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The IOC clears the way for Russian athletes to return to Olympic competition

Charles Maynes, Brian Mann, Polina Lytvynova

The International Olympic Committee decision effectively overturns a decade-long ban on Russian athletes from international sport imposed due to a state-sponsored doping scandal and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war escalates before NATO summit

Joanna Kakissis, Charles Maynes

Russia pounds Kyiv ahead of NATO summit, as Ukraine war returns to center stage amid high-stakes diplomacy.
Russia's economy badly hit by Ukrainian strikes on infrastructure

Charles Maynes, Michel Martin

Russia's economy is suffering from high inflation, an acute labor shortage and widespread fuel shortages amid sustained Ukrainian drone strikes on energy infrastructure.
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Uzbekistan makes its World Cup debut, a first for Central Asia

Charles Maynes

The country is the first Central Asian nation to qualify for the World Cup, and Uzbek fans have reveled in showcasing their country and culture. The country's president calls the team a symbol of the "new Uzbekistan."
How is Moscow dealing with Ukraine's stepped-up drone attacks?

Hannah Bloch, Charles Maynes, A Martínez

The view from Moscow as Russia and Russian-occupied territory contend with stepped-up Ukrainian attacks.
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Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack

Charles Maynes

Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia early Thursday — one of the largest attacks on Russia's capital since the Kremlin ordered the invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.
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Ukraine strikes Moscow refinery in one of its largest drone attacks yet

Charles Maynes, Steve Inskeep, Hannah Bloch

Ukraine carried out massive drone strikes on Moscow Thursday, in what appears to be its largest attack on Russia yet.