Russia

Flooding in Central Asia and southern Russia kills scores and forces tens of thousands to evacuate to higher ground

Unusually heavy seasonal rains have left a vast swath of southern Russia and Central Asia reeling fr...

world | 6 months ago

Flood-hit Russian regions brace for devastating peak

Russia said on April 15 that icy waters would likely rise in flood-hit central regions of the countr...

world | 6 months ago

Russian peacekeepers started withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh: Kremlin

Russian peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan's recapture o...

world | 5 months ago

Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 11 people as the war approaches a critical stage

Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on A...

world | 5 months ago

Ukraine says hit Russian airfield in annexed Crimea

Ukraine said on April 18 its forces had struck a large Russian airfield on the annexed Crimean penin...

world | 5 months ago

Ukraine calls for energy savings amid Russian strikes

A major Ukrainian power company and the government on April 18 urged businesses to limit energy use ...

world | 5 months ago

Poland arrests man suspected of spying for Russia to aid Zelensky assassination plot

A Polish man has been arrested on allegations of being ready to spy on behalf of Russia’s military i...

world | 5 months ago

A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules

Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world's rich...

world | 5 months ago

Eight killed in Russian strikes, as Ukraine downs bomber

Russian strikes against Ukraine on April 19 killed at least eight people, including two children, as...

world | 5 months ago

Germany arrests 2 alleged Russian spies accused of scouting U.S. military facilities for sabotage

Berlin — German authorities say they have arrested two people suspected of spying for Russia. The su...

world | 5 months ago

G7 slams Chinese firms' military help for Russia

G7 Foreign Ministers on April 19 expressed "strong concern" about transfers of dual use materials an...

world | 5 months ago

Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land t...

world | 5 months ago

Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations

Ukraine launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said Sa...

world | 5 months ago

Russia warns Pakistan of banning rice imports over phytosanitary concerns

Russia has warned Pakistan that it would ban rice imports again if Moscow's phytosanitary concerns a...

world | 5 months ago

Ukraine says struck Russian ship in annexed Crimea

Ukraine said on April 21 its navy had struck a salvage ship belonging to Russia's Black Sea fleet on...

world | 5 months ago

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says "we are preparing" for a major Russian spring offensive

Ukraine is readying soldiers for a major Russian offensive that is expected in the coming months, li...

world | 5 months ago