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Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

Putin visited a fish plant, a hospital and a school on Iturup, one of the volcanic chain's southern islands. He also briefly spoke to local residents and met with the governor of Russia's Sakhalin region, Valery Limarenko.

The Economic Times

Putin watches Russian navy drills off Russia's Sakhalin Island

Russia's President Vladimir Putin observed naval exercises off Sakhalin Island on Thursday before travelling to the disputed Kuril Islands, prompting a strong protest from Japan.

Euronews

‘I had poked the bear right in the eye’: my fight to renounce my Russian citizenship

The long read: When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to act

The Guardian - UK

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Did Russia really witness two suns? Inside the rare Sundog phenomenon that stunned Sakhalin residents

Residents of Russia's Sakhalin region were treated to a surreal sight recently: what looked like two suns rising side by side in the morning sky. The breathtaking view quickly went viral on social media, but it's not some sort of celestial aberration-it's an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a sundog.…

The Times of India

Australia returns remains of four Indigenous people to Japan after they were dug up for experiments

‘We have finally moved a step forward. But our existence has still not been accepted’

The Independent UK

At least seven dead, including children, after gas explosion levels building

At least nine people are dead, including four children, after a gas leak caused an explosion in an apartment block in Sakhalin - a Russian island just north of Japan - at around 5.30am local time (2.30am GMT) this morning

Daily Mirror

Nine die, one missing in apartment block collapse in Russia's far east

Nine people have been found dead in the rubble of a five-storey apartment block that partially collapsed on the Russian Pacific island of Sakhalin, the regional governor said on Saturday, and emergency services were searching for one still missing.

Reuters

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Japan to keep stake in Russian energy project in Sakhalin

Japan’s industry minister says that a Japanese consortium has decided to retain its stake in the new Russian operator of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project

The Independent UK

Japan criticizes Russia for suspending fishing pact

Japan has criticized Russia’s suspension of an agreement that allows Japanese to fish in waters near disputed islands as relations between the countries deteriorate over the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Japan holds on to oil, gas interests in Russia's Sakhalin, wary of China taking them

Despite Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Japanese government intends for the time being to maintain its interests in energy projects in the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

ExxonMobil, Apple, Boeing Latest US Giants to Cut Ties with Moscow

Apple, ExxonMobil and Boeing announced Tuesday in rapid succession steps to withdraw or freeze business in Russia as more US corporate giants take action after the Ukraine invasion. The moves -- in diverse industries and following earlier announcements by Disney, Ford, Mastercard and others -- highlight the rising economic toll…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exxon Mobil to shut down Russian oil production after attack on Ukraine

Company will not leave immediately but says it will make no new investment in Sakhalin project

The Independent UK

Girl, 10, miraculously survives 18 hours in -11C blizzard by hugging 'fluffy' stray dog

Schoolgirl Vika Z, spent 18 hours hugging a "fluffy" dog for warmt in a ferociously cold -11C blizzard after getting lost on the way home from school near her home on Russia's largest island, Sakhalin

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