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Montenegro's Tourism Boom Eases As Prices Deter Visitors
Benzinga
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In Montenegro, the money earned during the summer tourism season accounts for the bulk of personal income for the year. However, higher prices have slowed the number of visitors to the Balkan country. "It is all about these few weeks," a young...
Can Russia Weather a Fuel Crisis Caused by Ukrainian Drone Attacks?
The Moscow Times
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August 29, 2025
Once again, Russia is in the grips of a gasoline crisis. Prices at the pump are rising, and some gas stations have run dry. This is not the first time Russia has experienced such shortages, but this time around they could be more serious because...
Twenty questions (and expert answers) about the negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
Atlantic Council
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August 29, 2025
New Atlanticist August 29, 2025 • 12:32 pm ET Print this page By Atlantic Council experts Ukraine is still standing, more than eleven years after Russia seized Crimea and parts of the Donbas region, and more than three years after Russian...
Dissident Belarusian sports official thought to be in Russia
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
A dissident Belarusian sports official who went missing in Turkey is believed to have traveled to Sochi in Russia, DW can reveal. Anatol Kotau, the former secretary general of the Belarusian Olympic Committee, was last heard from shortly after...
First cases of chikungunya virus detected in Russia
24.kg
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August 29, 2025
Two residents of Balashikha, a suburb of Moscow, have been infected with the chikungunya virus. The disease was diagnosed after their return to Russia from Sri Lanka, Rospotrebnadzor reported. The virus was first detected in a 28-year-old man, who...
Police fear missing Brit boy, 3, has been abducted from popular tourist hotspot and taken to Russia by his own mother
Radio X
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The boy, named only as Oliver P, was reported missing by his father last month and has not been seen since July 4. Police believe the three-year-old was abducted by his Russian mother and removed from the country. Today, Spain’s interior ministry...
Why the Russia-India-China reboot will not last
Taipei Times
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August 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump’s trade war is pushing the three closer together, but trust issues run deep, making it a fragile partnership The Russia-India-China alliance, floated in the 1990s as a counterweight to the US, is being revived today as a...
'India has maintained principled and humanitarian stance': PM Modi on Russia-Ukraine conflict
The Economic Times
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August 29, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India has maintained a principled and humanitarian stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a position that is "equally appreciated" by both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President...
Altea Hills row as Russian millionaire moves to seize control
Euro Weekly News
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August 29, 2025
The Russian businessman is once again making headlines. Credit: Jp18du73 / Creative Commons Altea Hills, the luxury urbanisation on the Valencian coast once frequented by Vladimir Putin during his summer holidays, is once again at the centre of...
US, Canada, and Australia Lead Tourist Spending in Greece in 2024
Greek Travel Pages
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August 29, 2025
Tourism revenues in 2024 rose by 4 percent to 20.6 billion euros from 19.7 billion euros in 2023, with travelers from the US, Canada, and Australia ranking among the top spenders, according to a study by INSETE, the research body of the Greek...
Russia launches second-biggest air assault of Ukraine war, killing at least 21
Saudi Gazette
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August 29, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine — Kyiv was bombarded overnight by Russia’s second-biggest aerial attack since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with at least 21 people killed, including four children, according to officials. Buildings belonging to the European...
Moldova Arrests 3 Over Russian-Run Bosnia Training Camps
Kyiv Post
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August 29, 2025
Three Moldovan nationals have been arrested for allegedly training in Russian-run subversion camps in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska, authorities said, amid growing concerns over foreign attempts to destabilize the country. The Moldovan Office for...
Russia Rolls Out Engine Offer Ahead of SCO Summit in China
Sputnik News
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August 29, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250829/russia-rolls-out-engine-offer-ahead-of-sco-summit-in-china-1122683010.html Russia Rolls Out Engine Offer Ahead of SCO Summit in China Russia Rolls Out Engine Offer Ahead of SCO Summit in China Sputnik...
EU Leadership Outraged After Russia's Deadly Attacks Damage Its Ukraine HQ
RTTNews
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August 29, 2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed outrage at Russia's latest deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight including the capital, Kyiv. Russia's most deadly attack on Kyiv since July left 23 people, including four...
Joburg has a lot to learn from Europe's mega cities like Moscow
IOL
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It's early Saturday morning on a warm summer's day when we finally touch down in Moscow after a gruelling 15 hour flight between Johannesburg and the Russian capital via Addis Ababa. I am not in Moscow on the overtures of Cyan Boujee and her ilk,...
British boy, 3, 'abducted' from holiday hotspot as police fear he's now in Russia
Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
A massive police operation is under way to find a British boy who it is feared has been abducted by his Russian mum.The 3-year-old's British dad sounded the alarm by reporting him missing to police in Marbella. An urgent search for the boy, named...
Modi–Putin talks to unlock new opportunities in Russia’s far east
News9 Live
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August 29, 2025
World News The EEF has become Moscow’s flagship platform for attracting global investment into its Far Eastern region—one of the most resource-rich but underdeveloped territories on earth. Oil, gas, coal, timber, diamonds, and rare-earth metals...
Today's Headlines: A new home for Spokane youth shelter; no more video releases from Moscow murder trial
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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August 29, 2025
North Idaho judge extends ban on further release of murder trial videos, audio Latah County Judge Megan Marshall has extended the restraining order blocking the release of crime scene photos, video and audio related to the student murders until...
Permission for men aged 18–22 to travel abroad to help preserve youth for Ukraine – Zelensky
Ukrinform
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President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the decision to allow men aged 18–22 to travel abroad will not negatively affect the country’s defence capability but will instead help preserve youth for Ukraine. The Head of State said this during a...
Rodion Shchedrin, the celebrated Russian composer, has died at age 92
The Independent
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August 29, 2025
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