A new investigation by the Associated Press details how Russia has lured dozens of young African women to produce drones for its invasion of Ukraine.

Drawn to Russia by promises of plane tickets, education, higher salaries and a “European” adventure, the young women instead end up at a drone plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s rep

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Russia said Thursday its missiles had struck two launchers of a U.S.-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine.

Kyiv is reliant on Western air defense systems, particularly Patriots, to protect itself from the barrage of Russian missiles and has been calling for more deliveries.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces struck "two Patriot

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President Vladimir Putinsigned a decree Thursday to extend Russia’s visa-free regime for Georgian citizens, as the countries have drawn closer in recent years.

In May 2023, Putinlifted a flight ban and introduced a 90-day visa-free regime for Georgian citizens. 

His latest edict abolishes the 90-day limit and the need to obtain a work visa for

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The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed a claim by Seoul that North Korean soldiers were likely to be battling along with Russian soldiers in Ukraine. This looks like yet another phony newspaper article, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov commented to reporters without elaborating.Ukraine's Kyiv Post reported Friday that 6 North Korean military officers had actually been

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The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed claims that then-U.S. President Donald Trump sent Russian President Vladimir Putin Covid tests but said it was part of an international exchange at the start of the pandemic.

U.S. journalist Bob Woodward wrote in a book, "War," published Tuesday, that Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Putin despite a U.S.

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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday relieving Anatoly Antonov from his post as Moscow’s ambassador to the United States amid historic lows in U.S.-Russia relations.

Antonov, 69, had headed the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington since 2017 and returned to Russia over the weekend. A staunch supporter of Putin and the invasion of

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