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Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones

new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…

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A Small Election Could Change British Politics

Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones

new video loaded: Moscow Oil Refinery Slammed by Ukrainian Drones 1:09 Social media footage showed several sites, including an oil refinery, in Moscow being struck by Ukrainian drones on Thursday. By James McManagan June 18, 2026 0 A Small Election Could Change British Politics 1:09 Hot Mics at G7 Summit Offer Glimpse Into Leaders’ Conversations…

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News about - Darya Grevtsova: Russia indeed had plenty of reasons to hold secret negotiations with China -  INTERVIEW

    Darya Grevtsova: Russia indeed had plenty of reasons to hold secret negotiations with China – INTERVIEW

    As Washington and Moscow compete for influence in a rapidly changing world order, China is steadily positioning itself as an indispensable geopolitical centre where the interests of the world’s major powers increasingly converge. The nearly consecutive visits to Beijing by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin once again underscored China’s growing global…

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    Pro-government, armed civilians at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday. Photo: AP

      China is likely to thread the needle after US attack on Venezuela

      China will be patient and play the long game as it views the new geopolitical chessboard, recalibrating carefully in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move on Saturday to decapitate Venezuela’s leadership, analysts said. In a daring predawn raid, US forces descended on ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and airlifted him shackled and blindfolded…

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      EU fears China’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine is deepening

        EU fears China’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine is deepening

        European Union members have observed an uptick in China’s support for Russia, multiple sources said, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine prepares to drag into its fourth year. Officials are parsing evidence of an increase in battlefield weapons being shipped from China to Russia, to add to the well-documented flow of goods with dual civilian and…

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        EU abandons WTO case against China over alleged coercion of Lithuania

          EU abandons WTO case against China over alleged coercion of Lithuania

          The European Union has formally terminated a long-running dispute with China at the World Trade Organization, centred on Beijing’s alleged coercion of Lithuania in 2021. In a statement circulated to WTO members, the bloc said it was abandoning the case “considering the key objectives behind this dispute have been met and relevant trade has resumed”….

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          China, Russia generals pledge deeper military ties, eye missile defence cooperation

          China, Russia generals pledge deeper military ties, eye missile defence cooperation

          The Chinese and Russian militaries have pledged to deepen cooperation in sensitive areas including missile defence, following high-level talks in Moscow involving China’s top general. General Zhang Youxia, the first-ranking vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, met with his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov on Thursday, according to China’s defence ministry announcement. The visit – Zhang’s…

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          Europe and China must talk about ways to end Ukraine war: ex-French envoy to Beijing

          Europe and China must talk about ways to end Ukraine war: ex-French envoy to Beijing

          A former French diplomat has urged Europe and China to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, describing the issue as “the major challenge” facing the two sides. “The Ukraine war is fracturing the dialogue between two parts of the world,” Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, France’s ambassador to China between 2014 and 2017, said in an interview. “It shouldn’t…

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