro-LGBT narratives in the country, Russiais planning to launch an institute to administer "psychiatric terror" on trans individuals. How is it tied to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine?

Ukraine

'Against the Empire': Why Russia's neighbours are fighting for Ukraine

Analysts say several hundred citizens of former Soviet republics have fled to Ukraine to avoid persecution at home, while others have joined Ukraine's armed forces to help defend the country against the Russian invasion.

World News

Russians in Europe: Dreams, dissent and divided loyalties

Some accuse Russians living in Europe of "wanting everything, but doing nothing", while others claim many are opponents of Putin in need of support.

Belarus

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt, others aren't so lucky

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military - and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren't so lucky.

Ukraine

Ukraine accuses local man of directing missile strike that killed 11

Three teenagers among the dead after attack in eastern Ukraine

Russia

Prigozhin arrives in Minsk, Lukashenko confirms

Prigozhin’s exile in Belarus had been earlier announced by the Kremlin as part of the deal that ended the rebellion

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Hermitage Amsterdam changes name, severing Russia ties

The Hermitage Amsterdam will now be known as the H'ART Museum, as it rebrands away from its Russian links.

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Wagner group mercenaries to remain in Africa despite mutiny

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the rebellion by the Wagner mercenaries will not result in the group pulling out of African countries where he said they are "doing a good job."

Russia

Euroviews. No mutiny is worth it to Chechnya's Ramzan Kadyrov — at least for now

As long as Putin sits on his gilded throne in Moscow, Ramzan Kadyrov will stay as close to him as humanly possible, Aleksandar Đokić writes.

Russia

Russian defence minister filmed in Urkaine after Wagner revolt

Sergei Shoigu was filmed in a military helicopter and attending a meeting with military officials in a video aimed at projecting a sense of order after a weekend of chaos.

Russia

Wagner boss Prigozhin will be exiled to Belarus along with troops

As part of a deal to defuse rebellion tensions, neither Yevgeny Prigozhin nor his troops will face criminal charges.

Czech Republic

Czech teacher acquitted after telling students "war not real"

The defence claims Martina Bednarova is a victim of Russian propaganda. The court says losing her job has been punishment enough.

Hungary

Hungary risks relationship with Ukraine over POW exchange

Hungary has gradually diverged from the EU's foreign policy agenda when it comes to Ukraine, angering Kyiv and further straining their relationship.

World News

Russia-US prisoner exchange: 'Talks continue, and that's a good thing'

Despite the icy relations, Moscow and Washington continue to find ways for dialogue. US governor Bill Richardson is the man behind the scenes.

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