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Russia becomes first country to formally recognise Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
The Hindu Business Line
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July 4, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: Sergey Bobylev Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list...
Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?
The Conversation
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July 4, 2025
In some parts of Russia, schoolgirls who become pregnant are being paid more than 100,000 roubles (nearly £900) for giving birth and raising their babies. This new measure, introduced in the past few months across ten regions, is part of Russia’s...
Russia expresses cautious optimism over end of Israel-Iran war
Yeni Safak
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed relief and cautious optimism on Friday that the 12-day war between Iran and Israel has ended, while emphasizing that Moscow's concerns must be addressed in order to resolve the ongoing Ukrainian...
Russia officially recognizes Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, eyes economic cooperation.
Kun.uz
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July 4, 2025
Moscow sees great potential for cooperation with Kabul in trade and economic sectors, particularly in energy, transport, agriculture, and infrastructure projects. Russia has officially recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. This was...
Russia Has Launched Massive Aerial Attacks On Ukraine: Zelensky
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kyiv, July 4 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday announced that Russia has launched one of the largest-scale air attacks against Ukraine in recent times, involving 550 targets, including at least 330...
Russia hits Kyiv with largest drone and missile barrage as Russian general dies in HIMARS strike
Forces Network
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Russia launched 539 drones and 11 missiles at Ukraine overnight, in what Ukrainian officials say was the largest single air attack on Kyiv since the start of the full-scale invasion. The strikes injured at least 23 people, including 14 who were...
Russia attacks Ukraine shortly after Trump call
Nigerian Eye
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July 4, 2025
Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough. AFP journalists in the capital heard drones buzzing over...
Putin told Trump that Russia ‘will not step back’ from Ukraine war goals in hour-long call: Kremlin
South Asian Daily
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July 4, 2025
Moscow: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran, Ukraine and other issues on phone call on Thursday, the Kremlin said, in their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump returned to the White House. The...
Russian Drones & Missiles "Rained Down" On Kiev In One Of The War's Most Devastating Attacks Yet
Zero Hedge
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Russia launched one of the largest aerial assaults of the war on Ukraine overnight, unleashing more than 500 drones, with Kyiv as the primary target. The timing of the attack—just hours after a phone call between President Trump and Russian...
Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight
The Journal
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July 4, 2025
UKRAINE HAS SAID that Russia launched 550 drones and missiles at the country overnight, as the Kremlin steps up aerial attacks and US-led peace talks stall. The Ukrainian air force said Moscow had launched 539 drones and 11 missiles, adding that...
Putin congratulates Belarusian President Lukashenko on Independence Day
BNE Intellinews
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Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Belarus’s Independence Day on July 3, highlighting their long standing cultural ties and emphasising their common fight against the Nazis in WWII....
Russia becomes first country to recognize Taliban govt
Sun Online International
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Russia said it has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country. “We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic...
Putin bombards Ukraine after Trump call
Cairns Post
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July 4, 2025
Russia has launched its “largest-ever” drone and missile attack on Ukraine just hours after President Donald Trump shared a ‘disappointing’ phone call with his Russian counterpart, during which “no progress” was made to end the war. The attack –...
Russian labour market crunch shows signs of easing as firms scale back hiring and wage growth
BNE Intellinews
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Russia’s chronic labour crisis is showing signs of beginning to ease, as new data show a slowdown in wage growth and hiring, particularly in the civilian and construction sectors, Kommersant reported this week. According to a survey by the...
Russia unleashes drone attack on Ukraine after Trump-Putin call
The Hindu Business Line
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July 4, 2025
Birds fly over a residential building as smoke rises from the city after a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: ALINA SMUTKO Russia unleashed a massive drone attack on...
Putin may be mocking Trump over Ukraine – but the US president won’t do anything about it
The Independent
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Russia launches largest missile, drone attack on Kyiv since start of Ukraine war
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 4, 2025
The barrage injured at least 23 people and inflicted severe damage across multiple districts of the capital in a seven-hour onslaught. Blasts lit up the night sky and echoed across the city as air raid sirens wailed Waves of drone and missile...
Russia pounds Kyiv with biggest aerial attacks yet despite Trump-Putin call
CBS News
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Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor's...
Russia brushes off talks, launches largest assault on Ukraine
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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The Kremlin said on Friday that it sees no immediate diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, hours after launching its largest ever drone and missile barrage of the invasion. The hours-long bombardments across Ukraine came just after a telephone...
Russia Hammers Kyiv In Largest Missile And Drone Barrage Since Ukraine War Began
HuffPost
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July 4, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture...