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Putin’s re-election is positive for the increasingly close alliance with Beijing, but China’s diplomatic efforts require striking a fine balance ahead of Xi’s proposed trip to Europe.

  • Vladimir Putin issued a decree last year that ordered the overall size of the army be increased to 1.32 million troops, from its previous level of 1.15 million
  • Russian men aged between 18 and 30 are eligible to be called up after lawmakers increased the upper age limit from 27 last year. Military service lasts 12 months
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In a message posted on Telegram, IS spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari also praised the group’s attack that killed more than 140 people in a Russian concert hall near Moscow last week.

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‘Quick passage of US aid to Ukraine by Congress is vital,’ Ukrainian president told Mike Johnson. A US$60 billion support package has been stalled in US Congress since last year.

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Lyusya Shtein found guilty of spreading ‘war fakes’ over 2022 post on X that accused Russian soldiers captured by Ukraine of bombing foreign cities, Russian media reported.

The French leader has fashioned himself into the continent’s de facto figurehead on foreign policy by taking a lead on confronting Russia and the war in Gaza.

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UK judges delayed decision on Assange’s last-ditch extradition appeal bid amid concerns he could face death penalty in US. Russia’s foreign ministry said UK’s judicial system was a ‘mockery’.

Moscow court lengthened Wall Street Journal reporter’s pre-trial detention to June 30. US ambassador said Kremlin was using him and other US citizens as pawns.

Belarusian president, a close Putin ally, said Belarus and Russia had coordinated actions as suspects fled to Bryansk, bordering Ukraine and Belarus, where they were apprehended.

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Putin said investigators have not determined who ordered attack but it was necessary to ‘find out why the terrorists, after committing their crime, tried to flee to Ukraine’.

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Announcement came after President Emmanuel Macron held emergency security meeting prompted by Friday’s attack at a Moscow concert venue that killed more than 130 people

Questions over how Russian security system was unable to thwart deadliest attack on country in 2 decades even as Western counterparts issued warnings 2 weeks ago.

Hobbled by bad knees and respiratory problems, the pope, 87, also did not take part in procession of cardinals around the obelisk in St Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Pianist from northern China survives terrorist attack by hiding under seat, while another student flees after hearing what sounded like ‘firecrackers’ during gun rampage that killed more than 130 in Russian capital.

A missile launched by Moscow at the Lviv region violated Poland’s airspace, officials said, while Ukraine’s capital Kyiv also came under assault and it said it had hit two Russian ships in Crimea.

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The video, which appeared on a Telegram account linked to the militant group, shows the attackers firing several bursts of gunfire, numerous inert bodies strewn around and a fire starting in the background.

South Korea is one option, observers say. But the Vietnamese military is stuck in its ways, which may make continued covert purchases from Russia more attractive – despite the risks.

Russia was observing a national day of mourning on Sunday after more than 130 people were killed when gunmen opened fire and set off explosives, reminding residents of similar violence in the early years of Putin’s presidency.