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Ukraine in talks with its western lenders to restructure its debt as it finds itself on the brink of default.
Putin visited China in May 2024.
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Russia has run out of friends and bargaining power.
Cups depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, in
2022. The words on the Putin cup reads ‘The most polite man.’
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Although tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.
The Georgian men’s national team celebrate after winning their match against Portugal, setting themselves up for a last-16 tie against Spain.
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Georgia’s football team has surpassed expectations as political turmoil rumbles on at home.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Vietnamese president To Lam attend a reception at the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam, on June 20 2024.
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Russia and Vietnam pledge to strengthen ties as Vladimir Putin visits Hanoi.
Svetlana Petriychuk on trial in Moscow.
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It is the first time a playwright and director have been put on trial for a play in Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate on June 27, 2024.
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Scholars of communication and politics assess a presidential debate with a clear loser, but no clear winner.
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Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that matter to the West, such as Vietnam.
Putin and Kim meet on June 19 2024 in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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North Korea and Russia have been allies for a long time. The relationship has its roots in the second world war and its aftermath.
Likeminded yet divided: the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, June 2024.
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The G7 still has a great deal of global clout. But there are signs this could be beginning to wane.
A military artist’s concept of an anti-satellite missile being launched from an F-15 Eagle aircraft.
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Fears are growing that Russia may be trying to put a nuclear weapon into orbit.
Ukrainian soldiers unload supplies from a truck in Kharkiv Oblast.
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Recruiters are struggling to find enough men to counter a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.
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While there may not be any major practical outcomes, the summit is a chance for Ukraine to press its case that any settlement of the war should be based on just principles.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 3, 2024. LeBlanc is tight-lipped following the release of a report that says unnamed MPs have participated in foreign interference in Canadian politics.
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If Canada’s political leaders want the public to trust them, they need to trust citizens with foreign interference information contained in a recent security and intelligence report.
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A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
Firefighters battle a blaze in a residential area of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city which has been under Russian bombardment since the war began.
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Washington’s policy shift will change the dynamics of the battle for Ukraine’s second city.
After the terrorist attacks at Crocus City near Moscow, the Russian government is rounding up central Asian migrants and sending them home.
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Russia has been rounding up central Asian migrant workers and sending them home.
Navy ships from Nato members on an exercise in the Baltic Sea in 2020.
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A rogue document apparently showing Russian intention to expand its territory in the Baltic region surfaced in the past few days.
Vladimir Putin.
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Putin is busy consolidating his alliances while the west keeps dithering.
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The US initially supported the court’s creation, but has had ambivalent feelings towards it ever since then.