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At the Third Russia-Africa Summit, Moscow Talked Big. But Who Was Listening?

The picture of how the Ukraine war is reverberating across Africa is much clearer than it was in 2023 — and it doesn’t look reassuring for Moscow.

Russia Designates Opposition Delegation at PACE as ‘Undesirable’

The delegation of Russian exiles was set up earlier this year to represent the anti-Kremlin opposition at Europe’s leading human rights body.
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‘The Right to Be Named’: Russians in Amsterdam Remember Victims of Political Repression

Established to remember people killed during Stalin’s Great Terror, Remembering the Names has since become an occasion to reflect on the relationship...
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3 Killed as Ukraine Renews Drone Strikes Against Oil Refineries

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed that Ukrainian drones targeted three oil refineries and one gas chemical complex overnight.
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Ex-Communist Party Lawmaker in Murmansk Accused of Passing Sensitive Information to Ukraine

Police arrested 76-year-old Gennady Stepakhno on Oct. 9, after which a judge ruled that he be placed in pre-trial detention for two months.
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International Sports Court Overturns Ban on Russian Ice Hockey Teams

The International Ice Hockey Federation had banned Russia and Belarus from its competitions in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia’s Oldest Independent Newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, Announces Closure

After more than 30 years in operation, the newspaper said it could no longer function amid mounting pressure from law enforcement authorities.
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Aid Deliveries and Evacuations in Oleshky Begin After Demining Operation Wraps Up

Ukrainian and Russian officials said a humanitarian convoy is ready to depart for the besieged town in occupied southern Ukraine.
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Russia to Extend Diesel Export Ban, Use Quotas to Fulfill U.S. Deal, Sources Say

The current ban on diesel exports is due to expire on Oct. 31.
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State Duma Passes Record Defense Spending Budget in First Reading

The proposed record defense spending comes alongside a new wave of tax hikes designed to fund the rising costs of the war in Ukraine.
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Moscow Judge Sentences Exiled Libertarian Mikhail Svetov to One Year in Prison

Svetov, who left Russia in 2021, was found guilty in absentia of violating the country’s “foreign agent” law.
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Rights Group Uncovers North Korean Forced Labor Network in Russia

Global Rights Compliance said that North Korea reaps funds from the operation, taking much of the wages earned by its workers who are sent to Russia and...
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With Europe’s Doors Closed, Russians Are Flocking to Vyborg for a Taste of the West

Vyborg, a city with centuries of Swedish and Finnish heritage, is experiencing a tourism boom. But reminders of the war in Ukraine are never far away.
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Putin Claims Russian Firms Looking to Expand Manufacturing Across Africa

The president did not say which Russian companies were looking to set up shop in Africa, but boasted that they have “sufficiently high” investment...
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Estonia Plans 150 Bunkers Along Border With Russia

The installations will form the so-called Baltic Defense Line, an agreement that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania announced in 2024 to build a series of bunkers...
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Russian Military Intercepts Record 1.2K Ukrainian Drones Overnight

Authorities in Ukraine, meanwhile, said a Russian drone attack killed at least 14 people on a train platform in the southeastern part of the country.
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Nearly 30 Ugandan Citizens Killed or Presumed Dead Fighting in Ukraine

A diplomatic letter seen by Reuters listed the names of 11 Ugandans confirmed dead and another 16 whose bodies could not be located.
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Yandex Suspends 2026 Guidance After Data Centers Come Under Fire

The decision to withdraw 2026 financial guidance caused the tech company’s stock to fall slightly in afternoon trading.
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Kremlin Human Rights Chief Takes U.S. Journalists Into Besieged Ukrainian Town Ahead of Evacuations

Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova said the four journalists were from the U.S. conservative outlet Newsmax.
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