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Russia has announced a host of occupations that will be exempted from conscription aimed at boosting its war effort in Ukraine.

Voting has commenced in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine in a referendum that Russia is expected to use to justify the annexation of four regions.

Russia and China have agreed to deepen strategic partnerships aimed at expanding defense cooperation and strengthening coordination between Moscow and Beijing on major geopolitical issues.

Australia has ruled out any ban on Russian tourists as part of sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Russia and other members of a regional grouping to support each other in preventing foreign powers from instigating "color revolutions" in their countries.

A mass burial site with 400 bodies, mainly of civilians, has been uncovered by Ukrainian officials in a northeastern city recaptured from Russian forces.

The 35-nation Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has passed a resolution demanding that Russia end its occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised what he described as China's “balanced” position on the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia and India are set to boost energy and trade ties with a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uzbekistan on Friday.

The European Union's executive body has proposed capping the price of Russian gas. Energy prices have soared in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, forcing the EU's 27 states into action. "We must cut Russia's revenues which…