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Russia blames Ukraine for Crimea passenger train attack

A drone strike on a passenger train in Crimea has killed one person and injured another, according to accusations leveled against Ukraine by the Kremlin on Monday.

08 Jun 2026-19:20
Ukraine strikes oil facility near Novorossiysk

08 Jun 2026-18:44
Armenia election held under “unprecedented pressure”, Russian FM says

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said that Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Armenia were held under what she described as “unprecedented pressure” on the opposition and alleged interference from Western countries.

08 Jun 2026-16:52
Ukraine claims strike on Crimea's key oil depots, Russia's FSB command post

08 Jun 2026-16:45
Xi moves to pull Kim back from Moscow’s orbit

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea is not merely a diplomatic gesture towards an old ally. It is a trip of major geopolitical significance, signalling that Beijing intends to reclaim its central role in relations with Pyongyang and prevent North Korea from moving too far into Moscow’s orbit.

08 Jun 2026-13:49
Why Uzbekistan chose Russia for its nuclear future

Editor’s note: Abulfaz Babazadeh is a scientist, a scholar of Japanese studies, a political observer, and a member of the Union of Journalists of Azerbaijan. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of News.Az.

08 Jun 2026-12:19
The "bad weather" between Azerbaijan and Russia is over

The period of strained relations between Baku and Moscow appears to have come to an end, with a "toxic chapter" in bilateral ties now seemingly behind them. That was the overall conclusion of a meeting between politicians and business leaders from the two countries held on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

08 Jun 2026-09:43
European leaders back direct Ukraine-Russia talks

The leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for direct ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia, according to a joint statement issued after talks in London.

08 Jun 2026-08:57
What happens if military activity disrupts a nuclear site's power supply in Ukraine?

Russia's war against Ukraine has repeatedly raised concerns about the safety of nuclear facilities operating near active conflict zones.

08 Jun 2026-05:01
Ukrainian drone kills one in Russia-annexed Crimea, Moscow-installed governor says

A Ukrainian drone struck a train in Crimea, killing its assistant driver and injuring the driver, the peninsula's ‌Russian-installed governor Sergei Aksyonov said in a Telegram post early on Monday.

08 Jun 2026-04:46