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Russia-Ukraine War: Zelenskyy rules out cease-fire, saying Moscow could use it to rearm

Both sides are scrambling to replenish their weapons after 22 months of fighting. With the roughly 1,500-kilometer front line mostly static during freezing winter weather, they both require artillery shells, missiles and drones that enable long-range strikes.

Modi's third term bid, and Trump-Biden rematch: The polls to watch for in 2024

Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Will anyone in Russia challenge Vladimir Putin? With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are the key elections to watch

Vladimir Putin announces bid for fifth term: The world’s top 10 longest serving leaders

Vladimir Putin, who on Friday announced that he will seek a fifth term as Russian president in elections next year, is one of the world's ten longest-serving elected leaders. Here are the top 10, ranked by total number of years in power

Putin in China: Why Moscow, Beijing have hardened stand against Israel

In China, Russian president Vladimir Putin will meet his counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative forum. The Israel-Hamas war will overshadow discussions. Moscow and Beijing have been critical of Israel amid a growing divide with Washington and its allies

US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea in show of force as North's leader Kim exchanges messages with Putin

The arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan is expected to enrage North Korea, which views the deployment of such a powerful US military asset as a major security threat.

Iraq PM to visit Russia for dialogue with Putin

According to a government source, Sudani will leave Iraq on October 9, meet with Putin on October 10, and attend business talks on October 11

Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin: How 'Putin's chef' cooked his own goose

The establishment, which includes the military and the close supporters of President Putin, believed that Prigozhin went too far with his march to Moscow and his removal was a matter of time

"International economy is seriously affected by illegitimate sanctions": Putin at BRICS Business Forum

President Putin spoke about increased prices of agricultural products and crops and added that the impact of this inflation has made poor countries more vulnerable than others

Russia will emerge stronger after Wagner mutiny: Foreign minister

Lavrov, who is 73 and has served as Putin's foreign minister since 2004, dismissed Ukrainian statements that Russia was planning some sort of "provocation" involving the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which Russian-forces control, as "pure lies"

Ukraine war: Russian forces 'committed to reinforcing their tactical offensive effort in Bakhmut'

Russia's reinforcements to Bakhmut suggest that its forces are continuing to concentrate offensive capabilities there despite an assessed wider effort to reprioritise operations to prepare for potential Ukrainian counteroffensives