Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Israel's restored barrage of the Gaza Strip, the most dangerous since a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in January.At least 413 people were eliminated in the current strikes, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Moscow deeply regrets Israel's resumption of its military

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The governor of Russia’s Nenets Autonomous District, Yury Bezdudny, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down ahead of the region’s indirect gubernatorial elections later this year.

Bezdudny was among five governors expected to be replaced ahead of September’s regional elections, the Vedomosti business newspaper reported last week.

“New work awaits

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The head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund announced Tuesday that he plans to meet with billionaire and SpaceX founder Elon Musk “soon.”

“There will certainly be discussions with Musk soon,” Kirill Dmitriev said during the annual congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, a major business lobby. “We believe he is a unique le

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Unseasonably warm weather triggered ice breakups and flooding in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, located in the Ural Mountains.

Rescuers evacuated 70 residents, including 20 children, in the city of Asha, around 260 kilometers (165 miles) from the Kazakh border, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.

Images and videos showed rescue crews using

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Russian stand-up comedian Artemyi Ostanin was arrested on charges of inciting hatred over a joke about a disabled man, authorities said Tuesday.

Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said Sunday it had launched a criminal case after Ostanin’s “offensive comments” about a Russian soldier in the Ukraine war were published onlin

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A young school child who was born after Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine writes 11 Years Together on a drawing at his rural school in Siberia. This illustration belongs to an across the country patriotic project called Colors of Crimea. Launched by the pro-government youth company The Movement of the First, the effort happened across Russia in the

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