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Kim Jong Un may meet with Putin in Russia this month, says US official
The official, who was not authorised to address the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the US expects Kim will make the trip within the month
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Focus should be on position taken by nations: EAM on leaders skipping G20
He made the remarks at a discussion on Doordarshan
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Putin says there will be no new grain deal until West meets his demands
Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on Monday
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Ahead of Putin-Erdogan talks, Russia attacks Ukraine's grain exporting port
Residents of Izmail port, one of Ukraine's two main grain exporting terminals on the Danube River in the Odesa region, were urged to seek cover by the air force early on Monday
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Ahead of G20 Summit in Delhi, PWD to conduct dry run from September 1-7
As New Delhi gears to hold the G20 Summit from September 9-10, here are the latest updates
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Ukraine port hit a day before Putin meets Erdogan for grain deal talks
Moscow says its own food exports face obstacles under the deal, and that not enough grain is going to nations in need
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Vladimir Putin to meet Turkish counterpart Erdogan on September 4
Their talks come a week before Turkey and the United Nations seek to revive a Ukraine grain export deal that aided ease a global food crisis
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Russia deploys ICBM that Putin says will make enemies 'think twice'
Agency head Yuri Borisov said Sarmat missiles have been placed on combat duty, according to Russian news agencies. Further details were not reported
India's growing heft: The dichotomy between domestic and global opinion
Handicapped without a UN Security Council veto, India can nevertheless become a great power, but what that will entail remains a work in progress, notes T N Ninan
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Putin, Kim traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from N Korea: US
Kirby said that Russia is looking for additional artillery shells and other basic material to shore up Russia's defence industrial base
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Drones hit 6 regions in Russia, biggest attack in 18 months: Russia
Footage and images posted on social media overnight showed smoke billowing over the city of Pskov and a large blaze. Vedernikov said there were no casualties, and the fire has been contained
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Biden administration to send additional $250 million in weapons to Ukraine
The weapons will be drawn from existing US stockpiles and will include mine-clearing equipment, artillery and rocket rounds, ambulances and medical gear
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Kremlin says Putin not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin's burial
Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
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Putin conveys to PM his inability to attend G20; Lavrov to represent Russia
PM Modi thanked President Putin for Russia's consistent support of all initiatives under India's G20 Presidency, the PMO said
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Boris Johnson alleges Putin 'must have killed' Wagner boss Prigozhin
Johnson wrote in an op-ed, speculating about Prigozhin's last moments, a few days after a plane carrying the Wagner boss crashed in a field northwest of Moscow
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Russia's Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after death of Prigozhin
That crash has raised questions about the future of the Wagner Group
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Vladimir Putin probably approved Yevgeny Prigozhin's killing, say US, UK
In Putin's first comments on the crash, the Russian president said on state TV Thursday that "preliminary information says that some Wagner employees were there"
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Putin will not personally attend G20 summit in India: Kremlin spokesman
The format of Putin's participation would be determined later, Peskov said
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LIVE: Russian President Vladimir Putin to not attend G20 Summit in India
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Prigozhin's death removes one problem, may create new ones for Putin
The United States is looking at a number of theories over what brought down the plane, including a surface-to-air missile hitting it, U.S. officials told Reuters