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Russia is the largest country in the world by area. It is situated in both Europe and Asia, stretches 6,612,100 square miles. The country’s president is Vladimir Putin. Officially the Russian Federation, the country is known for its cold climate and Soviet past.

Hotly-anticipated game Stalker 2 could be banned in Russia if it 'justifies terrorism'
XBox
Stalker 2 is one of the year's most exciting gaming releases, but could be banned in Russia with the potential for "tough measures" according to government officials
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WW3 fears as Ukraine 'months' from building city-destroying atomic bomb
Military
Ukrainian officials reportedly believe the country could build a nuclear bomb in a matter of months that would be able to obliterate a city in Russia, according to a briefing note
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McDonald's 21p cheeseburger remembered with 15 little-known facts about fast-food giant
Disney
Maybe you're a chips in the burger box-er or a no gherkins in the Big Mac-er, or even a 20 nuggets to yourself-er - whatever you are, you'll be amazed by these 15 facts about Maccy D's
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Europe on high alert as four more countries could be next on 'dangerous' Putin's hitlist
Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin could launch attacks in four European nations once he's finished with his invasion of Ukraine in efforts to rebuild a Russian empire
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Bizarre Russian comedy features confused 'Joe Biden' embroiled in identity swap plot
Joe Biden
An unusual new Russian comedy is set to take aim at outgoing US president Joe Biden, whose character loses his passport in Putin's country and finds himself trapped there
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Russian 'spy whale' found dead may have had another top-secret job says documentary
Russia
A suspected Russian 'spy whale' found dead off the coast of Norway may not have been committing acts of espionage at all, but could have had another top-secret Kremlin job, a documentary has claimed
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World War 3 fears mount as chilling nuclear map shows targets in every US state
World War 3
A scary map has revealed a long list of targets that could be in the firing line in the US in the event of a terrifying nuclear war – and targets range from major cities to rural areas
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Brit hero, 22, killed by Russian troops after family 'begged him' not to go to Ukraine
Russia
Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, was killed by Russian troops while serving in Ukraine earlier this week. He had been defending an observation point according to the 4th International Legion
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US spy chief warns America's enemies 'you can't hide – we're constantly watching'
Military
The National Reconnaissance Office wants to deploy at least 100 satellites to keep an eye on the nation's adversaries, by taking advantage of SpaceX's Starlink satellite assembly line
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Vladimir Putin claims word leaders keep calling to ask 'why should we be scared of you'
Vladimir Putin
'Before the acute crisis of today, many European leaders were telling me why are they using you (me) to threat us, I'm basically quoting them - I think the US understood that and felt that'
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How Russia tried to influence the US election with wild AI content and bomb threats
Donald Trump
The Moscow Times reported how bad actors used bomb threats, disinformation, fake clips, and artificial intelligence were used to attempt to corrupt the outcome of the US election
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Trump win means 'conscription inevitable' as chaos awaits Putin and Kim Jong-un 'axis'
Exclusives
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump's US election win means 'conscription is now inevitable in the UK', according to an expert who thinks that Vladimir Putin and other despots will celebrate the ex-president's return
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‘Final election vote’ will be cast on ‘tiny remote island’ closer to Russia than US
United States
The final vote in the US election is often on the tiny remote Alaskan
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North Korean troops in Russia 'gorge' on adult sites after getting internet for first time
Military
Source has claims North Korean soldiers are enjoying some new found alone time with internet access and are using it to watch pornography. Lots and lots of pornography
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Donald Trump's near-the-knuckle comment about daughter Ivanka's body
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is battling Kamala Harris to serve a second term as US President - he shares daughter Ivanka with late ex-wife Ivana Trump who he divorced in 1992
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Alexei Navalny says time Putin 'tried to kill him' was like being in Harry Potter
Latest News
Lawyer Alexei Navalny revealed what it was like to be poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent in a posthumously published memoir. Navalny was a vocal opponent of Vladmir Putin
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North Korean troops open fire at Putin's Russian soldiers in Ukraine humiliation
North Korea Dprk
A Russian soldier captured by Ukrainian forces said he would rather 'surrender' 'than to be killed by our own bullet' after North Korean troops opened fire on their own team
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US deadliest weapons of 2024 include one 14x more powerful than Nagasaki missile
Military
The United States spent more than £700billion on defence last year, more than doubling any other nation. So it's safe to assume they have some decent kit at their disposal
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'Haters say I'm too hot to be sci-fi author – but I'll be bigger than J. K. Rowling'
United States
Victoria Unikel, 46, published her debut children's sci-fi novel 'Emma Plus Luke = Disappear to Nowhere' last month and has vowed to become even more successful than J. K. Rowling
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Putin trapped in economy meltdown with bonds crashing and shopping centres doomed
Russia
The Russian government bond index (RGBI) has crashed to its lowest levels since the introduction of Western sanctions during the Ukraine war, raising fears of a sharp economic slowdown
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Putin's forces arrest woman in broad daylight over 'spying for the enemy' claims
Vladimir Putin
A woman in Russia was arrested in broad daylight as authorities accused her of passing on intelligence to Ukraine. The woman was arrested in the city of Yoshkar-Ola
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Putin's BFF Steven Seagal 'balloons to 320lbs' in latest Russian propaganda appearance
Steven Seagal
Former action star turned Russian darling Steven Seagal seems to be taking advantage of his new nation's hospitality since he moved to the country and become BFFs with Putin
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WW3 fears as supercomputer rules on who would plunge us into nuclear disaster first
Exclusives
EXCLUSIVE: The world is always on the brink of all out war, it seems, so we turned to an expert (Artificial Intelligence) to find out how it could happen and who will fling the first nuke
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WW3 has already begun says expert and an 'axis of evil' has swung into action
World War 3
Leading international banker Jamie Dimon warned that the 'axis of evil' are already working to overturn the new world order as he ominously warned 'we run scenarios that would shock you'
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