Russia

US says China helping Moscow in biggest defense expansion since Soviet era

By Aurélia END WASHINGTON, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - China is helping Russia undertake its biggest military expansion since Soviet…

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000

Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continued to rise and flood whole villages and cities on Wednesday, with…

Kazakhstan and Russia battle huge floods

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - Water levels in overflowing rivers were still rising on Tuesday in swathes of…

US sent seized Iran weapons, ammo to Ukraine

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized…

Russia opens ‘financing terrorism’ probe implicating Western countries

  MOSCOW, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into "financing terrorism" that implicates Western countries,…

Kyiv, Moscow trade accusations of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attacks

MOSCOW, April 8, 2024 (AFP) - Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station with a…

Russia says Ukraine drone hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

MOSCOW, April 7, 2024 (AFP) - Russia on Sunday said that a Ukraine drone attack hit the Moscow-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear…

Russian flood situation ‘critical’ in Orsk after burst dam

MOSCOW, April 7, 2024 (AFP) - A major flood in the city of Orsk that forced several thousand people to…

US, Russian, Belarus ISS colleagues return to Earth

A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut and Belarus's first ever space traveller on Saturday returned to Earth safely after a…

Russia evacuates almost 4,500 people after dam burst

MOSCOW, April 6, 2024 (AFP) - Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region…

Russian governor in intensive care after stabbing

MOSCOW, April 5, 2024 (AFP) - The governor of Russia's far northern Murmansk region has been taken to intensive care…

Finland extends Russian border closure indefinitely

HELSINKI, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Finland on Thursday said it would extend its border closure with Russia "until further…

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