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Explosions had rocked the central Shevchenkivskyi district and two buildings had been damaged, Kyiv Mayor says

There had been no reports of missiles being fired at Ukraine

Russia focuses on other markets, like India and China, with fall in European buyers due to sanctions

Moscow has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure with large waves of missile and drone strikes since October

“President Erdogan expressed his sincere wish for termination of the Russia-Ukraine war,” Turkish presidency says

Number of vessels queuing in the Black Sea increased to 20

Increased ties transforming relationship into 'full-fledged defense partnership,' says White House

Russian forces shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv say

Russian president criticizes media for ignoring Ukraine's actions in Donbas

The raids were the most extensive measures against the Reichsbuerger ever seen in Germany, Interior Ministry

Package to introduce sanctions against 3 more Russian banks, including full transaction ban on RRDB

Russia’s wheat exports close to record, experts say

The group was inspired by the deep state conspiracy theories of Germany’s Reichsbuerger and QAnon, said prosecutors

A $60 per barrel price cap took effect this week

Russia offers to help unblock transport links, delimit borders, strengthen confidence-building measures

Level of the cap to be reviewed by EU, G7 every two months

New barrage had been anticipated for days and came on a day when emergency blackouts were due to end

Lack of strategic stability between Russia, US will cause accumulation of problems, says Russian foreign minister

Russian wheat will be purchased on a government-to-government basis in February to March period, says finance ministry

Minister of state says Moscow will send delegation to Islamabad next month to finalise deal

Oil prices have come under pressure from weak economy

Sanna Marin says Europe was currently too reliant on China for technology

Russia would conduct a rapid analysis of agreement and respond after that, says Kremlin spokesman

Polish Ambassador says deal includes mechanism to keep oil price cap at least 5% below market rate

The two men met in Turkey on Nov 14 in the highest-level face-to-face contact, since Russia invaded Ukraine

Islamabad to enter import deal on terms similar to those agreed by New Delhi

Pentagon considers proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto available rockets

Islamabad seeks fuel import deal with Moscow on terms similar to those agreed by New Delhi

Such a move would be a major battlefield change in the partially-occupied southeastern Zaporizhzhia region

Both countries hope to get out of oil importing commitments penalty-free

The bill criminalises any act regarded as an attempt to promote what Russia calls 'non-traditional sexual relations'

Refineries in Pakistan have expressed their willingness to produce petroleum products from Russian crude oil

Production costs are estimated at around $20 per barrel

At least one person was killed and 20 wounded in Kyiv region, where water supplies were also badly disrupted

Delhi’s fertiliser imports from Moscow surged 371% to a record 2.15 million tonnes

Pramila Patten had earlier accused Russian forces of using rape as part of ‘military strategy’ in Ukraine

Document requires Moscow to pay reparations to Kyiv

It is the first known high-level face-to-face US-Russian contact since Putin's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine

Minister scolds western journalists for 'false reporting'; asks them to write the 'truth'

Turkey has often presented itself as an arbiter between Moscow and the West since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Important that G20 concentrate its efforts on real, rather than imaginary, threats, says Russia's foreign ministry

Yellen says price cap will still drive global oil prices lower while curbing Russia’s revenues

Russia is a major producer of aluminium and nickel

UN says 10 million tonnes of grain and other foods have been exported from Ukraine under initiative

Says extensive government involvement in the Russian economy had led to distorted prices and costs

Ukraine general staff said offensive actions in the direction of Kherson continued, but withheld details

Maria Zakharova says EU actions contradict bloc's calls for peace between Russia and Ukraine

Russian defence minister orders troops to take up defensive lines on opposite bank of River Dnipro

Tsargrad, an online news portal, predicted the elections would ultimately be America's undoing

US officials say Ukraine may be risking its position with allies