Top 10 world news: Russia denies role in Nord Stream leak, Hurricane Ian, and more
Top 10 World news
Following reports of gas leak in Nord Stream 1 and 2, the major pipelines that transport natural gas from western Siberia in Russia to Europe, Ukraine had alleged that the malfunction was deliberate and actually"terrorist attack" by Moscow.Now Russia, has denied the allegation, branding them "absurd and stupid".
Meanwhile, four areas of Ukraine have apparently voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining Russia. West however says that these referendums werecoercive exercises designed to give Moscow a pretext to annex about 15 per centof Ukrainian land.
In other news, scientists are touting Venus as the next big destination forspace exploration. All this and more in tonight's newsletter.
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Following hurriedly organised referendums that Ukraine and the West blasted as fraudulent, the Russian-installed administrators of Ukraine's Luhansk and Kherson regions have formally petitioned President Vladimir Putin to merge them into Russia.
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As per Reuters, Afghanistan rulers the Taliban have signed a provisional deal for gas and wheat with Russia. Reportedly Moscow had offered Afghanistan a discount on the average global commodity prices.
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