The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Videos shared on Ukrainian social media since the weekend claim to show African nationals fighting in the ranks of the Russian army – raising fresh questions about Moscow’s overseas recruitment practices.

Tense calm returns in Iranian streets as large scale protests in Iran appear to have been suppressed

Carl Schmitt wanted empires that dominated the small countries in their orbits. But the US president’s chaotic actions are not that strategic, says Brendan Simms, director of the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University

A Kremlin-installed local official said strikes disrupted power in the Zaporizhzhia region

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy's net worth takes a hit following a 9-month jail term in the Philippines as he awaits deportation to Moscow for multiple crimes.

Russian YouTuber Vitaly Zdorovetskiy is set to be deported to Russia after serving a jail sentence in the Philippines over harassment linked to livestream stunts.

Response crews at work following strikes in Ukraine’s second city as Britain commits £20m after Zelenskyy declares energy emergency. What we know on day 1,423

Russia expels a British diplomat over unfounded spy allegations, prompting UK to consider response amid ongoing diplomatic tensions and mutual expulsions since Ukraine conflict.

Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition intensifies and climate change accelerates, the world’s oceans are also becoming the front line of 21st-century geopolitics.

The 2026 World Cup is set to be a polarising event but, even if it will not be the first to be politically contentious, it will expose a growing unease

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