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Ukraine says Russia not handing over alleged POWs bodies from crashed plane

A Ukrainian military spy official said on Tuesday that Russia was showing no willingness to… Read More

Putin derides ‘Russophobia’ in Europe at World War Two memorial

MOSCOW: Russia's President Vladimir Putin castigated Europe on Saturday for "Russophobia" and criticised the Baltic… Read More

Ukraine war drives shift in Russian nuclear thinking

The war in Ukraine has dented Russia's confidence in its conventional forces and increased the… Read More

Plane crashes in northeastern Afghan mountains

Russian aviation authorities said on Sunday a Russian-registered plane with six people thought to be… Read More

UK brushes off Russian plan to ban its fishing fleet

Britain brushed off a Russian plan to ban UK ships from fishing in Moscow's waters… Read More

Russia’s Putin hosts North Korean FM in Kremlin visit

Russia's President Vladimir Putin met North Korea's top diplomat in the Kremlin on Tuesday in… Read More

Russia says sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian POWs

MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it has sentenced more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war to… Read More

Russia reacts to US and UK’s military strikes on Yemen

Russia condemned the United States and UK on Friday for their military strikes on Yemen,… Read More

Ukraine builds barricades, digs trenches as focus shifts to defence

Rows of white concrete barricades and coils of razor wire stretch across an open field… Read More

Kim Jong Un visits arms factories amid criticism over trade with Russia

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited arms factories this week, state media outlet… Read More

Russia says 300 evacuated from Belgorod over Ukraine strikes

MOSCOW: Russia has evacuated around 300 residents of Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border,… Read More

US says Russia used missiles from North Korea to strike Ukraine

WASHINGTON/SEOUL: Russia recently used short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) sourced from North Korea to conduct multiple… Read More

Russia pounds Ukraine’s two biggest cities in new wave of attacks

KYIV: Russia pounded Ukraine's two biggest cities in a new wave of heavy air strikes… Read More

Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles and drones, five dead

KYIV: Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the… Read More

China’s Xi says ties with Russia became stronger in 2023

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the foundation of Sino-Russian ties had grown stronger… Read More

Passenger plane lands on frozen river by mistake

MOSCOW: A Soviet-era Antonov-24 plane carrying 30 passengers landed on a frozen river near an… Read More

Russia warns Japan

MOSCOW: A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have… Read More

Russia exports almost all its oil to China and India

MOSCOW: Almost all of Russia's oil exports this year have been shipped to China and… Read More

Russia’s mass drone attack hits several Kyiv districts

More than two dozen Russian drones targeted Ukraine's capital early on Friday, officials said, injuring… Read More

Kremlin say Russia will circumvent EU diamond import ban

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday vowed to circumvent a European Union import ban on Russian… Read More