Russia

Avalanche kills 11 climbers in southern Russia: Rescuers

Rescuers receive reports of the avalanche on Mount Mizhirgi, around 5,000 meters tall, at around 5 pm (1400 GMT) on Sunday.

5 DAYS AGO

Onlookers watch as Ukrainian rescue personnel work to extinguish a fire in the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) following an air attack in Kyiv on September 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (File photo: AFP)

Russian strike kills four in Ukraine: Military

Strike comes despite ongoing talks for a ceasefire amid the expected visit this weekend of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

September 5, 2026

Pakistan envoy highlights cultural, economic ties with Russia’s Far East

Pakistan's Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, highlights deep cultural and economic ties with Russia's Far East at EEF 2026, citing shared geography, growing tourism, artist exchanges, and calls for expanded collaboration in trade and connectivity

September 3, 2026

Germany blames Russia for airport drone incident, hits back with sanctions

Germany will close Russia's consulate in the former capital Bonn later this month, and cancel the contract for the Russian House, a cultural center in Berlin.

September 1, 2026

Russia warns of strikes on UK military sites over Ukraine support

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova warns that if Ukraine continues to strike targets inside Russia with British-made weapons, Moscow could retaliate by attacking the UK’s military sites.

August 28, 2026

A Ukrainian serviceman of the Air Assault Forces watches the parachutists land during parachute jump training in an undisclosed location on August 12, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: AFP)

Several wounded as 620 drones launched toward Moscow region

Russian air defenses say they destroyed more than 180 of the drones over the capital region, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the state-backed MAX platform.

August 18, 2026

Russia's liberal Yabloko party leader Nikolay Rybakov talks to the media outside the Supreme Court in Moscow on August 10, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Russia bars only anti-war party from elections

Russia's Supreme Court bars the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from contesting September's parliamentary elections.

August 10, 2026

This handout photograph, taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on August 9, 2026 shows firefighters extinguishing a fire in a damaged residential building following a Russian air attack in the eastern city of Kharkiv, amid the Russi

Five dead in new Russia, Ukraine strikes

The World Health Organization denounces strike that destroyed a warehouse in Ukraine holding medical supplies.

August 9, 2026

Al-Qaeda activities decline in Afghanistan, but present: UN official

UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism Alexander Zuyev tells TASS that Al-Qaeda has reduced its activities in Afghanistan, but the group is still present in the Taliban-governed country.

July 18, 2026

Loud blasts heard in Kyiv during missile alert: AFP journalists

More than ten explosions rang out in Kyiv early Monday during a ballistic missile alert, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.

July 6, 2026