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President Vladimir Putin, in his most candid admission to date, admitted to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that Russia played a role in the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that killed at least 38 people.
Germany’s Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Hamburg has expelled local member Robert Risch from the city council after imagery analyzed by RFE/RL showed he attended a far-right forum in Russia that brought together extreme right-wing politicians.
Russian President Vladimir Putin last week signed a decree that appears to target the assets of foreign companies that continue to operate in Russia and currently have no connection to Russian federal property.
Russian forces struck several sites across Ukraine, including a medical facility in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, after Kyiv carried out a massive drone attack on Russia's Belgorod region, knocking out power to thousands of homes.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported on September 23 that Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine using three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 115 drones, around 60 of which were Shahed-type. By 9 a.m.
Instead of a triumphant finish to a 13,000-kilometer bicycle journey trough the Eurasian landmass and a world record, a French cyclist has found himself in a Russian detention center.
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, has publicly accused President Vladimir Putin and Russian security services of responsibility for her husband’s death, claiming he was deliberately poisoned while serving his prison sentence in the Arctic colony of Harp
Ukraine experienced a relatively calm night but Russian forces still carried out limited attacks with drones and guided bombs, Ukrainian officials said on September 13.
Ukrainian drone forces struck two major Russian oil refineries -- Krasnodar in southern Russia and Syzran in the Samara region -- overnight on August 30, igniting fires and causing explosions in facilities key to supplying fuel for Russian military units.
Russian prosecutors fined a top official at the Yeltsin Center, the library and cultural center dedicated to the late Russian president, after she re-posted an anti-war message on social media.
Russian military strikes early on August 5 severely damaged critical infrastructure in the city of Lozova, Kharkiv region, killing two people and injuring at least 10 others, including two children.
Shoreline areas of Kamchatka, Russia, were inundated with vast damage following an 8.8 earthquake offshore that shook up hospitals, airports and other areas. People scrambled for cover as some buildings collapsed while debris fell.
A fresh wave of Russian missile and drone strikes overnight left more than 20 people dead and scores wounded across Ukraine just hours after US President Donald Trump told Vladimir Putin he had 10-12 days to stop the attacks or face stiff sanctions and tariffs.
Today the most significant "no-fly" areas are a consequence of sharply rising military risks and blanket airspace closures by nations around the globe. The sky is no longer neutral territory. It's contested, fragmented, and weaponized.
Russia held subdued ceremonies honoring its navy on July 27 in St. Petersburg, citing security concerns, and authorities in the surrounding region reported that air defense forces shot down several drones they said were fired by Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine.
Russian forces launched a large-scale nighttime attack on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, leaving multiple people dead and injured, and causing extensive damage.
Russia and Ukraine launched drone strikes against each other early on July 24, officials from both sides said, as fierce fighting continued to rage along the battlefield.
A passenger plane carrying 49 people, including five children, crashed in Russia's Far East on July 24, as it was preparing to land, killing everyone on board, local authorities and investigators said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles in the biggest aerial attack yet on Ukrainian cities, urging "biting" sanctions against Russian oil.
Russian lawmakers approved a new transport minister, one day after the body of his predecessor was found with a gunshot wound hours after being sacked by President Vladimir Putin.
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