Significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia: Kremlin
The Kremlin said Tuesday that a 鈥榮ignificant part鈥� of Ukraine 鈥榳ants to be Russia,鈥� hours after US president Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine 鈥榤ay be Russian someday.鈥�...
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Russia, Ukraine trade strikes on energy sites
Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks on each other鈥檚 energy infrastructure overnight, officials in the warring countries said Tuesday, allegedly sparking a fire at a Russian oil refinery and fresh power restrictions in Ukraine.
Kovac plots Dortmund revival
Fresh from defeat on his Borussia Dortmund debut, coach Niko Kovac was confident his struggling side -- Champions League finalists in June -- were closer to a return to form than many think...
Russia claims east Ukraine village near strategic town
Russia said on Sunday that its forces had captured the eastern Ukrainian village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, near the strategic military hub of Chasiv Yar that Moscow is attempting to seize...
Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid
The three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia鈥檚 power grid to join the European Union鈥檚 network, the culmination of a years-long process that gained urgency with Moscow鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine.
Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian border region of Sumy overnight killed three people who were pulled from the rubble of a two-story residential building, prosecutors said on Friday.
Russia posts strong economic growth in 2024
Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine outweighed the impact of Western sanctions.
Kyiv captures 909 Russian troops over Kursk operation
Ukraine said on Thursday it had captured more than 900 Russian troops over six months of fighting in the western Russian Kursk region...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 300 POWs
Russia and Ukraine each said on Wednesday that 150 of their captured soldiers had been returned in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between the two warring countries...
Russian missile kills five in east Ukraine
A Russian missile attack Tuesday on the Ukrainian city of Izyum, briefly occupied by Russia in 2022, killed five people and wounded more than four dozen others, officials said...
Ukraine strikes more oil facilities in western Russia
Ukraine on Monday stepped up its bombing campaign of Russian energy sites with aerial attacks on two oil facilities in the west of the country, Kyiv鈥檚 military said.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school
Kyiv and Moscow traded blame on Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia鈥檚 Kursk region, while Kyiv said new missile and drone attacks killed at least 18 people in Ukraine.
Russia fired 42 missiles, 123 drones at Ukraine
Russia fired 42 missiles and 123 drones including decoys at Ukraine overnight in a barrage that damaged buildings and left several people dead, the Ukrainian air force said on Saturday.
Russian drone barrage kills four in east Ukraine
A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed at least four people in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, the interior ministry said.
Syria鈥檚 rulers urge Russia to fix past mistakes
Syria鈥檚 new leadership on Wednesday urged Moscow to 鈥榓ddress past mistakes鈥� during talks with visiting Russian officials 鈥� the first since former president Bashar al-Assad, a Kremlin ally, was toppled last month...
Russian captures village in Ukraine鈥檚 Kharkiv region
Russia鈥檚 army said on Tuesday its forces had captured a large village in Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern Kharkiv region, the latest territorial gain for Moscow鈥檚 advancing troops as Kyiv warned of intense fighting in two other key frontline towns.
Putin ready to talk to Trump, waits for signals: Kremlin
Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact.
2,00,000 int鈥檒 troops needed to secure any Ukraine peace: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said any peace deal agreed with Russia would require at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to oversee it, according to comments published on Wednesday...
Russia downs 55 Ukrainian drones overnight
Russia said on Tuesday that it had downed 55 Ukrainian drones overnight, adding that falling debris had sparked a new fire at an oil depot in a border region.
Putin, Xi praise ties, hours after Trump sworn in
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping praised their deepening cooperation in a video call on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump鈥檚 inauguration as United States president.
NUKE PLANT: Russian envoy hopeful of settling loan repayment issues
Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin on Sunday expressed optimism over settling the debt repayment issues for the Russia-funded Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, stressing that...
Russian attack kills three in Kyiv
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital killed three people on Saturday, Ukrainian leaders said, in branding it a 鈥榟einous鈥� attack, while Moscow called it 鈥榬etaliation鈥� for bombardments on its territory.
Russia, Iran to harden military and trade ties in new pact
Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement their military and economic ties, a pact between two of the world鈥檚 most heavily sanctioned nations that is likely to alarm the West.
Moscow, Kyiv exchange 50 POWs
Russia and Ukraine have each released 25 captured prisoners of war in the first exchange of 2025, both countries said on Wednesday...
Ukraine claims biggest aerial strike on Russian territory
Ukraine carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war overnight, Kyiv said on Tuesday, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of miles from the frontline....
Seoul says 300 North Korean soldiers killed fighting Ukraine
Around 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded while fighting in Russia鈥檚 war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday, citing information from Seoul鈥檚 spy agency.
Russia captures Ukrainian village south of Pokrovsk
Russia said on Monday it captured an east Ukrainian mining village south of Pokrovsk, home to one of Ukraine鈥檚 most important coal mines and where Russian troops have reached the outskirts.
Anton Chekhov鈥檚 birth anniv celebrated
The Russian House in Dhaka celebrated the 165th anniversary of birth of Anton Chekhov, one of Russia鈥檚 greatest literary figures, with a captivating literary event in the capital on Saturday...
Penalty king Kane sends Bayern past Gladbach
A second-half penalty from Harry Kane gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, restoring their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table.
US, UK announce fresh sanctions against Russia鈥檚 energy sector
The United States and the United Kingdom on Friday announced sanctions against Russia鈥檚 energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing US president Joe Biden鈥檚 leaving office...