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Russia or the US? Post-Assad Syria tries to keep both powers in play - analysis
As Russian ships resupply Moscow’s remaining military presence and US companies arrive seeking investment opportunities, Damascus is trying to build ties with Washington without abandoning Moscow.
AI, Middle East escalation, Ukraine-Russia war on agenda for upcoming UN General Assembly
Putin prepares to escalate Ukraine war with draft surge, attacks targeting NATO - report
Putin accuses Ukraine of interfering in Russian parliamentary election
UK man charged with aiding Russian intelligence, planning drone factory sabotage
A UK man is accused of providing Russian intelligence with details of four drone factories and volunteering to sabotage them, as Britain warns of growing Russian-linked threats.
Russia says it detained a man who spied on British diplomats in Moscow for Ukraine
Russia's FSB internal security agency said on Thursday that it had detained a former guard at the British Embassy in Moscow who collected personal data on British diplomats.
NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot in Arctic waters
Britain and Norway disclosed in April that they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters. But the discovery of the new weapon and the location of the operation had not been reported.
Russia markets drone-like missiles in Egypt during Su-57 jet's Africa air show debut
The export model of the Su-57 is a rival to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II. Russia showed off its S-71M and S-71K missiles
Middle East on brink of World War III, Iranian lawmaker warns among escalating tensions - report
While Iran has flirted with reconciliation with the US at times, it has also sought to position itself alongside countries that want a new world order.
Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon
No such talks between Russia and Ukraine have taken place since February, but President Donald Trump sent his negotiators to Moscow and then Kyiv at the weekend in a bid to relaunch the process.
Trump told Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war and US-Russia ties restored, Kremlin claims
The weekend diplomacy did not appear to produce an immediate public breakthrough, though it raised the possibility that talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States could resume.
Ukraine contracting around 1,000 Patriot missiles from allies, defense chief says
Germany will deliver Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine from its national stocks, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday.
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats, foreign minister says in major break from Viktor Orban era
"(Those expelled) were engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention," Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban said in a statement.
Russia ditches its Syrian bases - opinion
The Syrian foreign ministry announced that, after about 18 months of negotiations, Syria and Russia had concluded an MOU: Russian presence in Tartous and Hmeimim would be "reorganized."
