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Official Baku responds to Russian cultural envoy’s remarks on cancellation of Russian events
APA
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"The remarks made by Mikhail Shvydkoy, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation, during his interview with Interfax Agency regarding the decision to cancel cultural events planned to...
Azerbaijan slams Russia's special rep. Shvydkoy’s remarks on cancelled cultural events as biased and unacceptable
AzerNews
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July 1, 2025
Azerbaijan has strongly criticized recent remarks by Mikhail Shvydkoy, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation, regarding the cancellation of Russian cultural events in...
Ukrainian street art under supervision: The experience of monumentalist artists
Global Voices
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July 1, 2025
Elena Zaretska (on the right) in front of one of her grandmother's murals. Photo used with permission. By Olena Solodovnikova This story is part of a series of essays written by Ukrainian artists entitled “Regained Culture: Ukrainian voices curate...
India Commissions New Stealth Frigate from Russia
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has handed over a newly built Krivak-class stealth warship to the Indian Navy, as the two nations reinforce their longstanding military collaboration. The multi-functional frigate, officially named Tamal, was inducted into service...
Russian official says occupied area completely under control
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine's occupied Luhansk region said Monday that Moscow's forces have overrun all of it -- one of four regions...
Russian prosecutors investigate YouTuber for violating foreign agent policy
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian authorities have initiated a criminal investigation into a well-known YouTuber accused of failing to properly identify himself as a foreign agent in his published content, according to law enforcement sources reported by media...
Russia declares complete control over Ukraine’s Luhansk region
Orissa Post
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July 1, 2025
Kyiv: A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region said Monday that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it, one of four regions Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in September 2022 despite not fully controlling a single one....
Tampa Bay Times’ pop-up newsroom News & Brews heads to St. Petersburg’s Bean Wandering
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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Reporting the news of what’s happening in Tampa Bay requires more than journalists armed with notepads and cameras. It takes involved community members willing to share information with these journalists about the issues, places and people they...
Indian Navy Warship INS Tamal, Armed With BrahMos Missiles, To Be Commissioned In Russia Today
News18
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July 1, 2025
Last Updated:July 01, 2025, 11:48 IST Built on Indian-Russian naval legacy, warship INS Tamal highlights their strong ties and will join the Indian Navy’s Western Fleet after commissioning in Kaliningrad The name 'Tamal' is inspired by the...
Kim Jong Un publicly honors North Korean soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has publicly honored his country's soldiers killed while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, in a rare acknowledgment by Pyongyang of its battlefield losses, the Guardian reported on July 1. South Korea...
Putin approves Egypt’s repayment of Dabaa nuclear plant loan in Russian rubles
Egypt Independent
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July 1, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified the annex to the agreement concluded with Cairo on the terms of Egypt’s repayment of the loan to finance the Dabaa nuclear power plant project. The Dabaa plant is being built by the Russian state-owned...
When world breaks, art begins: Necessity of beauty in times of ruin, war
Sabah
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July 1, 2025
Periods of intense societal rupture, such as war, political oppression, or global health crises, are often accompanied by an instinctive return to the arts. Contrary to the assumption that art is a luxury or nonessential pursuit, history has...
Open-book test: The art of dealing with Trump the deal-maker
Mint
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July 1, 2025
“My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I’m after."—Donald J. Trump with Tony Schwartz in Trump: The Art of the Deal Perhaps no event in the...
China maintains thriving cross-border exchanges with Mongolia and Russia
People's Daily Online
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Photo shows the National Gate Resort in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo/Zhang Peng) In most places, parents take their kids out to play near home. But in the border city of Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia...
Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine
NK News
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July 1, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un solemnly kneels to cover coffins with DPRK flags, his sister and party higher-ups by his side, as Russian military officers and diplomats hand over caskets bearing North Korean soldiers presumably killed in action...
Russia says it occupies all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, illegally annexed in 2022
Edmonton Sun
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Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Illia Novikov And Geir Moulson Published Jun 30, 2025 • 3 minute read Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on socioeconomic development of Russia-controlled Donetsk,...
4 killed, 15 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
The Kyiv Independent
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July 1, 2025
Russian strikes across Ukrainian regions killed at least four civilians and injured at least 15 over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 1. Russia launched 47 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys against Ukraine overnight, the Air...
A Russian-Turkmen concert will be held in Moscow in August
Turkmenportal
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On August 15, the Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky will host a ceremonial Russian-Turkmen concert dedicated to two significant dates: the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and...
Russian River Sanctuary opens early for sockeye fishing on July 1
Your Alaska Link
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There’s an early gift for anglers hoping to land some sockeye salmon this summer. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is opening a popular fishing area two weeks ahead of schedule. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, the Russian River...
Footage of N. Korea's Kim mourning soldiers believed killed in Russia aimed at demanding rewards: Seoul
Yonhap News Agency
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July 1, 2025
SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- TV footage showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un mourning over the coffins of soldiers who were believed to be killed during the Russia-Ukraine war was partly aimed at demanding Moscow provide rewards for Pyongyang,...