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A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia.

The US Senate approved on Wednesday Finland and Sweden's accession to Nato, the most significant expansion of the 30-member alliance since the 1990s as it responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Taiwan is preparing its air-raid shelters as rising Chinese military pressure and Russia's invasion of Ukraine focus new attention on the possibility of a Chinese attack on the democratic island.

Starting October 30, Russia’s national airline Aeroflot will resume daily direct flights from Moscow to Phuket.

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic and the Black Sea.

The United States has made "a substantial offer" to Moscow to bring home U.S. citizens detained in Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, adding that he would be pressing his Russian counterpart in a planned conversation in the coming days to respond to the offer.

Russia's new space chief on Tuesday signalled his country's intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its fifth month with no sign of resolution, well-stocked ambulances are an essential resource for delivering aid to the affected population.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that any ships coming to Ukrainian ports to pick up additional grain would be "inspected to make sure they don't bring any weapons."

British Prime Minister took part in a training exercise with visiting Ukrainian troops in Yorkshire, Britain's defence ministry said.

The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed within a time frame.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday abruptly fired the head of Ukraine's powerful domestic security agency, the SBU, and the state prosecutor general, citing dozens of cases of collaboration with Russia by officials in their agencies.