Russia

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is planning a trip to Russia after receiving an invitation from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to an Iranian government spokeswoman. This will be Raisi’s first trip to Russia since 2017....

Over 10,000 Russian troops completed month-long drills near Ukraine on Saturday, despite Western claims that Moscow is planning an invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbor. The drills for Southern Military District personnel, according to the defense ministry,...

German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Sunday on a visit to German troops in Lithuania that NATO will discuss Russia’s proposals for the alliance’s military affairs on its eastern border, but it will not permit Moscow...

On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a draft agreement on security assurances between Russia and the United States. The text consists of eight provisions that cover the most important issues of mutual security guarantees between...

In an interview with the Izvestia daily published on Thursday, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev declared that Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is the safest and most effective in the world....

On Saturday, Russia defeated Switzerland to win the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in Prague, but the victory was marred by accusations from the Swiss that the new champions had swapped players in...

Moscow claimed on Friday that a US Navy destroyer was pursued away from Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan by one of its warships, but Washington disputed this. The incident occurred in the area...

According to the emergency ministry, a plane transporting parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, killing sixteen people. The L-410 jet carrying 23 people crashed about 9:23 a.m. local time (06:23 GMT) while flying over Tatarstan,...

According to Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, the G7 foreign ministers will meet next week to examine the situation in Afghanistan. He was speaking on Japan’s NHK television station. “The G7 will meet next week at...

A Russian Soyuz rocket has blasted into space carrying 34 new satellites from British operator Oneweb, which aims to provide broadband internet everywhere in the world. The rocket operated by Europe’s Arianespace took off successfully at...