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  Last update: 17:31 GMT 12.06.2021

  17:31 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  US Should Drop Idea to Drag Ukraine Into NATO and Find Agreement With Russia Instead, Professor Says

  Ahead of an upcoming meeting with Joe Biden in Geneva, Vladimir Putin noted that Russia-US ties are now at their lowest point in years. The tensions between the two nations are building up in various areas, and one of the most problematic issues is the situation in Ukraine - which recently received $150 million in military aid from Washington.

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  Last update: 11:51 GMT 12.06.2021

  11:51 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  Iranian Navy Ship in Atlantic Reportedly Carrying Fuel Alongside Armaments for Venezuela

  The US earlier expressed concerns regarding media reports about two Iranian warships in the Atlantic Ocean possibly trying to deliver weapons to Venezuela. The online publication Foreign Policy noted, however, that Washington's options to legally stop them are severely limited.

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  Last update: 12:40 GMT 12.06.2021

  12:40 GMT 12.06.2021

  Europe

  Brussels Dresses Manneken Pis in Russian Imperial Uniform on Russia Day - Photo

  MOSCOW  (Sputnik) - Manneken Pis, the most recognizable symbol of Brussels, has been dressed in a historical uniform of the Russian Imperial Guard on the occasion of Russia Day celebrated on 12 June, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

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  Last update: 12:24 GMT 12.06.2021

  12:24 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  Putin and Biden to Hold Separate Pressers After Their Meeting in Geneva

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Kremlin is aware of US President Joe Biden's plans to hold a solo press conference in Geneva after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik, adding that the Russian president would also talk to the media unaccompanied by his American counterpart.

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  Last update: 19:35 GMT 12.06.2021

  19:35 GMT 12.06.2021

  Viral

  Twitter Divided as Meghan McCain Says VP Harris Sounded Like 'Moron' Justifying Lack of Border Visit

  The US vice president, whom Biden appointed to be in charge of dealing with the immigration crisis, has been facing criticism for months from both sides of the aisle over failing to show up at the US-Mexico border to assess the situation on the ground with her own eyes.

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  Last update: 15:22 GMT 12.06.2021

  15:22 GMT 12.06.2021

  Society

  Meet Today’s Stars on Chinese Social Media: Drunk Herd of Elephants Wandering Across the Country

  Media reports say the animals left their reserve, located near the border with Laos and Myanmar, in March of last year. Since then, they have walked over 300 miles. Local scientists say they don’t know where the creatures are going or why.

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  Last update: 13:03 GMT 12.06.2021

  13:03 GMT 12.06.2021

  Russia

  BREST Fast Neutron Reactor: Russia Offers a New Nuclear Paradigm for Sustainable Development

  Rosatom's newly inaugurated nuclear energy complex with a BREST-OD-300 fast neutron reactor may become a breakthrough providing relatively inexpensive, safe, carbon-free, and nearly inexhaustible nuclear power as energy consumption is set to dramatically soar in the coming decades.

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  Last update: 04:33 GMT 12.06.2021

  04:33 GMT 12.06.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Saudi Arabia Bans This Year's Hajj for Foreign Muslims Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

  The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached 3.78 million, while the overall number of confirmed cases is around 175 million, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.