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Tsunami hits Russia’s islands and Japan after 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia

By Odisha News Online Jul 30, 2025 212

RUSSIA,JUL 30 : A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. Warnings are also in place for Alaska, Hawaii and other coasts south toward New Zealand. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami […]Continue Reading

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Jindal Sports Hostel Athletes secure Double Gold for India at Moscow Wushu Star International Championship 2025

By Odisha News Online Jun 9, 2025 452

By Subrat Sarangi Bhubaneswar, June 9: In a momentous achievement for Indian sports, two Wushu athletes from the Jindal Sports Hostel, Barbil, Prem Munda and Rajkumar Munda, have won gold medals at the prestigious Moscow Wushu Star International Championship 2025, held from June 1 to 7 in Russia. Competing in the Senior Men’s 48 kg […]Continue Reading

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Priest’s throat slit, 15 cops killed in attacks on Russian churches, synagogues

By Odisha News Online Jun 24, 2024 447

RUSSIA,JUN 24 : More than 15 police officers and a priest were killed and over a dozen others were injured after gunmen, in a series of coordinated attacks, targeted a synagogue, two Orthodox churches, and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday. There were also civilian casualties, according to officials. […]Continue Reading

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60 dead in Moscow concert hall attack, Islamic State claims responsibility

By Odisha News Online Mar 23, 2024 501

MOSCOW, MAR 23: Several gunmen burst into a big concert hall on the edge of Moscow on Friday and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, Russian media reports suggest that approximately 60 individuals have lost their lives, with several others others injured in an apparent terror attack days after President Vladimir Putin cemented his grip on […]Continue Reading

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Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin believed killed in Moscow plane crash: Report

By Odisha News Online Aug 24, 2023 457

NEW DELHI,AUG 24 : Russia’s most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass. There was no official comment from the Kremlin or […]Continue Reading

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Russia to have new president: Mercenary group after Putin vows to crush ‘mutiny’

By Odisha News Online Jun 24, 2023 478

NEW DELHI,24/6: The powerful mercenary group Wagner’s insurrection has plunged Russia into crisis. The head of the Wagner paramilitary group said his troops had taken control of military facilities in two Russian cities. Rebellious Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that he has taken control of Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh as part of an attempt to […]Continue Reading

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Russia’s private army claims control of Bakhmut; Ukraine says fighting continues

By Odisha News Online May 21, 2023 352

KYIV: The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Ukrainian defense officials denied it. In a video posted on Telegram, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin said the city came under complete […]Continue Reading

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Barack Obama among 500 Americans banned from Russia in tit-for-tat for US sanctions

By Odisha News Online May 20, 2023 405

Russia, May 20 :  Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday said that former US President Barack Obama was among 500 US citizens who would be banned in response to the latest round of sanctions announced by Washington, reported news agency Reuters. Russia’s foreign ministry, in a statement, said that the move comes after US refusal last […]Continue Reading