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Putin makes rare trip to Middle East to meet with UAE and Saudi leaders

The Russian leader has been bolstering his partnerships with Gulf nations as Moscow faces growing isolation by the West.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2023

US Charges Four Pro-Russian Troops In Ukraine With War Crimes

The United States charged four pro-Russian soldiers with war crimes on Wednesday for the abduction and torture of an American national in Ukraine.

International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023

U.S. unveils war crimes charges against 4 Russian-allied troops

The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, marks the first time the U.S. has brought war crimes charges in connection with the Russian assault on Ukraine.

WEKU · Dec 6, 2023

Putin Lands In Abu Dhabi On Middle East Visit

President Vladimir Putin is in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union Wednesday, as Russia seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.

International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023

What the Republican candidates have said on the war in Ukraine

Leading Republican candidates share a similar stance of withdrawing the US from the international stage

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Watch live as astronauts on the ISS celebrate the station's 25th anniversary today (video)

International Space Station astronauts will celebrate 25 years of their research facility on Dec. 6. You can watch the event from space, for free.

Space · Dec 6, 2023

Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate

Bears that are struggling to hibernate due to abnormally warm weather in Russia's Amur region are wandering around in a daze, having suppressed their metabolism in preparation for winter.

LiveScience · Dec 6, 2023

Russian Su-24 bomber aircraft 'shot down' in Black Sea near Ukraine's Snake Island

The plane was heading on an attack mission to the Odesa province of south east Ukraine, say military chiefs

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Brickbat: Big Neighbor Is Watching

Russian police claim they are being overwhelmed by the number of people snitching on each other, according to the BBC. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the government enacted new laws to punish those who criticize the war, and Russians have been eager to denounce those they feel…

Reason · Dec 6, 2023

Nepal police arrest 10 for smuggling Gurkhas to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Nepal’s police say ‘human trafficking’ ring charges up to £7,143 per person to send them to Russia on tourist visas and then embed them in Russian army

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023