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US lawmakers pass $886 billion defense bill with Ukraine aid

The legislation marks a $28 billion increase to Washington’s military budget over last year ...

Russia’s top spy warns of new CIA scheme

US spooks are considering the creation of a fake Russian government-in-exile, Sergey Naryshkin has claimed ...

Why are US politicians afraid of Chinese garlic?

Fear is Washington’s go-to tool for the centralisation of power, so it gets evoked at every opportunity ...

Kiev sends its soldiers to die – Putin

Ukraine is “mindlessly” forcing its servicemen to hold a tiny foothold on the Russian-controlled bank of the Dnieper River, the president has said ...

Kanye West appoints Russian head designer

Gosha Rubchinskiy has previously collaborated with Comme des Garcons, Burberry, Levi’s, and other iconic brands ...

Lithuanian cinemas boycott new Hayao Miyazaki movie over ‘Russia links’ – media

The Baltic state’s theaters claimed that the film’s distribution company is tied to Moscow ...

Putin reveals what he would advise his younger self

The Russian president said he would have warned himself against trusting the West ...

EU leader worried ‘division’ in bloc sends wrong message to US – FT

European states have to show that they are sticking to supporting Kiev if they want Washington to do so as well, the Swedish PM...

EU opens membership talks with Ukraine

A last-minute climbdown by Hungary’s Viktor Orban opened the door for Kiev to start accession talks with Brussels ...

Ukrainians housed ‘in ar**hole of nowhere’ – MP

As Ireland begins to cut benefits for refugees, one lawmaker complained that €145,000 homes aren’t good enough for them ...

Breathing contributes to global warming – study

Methane and nitrous oxide found in human exhalations are worse for the environment than carbon dioxide, scientists say ...

Russian economy, sanctions & Ukraine conflict: Key takeaways from Putin’s marathon press conference

Over two million questions were submitted to the head of state for his ‘Results of the Year’ event ...

Olympic movement failing – Putin

The actions of international officials in relation to Russian sports go against the core idea of the Games, the president has said ...

Putin calls for revival of Russian auto industry

The sector has not collapsed as the West had expected, according to the president ...

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