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Taliban seize more territory, say they now control 85 per cent of Afghanistan

Russia expels Estonian diplomat for spying

Moscow begins booster vaccine campaign as COVID-19 cases surge

Vladimir Putin says he received Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

Nordgold cancellation rattles resurgent Russian IPO market

France, Germany drop plans for Russia summit after EU outcry

Russia’s new COVID-19 cases surge to highest since January

Russia’s new COVID-19 cases rise to highest since Feb. 13; Moscow giving away cars to spur vaccination

Kremlin critic Navalny loses bid to end sleep deprivation ‘torture’

Russian upper house votes to exit Open Skies Treaty

Russian court convicts former police officers of planting drugs on reporter

Lukashenko seeks Russia’s support amid showdown with EU over dissident journalist’s arrest

Zelensky voices fear that U.S. could strike deal with Russia behind Ukraine’s back

Doctor who treated Kremlin critic Navalny goes missing, police say

Kremlin decries ‘unfriendly actions’ as U.S. ends visa services for most Russians

Lawyer representing Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation detained in Moscow

Top ally says network of Alexey Navalny’s offices in Russia being dismantled amid crackdown

Russia’s foreign minister warns Ukraine that Moscow would not accept push to revise 2015 peace deal

Russian fleet holds naval combat exercises as U.S. coastguard vessel heads to Black Sea

Czech Republic expels more Russian diplomats in dispute over 2014 depot explosion

Russia orders troops back to permanent bases after massive military drills in Crimea

EU estimates that 150,000 Russian troops have amassed near Ukraine’s borders

Hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny transferred to prison hospital amid concerns over his health

Russia threatens retaliation over expulsions as Czechs accuse two Kremlin agents of plotting deadly blast

Mass protests called as Navalny’s health deteriorates in Russian prison

U.S. imposes broad array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actions

Moscow warns U.S. against sanctions, says Biden’s proposed summit ‘will be studied’

Evening Update: Canada records first case of blood clot linked to AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; retail magnate W. Galen Weston dies at age 80

Prison staff are threatening to force feed hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, allies say

With Russian troops amassing on Ukraine border, an awful sense of déjà-vu: Is Putin on cusp of invasion?

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny is suffering from two spinal hernias, lawyer says

Ukraine looks to Canada for help with NATO membership as Russian military buildup grows

Navalny says he has a high temperature, bad cough amid tuberculosis outbreak in Russian prison