A jet fire at a major oil terminal in the port city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea has been put out five days after Ukrainian missile strikes there, its Russian-installed Mayor Igor Tkachenkosaid Friday.

“As of 8 a.m. there’s no jet fire on the territory of the oil terminal,” Tkachenko wrote on Telegram, saying “the situation has stabilized a

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Russian strikes overnight on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa killed four people, including a teenage girl, and wounded 10 more, the regional governor said Friday.

Russia has targeted Ukraine's coastal Odesa region throughout the war, hitting cargo ships and grain silos in what Kyiv says is an attempt to destroy its export capacity.

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At least 49 Russian citizens are currently being held in mental hospitals as a form of punishment against opposition and other activists, the human rights group Memorialsaid Thursday. The practice of punitive psychiatry in Russia dates back to the Soviet Union. 

“Russian authorities use mental health issues as a pretext for repression against a

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His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands on Thursday visited the Amsterdam newsrooms of The Moscow Times and the independent Russian news broadcaster TV Rain. 

In a meeting open to the press, the King was joined by The Moscow Times founder Derk Sauer and publisher Alexander Gubsky as well as TV Rain editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko to

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A significant fire at an oil refinery in Russian-annexed Crimea has stimulated grievances from local residents, raising concerns over safety and environmental impact.Kyiv's forces reported a effective strike on an offshore oil terminal near the Black Sea port town of Feodosia on Monday, triggering a fire that triggered regional authorities to leave over 1,0

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