Ukraine claims it downed another Russian A-50 spy plane within weeks
Feb 24, 2024, at 03:14 pm
Ukraine has claimed it downed a Russian A-50 military spy plane, media reports said.
Feb 22, 2024, at 02:30 am
The British government on Wednesday froze the assets of six Russian prison bosses who were in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, died.
About 32,000 NATO soldiers deployed close to Russia, Belarus borders
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:39 pm
About 32,000 NATO soldiers, over 1,000 armoured vehicles, and 235 aeroplanes and helicopters are deployed near Russia's and Belarus's borders, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman says his body will be held for next two weeks
Feb 20, 2024, at 07:38 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's family has claimed his body will not be handed over for the next two weeks.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin 'gifts' car to Kim Jong Un
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:04 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a Russian-made car from President Vladimir Putin, an episode showcasing the close ties shared between the two nations, media reports said.
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia shares first emotional Instagram post since Putin's critic died
Feb 19, 2024, at 04:24 am
Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia on Sunday wrote her first social media post ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic and the country's key opposition leader died in prison, an incident which triggered widespread criticism of the government.
Feb 18, 2024, at 10:23 pm
Rights group OVD-Info on Saturday claimed more than 400 people were detained by Russian authorities for paying tributes to President Vladimir Putin's key opponent Alexei Navalny across various cities in the country.
Vladimir Putin is responsible for Navalny's death: Joe Biden
Feb 17, 2024, at 05:51 am
Washington DC/ IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "not surprised" but "outraged" over the news of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death.
Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison: Reports
Feb 17, 2024, at 12:00 am
Russian opposition leader and president Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny has died at the Arctic prison colony, media reports said on Friday.
Ukraine claims to have hit Russian landing ship in Black Sea
Feb 15, 2024, at 03:52 pm
Kiev/UNI: Ukrainian forces hit the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said.
Microsoft says hackers from Russia, China, Iran, DPRK exploiting AI tools
Feb 15, 2024, at 07:13 am
Washington: Microsoft said on Wednesday that hacker groups allegedly linked to Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are exploiting its OpenAI tools to enhance their cyberoperations.
20 dead in Ukrainian strike on bakery in Russia
Feb 04, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Moscow/IBNS/UNI: Twenty bodies were pulled from under the rubble of what used to be a popular bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik.
Russia calls for emergency UNSC meeting after downing of plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers
Jan 25, 2024, at 04:24 pm
New York/UNI: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the country has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after the downing of a Russian plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers.
Russian military plane crashes with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod
Jan 24, 2024, at 10:08 pm
A Russian Il-76 military plane crashed with suspected 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod Region of Russia on Wednesday (January 24, 2024), media reports said.
North Korea says Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon
Jan 22, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Sunday (January 21, 2024).
Ukraine forces hit west of Donetsk with deadly artillery, 27 die
Jan 22, 2024, at 08:48 pm
Ukrainian forces hit a market in the west of Donetsk with a deadly artillery strike on Sunday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 25 others, local media reported on Monday.
Shelling attack in Russin-held Donetsk leaves 25 people dead
Jan 22, 2024, at 12:35 am
At least 25 people have died in a shelling incident in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, media reports said.
Kim Jong Un calls for stepping up 'war preparations' over US 'confrontation moves'
Dec 28, 2023, at 05:48 pm
Pyongyang/UNI: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country's military to accelerate "war preparations" to counter "extreme confrontation moves" of the United States and its allies in the Korean Peninsula, North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Thursday.
Russia claims one killed, 2 injured in Ukraine's attack on Crimea
Dec 26, 2023, at 10:57 pm
One person was killed and two injured in an overnight attack by Ukraine on the city of Feodosia in Crimea, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
US President Joe Biden announces $200 million in aid for Ukraine amid ongoing conflict with Russia
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:56 pm
US President Joe Biden has announced $200 million in pre-approved aid for Ukraine following his meeting with the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Washington on Tuesday (December 12, 2023).
Kiev: Over 50 injured in suspected Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital
Dec 13, 2023, at 11:07 pm
At least 53 people were injured in a major Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Finland temporarily reopens two border crossings with Russia
Dec 13, 2023, at 08:05 am
Helsinki: The government of Finland decided on Tuesday to reopen two land crossings on its border with Russia.
Russian Prez Vladimir Putin to run for his fifth term next year
Dec 09, 2023, at 06:03 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday announced that he will stand again for a fifth term in office.
Russia and Saudi Arabia rally OPEC+ nations for unified oil cuts
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:14 am
Riyadh/IBNS: The world's two biggest oil exporters, Saudi Arabia and Russia, on Thursday called for all OPEC+ nations to join an agreement on output cuts for the good of the global economy, just days after a fractious meeting of the producers' club, Reuters reported.
Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’
Dec 01, 2023, at 11:26 pm
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has deplored the decision by Russia’s highest court to outlaw what it called “the international LGBT movement” and brand it as “extremist” - a move he feared could lead to gay and transgender rights groups there being banned outright.
NATO preparing for high-intensity conflict in Europe, says Czech Prez
Nov 24, 2023, at 05:43 am
Moscow: Czech President Petr Pavel said that all NATO members, including the Czech Republic, consider Russia the greatest military threat and are preparing for a potential high-intensity conflict in Europe.
Putin authorises changes to Russian presidential election law
Nov 15, 2023, at 05:09 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the nation's presidential election law, according to a decree that was posted on the official legal information portal on Tuesday.
UN official says ‘brutal and far-reaching’ war continues in Ukraine
Nov 01, 2023, at 10:06 pm
As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not to overlook the equally “brutal and far-reaching” crisis in Ukraine.
Oct 30, 2023, at 03:26 pm
Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters stormed an airport in Russia's Dagestan region on Sunday (October 29, 2023) to protest against a flight arriving from Israel, triggering a chaotic situation in the facility.
Putin congratulates Erdogan on the Turkish Republic's centennial
Oct 30, 2023, at 01:47 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.