Russia

Demonstrators in Russia's Dagestan region have clashed with police, in the latest protests to break out against Moscow's new "partial mobilization". OVD-Info, an independent Russian human rights monitor, said over 100 people…

In the occupied city of Kherson, some Ukrainian men believe that if they break their own arms, maybe the Russians will not force them into military service. Others are hiding in basements. Some are trying to run even though they are…

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry on Sunday ridiculed Moscow's partial mobilization to bolster its forces in Ukraine, posting on Twitter a mash-up of social media videos of Russian police beating and arresting men protesting the call-up. The…

Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists. Viktor Medvedchuk was one of 55 people turned…

Russian lawmakers Tuesday approved a Bill that would toughen punishment for offenses committed during war, including desertion, insubordination and evading military service, a move that could be laying the groundwork for a possible military…

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that "colossal global dysfunction" is impeding efforts toward solving food insecurity and climate change issues, as world leaders gathered to address the United Nations amid tensions…

As India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin and attends a summit with China's Xi Jinping on Friday, he will need to avoid looking too chummy with the United States' two top adversaries. Modi's…

Chinese and Russian naval vessels have begun joint patrols in the Pacific region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday, signaling deepening cooperation as the leaders of the two countries held talks in Uzbekistan. The mission, which…

Russia has covertly given at least US$300 million (S$422 million) to political parties, officials and politicians in more than two dozen countries since 2014, and plans to transfer hundreds of millions more, with the goal of exerting…

Senior Ukrainian officials stepped up intelligence sharing with their American counterparts over the summer as they began to plan the counteroffensive that allowed them to make dramatic gains in the north-east in recent days, a shift that…