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Young Woman Fined for Filming Oil Depot Fire After Ukrainian Drone Attack
The Moscow Times
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August 4, 2025
A court in the southern Krasnodar region on Monday fined a tourist 30,000 rubles ($376) for recording a video of an oil depot near the city of Sochi after a Ukrainian drone strike set it ablaze. The video shows two young women and a young man...
US special envoy Steve Witkoff expected to visit Moscow on Wednesday
The Guardian
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August 4, 2025
Witkoff's visit to Moscow expected on Wednesday - reportsUS special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow is now expected to take place on Wednesday, Tass news agency reported citing sources. The latest deadline, set by US president Donald Trump,...
Witkoff heads to Russia for 'last chance' Ukraine talks
6 ABC Action News
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August 4, 2025
LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia later this week, the president told reporters on Sunday, in a bid to secure an elusive ceasefire deal "where people stop getting killed." Witkoff will...
US special envoy Steve Witkoff expected to visit Moscow on Wednesday – as it happened
The Guardian
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August 4, 2025
Witkoff's visit to Moscow expected on Wednesday - reportsUS special envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow is now expected to take place on Wednesday, Tass news agency reported citing sources. The latest deadline, set by US president Donald Trump,...
Ukrainian Bus Driver Detained Near Bulgaria's Burgas with Nearly 3‰ Alcohol
Novinite
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A 51-year-old Ukrainian national driving a bus was found heavily intoxicated behind the wheel in Bulgaria's Burgas region, local police reported. The incident occurred on August 3, when authorities received a tip about a Ukrainian-registered bus...
Who Is Stephen Miller, Trump Aide Accusing India Of Financing Russia’s War Against Ukraine?
News18
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August 4, 2025
Last Updated:August 04, 2025, 15:37 IST Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security, said that Trump “wants and has always had a tremendous relationship with India” and PM Modi President Donald Trump listens...
Ukraine drone attack sparks major fire at Russian oil depot
The Federal
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August 4, 2025
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said on Sunday (August 3), as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin warns US over nuclear rhetoric after Trump moves submarines into region
The Independent
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August 4, 2025
Kremlin warns US over nuclear rhetoric after Trump moves submarines into region The Kremlin has warned that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, after Donald Trump ordered a repositioning of US nuclear submarines. Kremlin spokesman...
Thousands still happy to travel to Belarus from Latvia every month
LSM
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August 4, 2025
The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has long urged Latvian residents not to travel to Russia and Belarus – they are not safe for tourism, and there is a high risk of contact with the security services and legal problems. However, thousands of...
Trump envoy Witkoff to head to Russia for 'last chance' Ukraine ceasefire talks
ABC News - New York
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August 4, 2025
LONDON -- President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia later this week, the president told reporters on Sunday, in a bid to secure an elusive ceasefire deal "where people stop getting killed." Witkoff will...
Trump confirms US envoy Witkoff to travel to Russia this week
The New Arab
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August 4, 2025
Witkoff has met President Putin multiple times amid his tenure as US special envoy [Getty/file photo] Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a deadline the US president has...
At the Library: Harmonicas, Hiking, Checklists, eBooks & ILL
Cannon Beach Gazette - Oregon
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August 4, 2025
Shakespeare said, “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” He was right. It’s hard to believe, but summer is winding to its close. We should make the most of what is left of the season, and the library has some suggestions for how to do just...
Russia burns as massive Ukrainian stikes spark huge blaze causing travel chaos
Daily Express
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August 4, 2025
A “massive" Ukrainian drone strike hit deep inside Russian territory overnight, targeting the Archeda railway station in the town of Frolovo, located in Russia's Volgograd Oblast. The attack apparently caused substantial disruption to rail travel...
Russian influencers forced to apologise for video in front of burning Ukraine drone strike
Daily Express
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August 4, 2025
Two young Russian women and a man were ordered to make a humbling public apology for a video posing with a burning oil depot after a major Ukrainian oil strike in Vladimir Putin’s favourite resort. A drone exploded the military-linked Rosneft oil...
Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil depot on fire
Korea Herald
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August 4, 2025
An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said Sunday, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange. More...
Trump says special envoy Witkoff may visit Russia this week as Ukraine ceasefire deadline nears
Yeni Safak
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US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Russia this week, as Washington presses Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters before departing his golf resort in New Jersey,...
Ukraine drone attack sets Russia oil depot on fire as Zelensky announces prisoner exchange
1News
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An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said today, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange. More...
Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine
Al Jazeera
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August 4, 2025
A top United States official has accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying oil from Moscow, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on New Delhi to cut off its energy imports from Russia. “What he (Trump) said very clearly...
Russian Influencers Arrested For Filming Video In Front Of Burning Oil Factory Targeted by Ukrainian Drone Attack; Video Goes Viral
Free Press Journal
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August 4, 2025
Russian Influencers Arrested For Filming Video In Front Of Burning Oil Factory Targeted by Ukrainian Drone Attack; Video Goes Viral | X @sentdefender Russian authorities arrested two young Influencers, aged 19 and 21, after a video on TikTok went...
Home by home, Russia is selling occupied Ukraine to Russians
Mint
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August 4, 2025
In a brochure, the property developer touts the “majestic style" of the building’s architecture and its prime location just a 15-minute walk from the sea, adding a caveat: It was damaged during “military events." The building that once stood there...