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Russia says risks of nuclear war must be kept to minimum
Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry's head of nuclear non-proliferation, said all nuclear powers must stick to the logic laid out in official documents aimed at preventing nuclear war
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Live news: Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets
Live news updates: Russian Foreign Minister says lifting Western sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks.
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Central bank of Russia lowers key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14%
"With price and financial stability risks no longer on the rise, conditions have allowed for the key rate reduction," Xinhua news agency quoted the bank as saying on Friday
 "Central bank of Russia lowers key interest rate by 300 basis points to 14%")
Russia makes last-minute bond payment using dollar reserve to avoid default
At that time, tightened sanctions imposed for Russia's invasion of Ukraine prevented the payment from being accepted, so Moscow attempted to make the debt payment in rubles
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Exxon profits surge despite $3.4B hit after exit from Russia over war
The oil giant took a huge hit as it abandoned its Russian operations due to the war, writing down USD 3.4 billion
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Wimbledon's double fault
In football, FIFA and UEFA have banned the Russian national football team and those from the Russian Premier League
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Russian evolution
Three books offer a succinct picture of Putin's Russia and its problematic relationship with Ukraine
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New gas pipeline boosts Europe's bid to ease Russian supply
The pipeline connection will give the country access to ports in neighbouring Greece that are importing liquefied natural gas, or LNG
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Russia makes last-gasp dollar bond payments in bid to avoid default
Russia's finance ministry said it had managed to pay $564.8 million on a 2022 Eurobond and $84.4 million on a 2042 bond in dollars
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Russian central bank lowers key rate to 14%, warns of more cuts
The central bank met after it unexpectedly cut the key rate to 17% earlier in April
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Russia says it struck production buildings at defence factory in Kyiv
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Friday that Russia used high-precision, long-range weaponry to hit the Artem factory in the Ukrainian capital
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Kyiv seeks to seize Russia's assets for post-war recovery: Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said his country is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Kyiv's post-war recovery.
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UK to deploy team of war crimes experts to Ukraine for Russia probe
Russia has brought barbarity to Ukraine and committed vile atrocities. British expertise will help uncover truth and hold Putin's regime to account for its actions, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said
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US to call for joint response against Russia at upcoming Quad meeting
This comes as Japan announced a summit of leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) nations in Tokyo on May 24
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Looking at stabilising economic engagement with Russia: MEA spokesperson
The comments by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came amid increasing Western pressure on India to limit its economic ties with Russia and oppose the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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US says Russia plans fake independence votes in seized Ukraine territory
Washington has said it hopes Ukrainian forces can not only repel Russia's assault on the east but also weaken its military so that it can no longer menace neighbours
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LIVE: India sees worst power cuts in 6 years; braces for more heatwaves
Live news updates: The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, the IMD said
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Russia's Gazprom says 2021 net profit jumps to almost $28 billion
The company said its 2021 sales increased to 10.2 trillion roubles from 6.3 trillion roubles in 2020
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Geopolitics needs India to prepare for 'short swift wars': IAF Chief
Addressing a seminar, he also called for focusing on operational logistics to deal with various security challenges
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OPEC+ likely to stick to existing deal and raise June output by 432,000 bpd
Under a deal reached in July last year, the group is set to increase output targets by 432,000 bpd every month until the end of September, to unwind its remaining production cuts
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