Russia election: Putin's party heads for victory amid vote fraud claims
President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party looks set for another big win in the country's parliamentary elections, despite a drop in support.
Biden denies China's Xi turned down meeting offer
U.S. President Joe Biden denied on Tuesday a media report that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, last week turned down an offer from Biden for a face-to-face meeting.
Equinor expects fundamentals behind European gas rally to remain
Norway's Equinor (EQNR.OL) expects the fundamentals driving the current high price of natural gas in Europe to remain in place during the coming autumn and winter seasons, Chief Financial Officer Ulrica Fearn told an energy conference on Wednesday.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles across its east coast, South Korea's military says, its first ballistic missile test in six months.
Bulgaria faces fresh elections as Socialists refuse to form a government
Bulgaria will head to its third national election this year, after the Socialists on Thursday became the third political party to refuse to lead a government following July's inconclusive parliamentary election.
Putin calls for launch of regular cargo shipments via northern sea route next year
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia should start regular container shipments via the Northern Sea Route across its northern flank from Vladivostok to St Petersburg next year.
Russia says vital to help Afghans form inclusive government
Russia called on Friday for rapid efforts to help form an inclusive interim government in Afghanistan after a deadly attack at Kabul airport, saying Islamic State was trying to capitalise on chaos in the country and endangering everyone.
Russian news outlets ask Putin to call off 'foreign agent' media crackdown
Several Russian media outlets published joint appeals on Friday telling President Vladimir Putin to call off a crackdown on "foreign agent" media that they said is destroying independent journalism.
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