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Mikhail Khodorkovsky exiled Yukos founder sentenced by Russia

Russia Sentences Khodorkovsky to 10 Years in Prison for Spreading ‘Fake News’ About Military

A Moscow court handed Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and the former head of the Yukos oil company, a 10-year prison sentence in absentia for spreading what Russian authorities called deliberately

June 8, 2026

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Smoke rises over Iran after Israeli airstrikes on Day 100 of the Iran war

On Day 100 of the Iran War, Netanyahu Defied Trump and Israel Struck Anyway

Israel struck Iran's Mahshahr petrochemical complex on the war's 100th day, hours after Trump privately urged Netanyahu to hold fire — exposing the widening gap between Washington's diplomatic ambitions and its actual

June 8, 2026

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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks at the Board of Governors in Vienna, June 2026

IAEA Has Gone a Full Year Without Access to Iran’s Key Nuclear Sites, Grossi Says

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told reporters Monday that the agency has had no access to Iran's main nuclear facilities for nearly one year, since the 12-day war began in June 2025.

June 8, 2026

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Khalilur Rahman addresses the UN General Assembly after being elected president of the 81st session

Lavrov Tells New UNGA President Russia Will Defend UN’s Coordinating Role

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged Moscow's full support to Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman, newly elected president of the 81st UN General Assembly session, as the two met in Moscow to discuss

June 8, 2026

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Trump Says Israel and Iran Both Want Immediate Ceasefire as Missiles Fall on Haifa

Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that both Israel and Iran are seeking an immediate ceasefire and that final peace negotiations are proceeding — even as rockets struck Haifa and Israeli jets

June 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks to reporters at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF 2026

Kremlin Opens the Door to Foreign Capital at SPIEF — but Washington May Slam It Shut

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared Russia's continued interest in attracting foreign capital after SPIEF 2026, even as Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushes to end Russian oil sanctions waivers and a Senate

June 8, 2026

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Armenia parliamentary election night June 2026 results Pashinyan Kremlin response

Kremlin Withholds Judgment on Armenia Vote, Flags Violations as Pashinyan Claims Victory

Moscow is withholding comment on Armenia's election outcome while publicly cataloguing reports of violations — a posture that signals the Kremlin is building a narrative rather than accepting the result Pashinyan's Civil

June 8, 2026

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Cars queue at a gas station in Sevastopol Crimea during fuel shortage triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on supply routes June 2026

Kremlin Acknowledges Crimea Fuel Crisis, Promises Remedies as Ukraine’s Drone Siege Tightens

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted Monday that Crimea faces a genuine fuel supply crisis triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on land routes — an unusually candid acknowledgment from Moscow that a logistics

June 8, 2026

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Armenian voters cast ballots at a polling station during the June 7 2026 parliamentary elections in Yerevan

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia's Foreign Ministry declared it has always wanted a strong, sovereign Armenia — hours after results showed Pashinyan's Civil Contract heading toward a parliamentary majority that Moscow spent months trying to prevent.

June 8, 2026

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Election officials counting ballots at a polling station in Yerevan after Armenia's June 2026 parliamentary elections

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed Pashinyan's re-election with caveats, warning Moscow will measure the relationship against actual steps by Yerevan — not declarations. She also condemned what she called an

June 8, 2026

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Russia Sentences Khodorkovsky to 10 Years in Prison for Spreading ‘Fake News’ About Military

On Day 100 of the Iran War, Netanyahu Defied Trump and Israel Struck Anyway

IAEA Has Gone a Full Year Without Access to Iran’s Key Nuclear Sites, Grossi Says

Lavrov Tells New UNGA President Russia Will Defend UN’s Coordinating Role

Kremlin Opens the Door to Foreign Capital at SPIEF — but Washington May Slam It Shut

Kremlin Withholds Judgment on Armenia Vote, Flags Violations as Pashinyan Claims Victory

Kremlin Acknowledges Crimea Fuel Crisis, Promises Remedies as Ukraine’s Drone Siege Tightens

Moscow Says It Wants a Sovereign Armenia, Its Own Reaction to the Election Tells a Different Story

Russia Wants Strong, Sovereign Armenia, But Will Judge Yerevan by Its Actions, Zakharova Says

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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