For the first time in World Blitz Championship history, the open section has two champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi agreed to a draw after tiebreakers in the final
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The Ukrainian naval war (2024) - Armed drones, exports and the battle for the Black Sea
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Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi 4-1 to win the 2024 Champions Chess Tour Finals and his fifth consecutive title
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North Korea trading soldiers for Russian fighter jets, US says
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Why the Soviet Union was obsessed with corn
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Russia launches a rescue operation after a storm damages two oil tankers in the Kerch Strait
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Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November, Defense Ministry says
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Russian equipment reserves (2024) - Production, losses and storage depletion
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A robot dog advertising a darknet store seized by police in Moscow
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‘Monstrous’ North Korean artillery spotted in Russia, likely for use in Ukraine
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Who deserves the title shot: Umar Nurmagomedov or Petr Yan?
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Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour – meet the women training for war with Russia
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Otto Drakenberg is challenging Alisher Usmanov for the leadership of the International Fencing Federation – Usmanov is the heavy favorite despite international sanctions
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Undersea telecom cable between Lithuania and Sweden damaged
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Luxury cheese is being targeted by black market criminals
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Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap and can’t be electronically jammed
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Russia suffers deadliest day since start of full-scale invasion, Ukraine's military says
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How a Soviet zoologist remade the Azerbaijan animal species population
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Rocket artillery and the war in Ukraine - evolution, effectiveness and development trends
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Eastern Finland airports bring back radio navigation systems due to GPS interference – Finnish authorities believe Russia is jamming signals
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Pussy Riot - Make America Great Again. (2016)
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Updated: Ukraine hits Russian naval base in Dagestan for first time, source says
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Russian drones hunt civilians in streets of Kherson
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Russia’s illicit Starlink terminals help power its advance in Ukraine
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Kyiv will not extend gas transit deal, Ukraine tells Slovakia
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Ukraine's ammo depot strikes - How complacency (and drones) destroyed Russian bases
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Russia-Ukraine War megathread - September 2024
We haven't had one of these in a while, but it looks like there's more news than usual. There was a previous thread in June.
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Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning
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The Ukrainian economy at war (2024) - Defence production, energy and endurance
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One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war
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Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg's Cold War spy case
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Ukraine launches 144-drone barrage on Russia, targeting Moscow and key regions
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China's Arctic dreams make the Norwegian port of Kirkenes a global prize – and an unlikely hotbed of East-West rivalry
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The Russian economy at war (2024) - Sanctions, growth, inflation and mounting risks
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Russian dark web marketplace admins indicted after arrest in Miami
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Russian banks say yuan coffers empty, urge central bank action, while Chinese banks in Russia are avoiding currency trading for fear of secondary Western sanctions
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Hvaldimir, a celebrated ‘spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway – first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness
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Finland's Fortum starts using US nuclear fuel in bid to reduce Russian dependence
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Russia and Ukraine on the offensive - Kursk, the Donbass and escalating long-range strikes
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Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France
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Military decoys in Ukraine - Fake equipment, inflatables and lessons in deception for foreign forces
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French authorities arrest Telegram’s CEO
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The Circassian genocide, Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing and expulsion of 95–97% of the Circassians, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million deaths during the Russo-Circassian War
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Ukraine's Kursk offensive: The lessons and risks of Ukraine's push into Russia
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A drunken evening, a rented yacht: the real story of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
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Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims clashes with Ukrainian troops on Russian soil
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Hydrogen powered Toyota Mirai turned into bomb by Ukrainian forces explodes with the force of 400 pounds of TNT
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The race for next generation submarines - ageing fleets, innovation, and undersea dominance
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Evan Gershkovich, others freed in landmark prisoner swap
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What's your attitude about Russian classic literature?
Have you ever read it? And what do your friends think about it? I'm really interested in foreign (I'm from Ukraine) opinions on this subject. Sorry for my bad English, thanks.
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