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Liya Zaurbekova is just one of a cohort of Chechen women who have tried to escape a deeply sexist and oppressive life

St Petersburg summit hails good news on the economy as children of elite step into spotlight

Hardened Ukrainian veterans hope new supplies of US rockets will help push Vladimir Putin’s forces back

President Vladimir Putin said this week that he reserves the right to supply long-range weapons to Russian allies for possible use against Western strategic interests – a response to Ukraine getting the green light to use NATO-supplied weapons for limited attacks inside Russia. But some military experts say Putin’s latest…

US president says sorry for ‘weeks of not knowing’, referring to members of Congress holding up a $61bn aid package

U.S. President Joe Biden is due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris as Kyiv’s army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and prepares for what officials say could be a tough summer ahead

Voters in Ireland and the Czech Republic go to the polls Friday on the second day of marathon EU elections, after the Netherlands kicked off the ballot with a strong showing by the far right.

Sweeping power cuts continue due to strain on damaged grid; Biden stresses US weapons not for shooting at Kremlin. What we know on day 835

Russia on Thursday detained a Frenchman working for a Geneva-based conflict mediation NGO, accusing him of gathering military information and failing to register as a "foreign agent", Moscow officials said.

Recent drone strikes by Ukraine on Russian oil facilities escalate tensions in Europe's conflict. Zelenskyy seeks Western support amid threats from Putin.

Russia expert warned Putin would see verdict as chance to undermine US’s global influence and boost his own standing