The Latest Breaking News from Russia

YouTube is currently the last Western social media platform to work in Russia. Yet, you may soon need a VPN app to keep accessing the video-sharing service too.

The Paris Olympic Games officially get underway on Friday, at a period of high geopolitical tensions. An impressive security operation has been put in place, but the Games also face unprecedented security challenges.

This week's guest on Talking Europe has a unique vantage point on both the world of politics and sports. Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, has been an established and influential figure in European and global affairs for the past decade. He's also a keen sportsman, competing – and winning…

Russia's Central Bank raises key lending rate to 18.00% to combat inflation amid sanctions and overheated economy.

National Olympic Committe of Ukraine president Vadym Guttsait says his athletes will not speak to any Russian or Belarusian athletes in Paris.

Rico Krieger admits role in Ukrainian plot and pleads for German chancellor to save him during broadcast

Russia's central bank raised its key interest to 18 percent on Friday, the sixth hike in just over a year as it seeks to tame soaring price rises.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Laos' Vientiane on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The last Eurovision contestant to represent Russia before it was excluded refuses to be silenced after finding herself vilified in her home country for her pro-LGBTQ+ and pro-peace views

In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a key moment in the grinding war there

There is an air of the Old Testament prophets over the latest dire military and strategic warnings in Britain and America about the need to prepare for war with Russia and China by 2027.