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Russians celebrate National Flag Day

Russia's largest national flag, covering 1,000 square metres, was unfurled on Monday at Moscow's Victory Museum.

Russia

At least 16 killed after two trucks collide with minibus in Russia

Kyrgyzstan's foreign ministry says that 14 of its citizens were among the victims.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: The top developments you need to know from the weekend

From Zelenskyy's warning that Russia might do something 'cruel' in the upcoming days to more US weapons being sent to Ukraine, here are the most important developments you need to know from the weekend.

Russia

Nord Stream: Gazprom to suspend gas deliveries to Europe for 3 days

A 10-day maintenance shutdown in July had previously raised concerns among European countries, which have been trying for months to diversify their supplies.

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Ukraine

Putin 'agrees' to send IAEA inspection team to Ukraine nuclear plant

Putin agreed that the mission should pass through Ukraine and not Russia, which is what Kyiv and its Western partners want.

Italy

Fears grow over Russian interference in Italy's election

Medvedev had called on Europeans to "punish" their "stupid" governments for opposing Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

Europe News

Here's where EU countries stand on tourist visa bans for Russians

EU foreign affairs ministers are scheduled to discuss the issue during an informal meeting in Prague on 30-31 August.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Six key developments to know about today

Here is our daily round-up of developments in Russia's war in Ukraine.

Tech News

Estonia hit by massive cyberattack amid tensions with Russia

The Russia-based and pro-Russia hacker group Killnet said it was responsible for the attack on the former Soviet-occupied country.

Russia

China to send troops to Russia for military exercises

Beijing has said it wants to take relations with Moscow "to a higher level", despite international condemnation over the war in Ukraine.

My Europe Series

How the economic impact of war is starting to bite in southern Ukraine

As if being bombed wasn't enough of a hardship, now Ukrainians are struggling with the financial impact of war.

Europe Decoded

Explained: What is Gazprom and what makes it so powerful?

The energy giant has an exclusive monopoly to export Russian pipeline gas.

Germany

Germany refuses to back calls for Russia tourist visa ban

Chancellor Scholz says the EU should not be making it more difficult for Russians who want to flee Putin's regime, to leave the country.

Russia

US basketball star Brittney Griner appeals nine-year Russian jail term

Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted on 4 August after authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage

World News

Ukraine war: Nuclear "blackmail", Hungary gas imports, Ukraine anthem

"Blackmail" at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Hungary imports more Gazprom gas, Finns play Ukraine anthem to Russian tourists. These are the latest developments in the Ukraine war.

World News

Portugal and Spain back Scholz over Iberia—central Europe gas pipeline

The German chancellor said a pipeline linking the Iberian peninsula to central Europe was "sorely" lacking, as the continent seeks to wean itself off Russian gas supplies.

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11 unidentified civilians buried in Bucha after Russian occupation

Eleven bodies are buried in a cemetery in Bucha, where more than 400 other unidentified people are buried. "Most of them were shot dead. So it was neither an accident nor an explosion.

Germany

Ex-chancellor Schröder sues German parliament over lost privileges

Schröder has been widely criticised for his ties with Russia after the country invaded Ukraine.

Russia

'May the dead children haunt you': Defiant Russian journalist in court

Marina Ovsyannikova was charged over a street protest last month, when she held up a banner calling Putin a killer, and Russian soldiers fascists.

My Europe Series

'Rockets flew by, we wallpapered': Escapee on life in occupied Kherson

Kherson was one of the first cities to fall under Russian occupation at the start of the war.