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Putin will be ‘infuriated’ by the attack, a Russia expert said, which comes a day before Moscow and Kyiv sit down in Istanbul for direct peace talks

Ukrainian drones hit Russian airbases in largest single-day attack since war began, targeting strategic bombers.

‘It is complex,’ said the award-winning writer

Investigators say blasts caused two bridges to collapse, triggering derailments and at least seven deaths

Explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured.

Russian officials say that the two bridges that collapsed in western Russia overnight, killing seven people and causing the derailing of two trains, were damaged by explosions

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, with a margin of error that leaves the outcome wide open. RFI spoke to veteran political observer Marcin Swiecicki,…

Top security officials say China and North Korea’s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine has exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense

The collapses cause trains to derail, with Russian authorities blaming at least one incident on ‘illegal interference’.