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Challenges and skepticism surround international efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Stay updated with AP's coverage.

As conflict rages on Earth, an arms race may be underway in outer space. On May 30, a US diplomat warned that Russia had launched a “weapon into orbit”, something Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, branded as “fake news”. It follows on from accusations in recent months by US…

World’s nuclear states on course to spend $100bn in 2024. Plus, Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet

Evan Gershkovich was detained in March 2023 accused of ‘spying’ on a Russian defence enterprise in Yekaterinburg.

U.S. journalist faces espionage trial in Russia, sparking diplomatic tensions and concerns over press freedom.

Anna Tsivileva, Putin’s cousin, appointed as deputy defence minister after four sacked

A Russian court says the espionage trial in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will begin on June 26 and will be held behind closed doors

This 2018 satellite photo of ice caps on the Arctic islands of Russia's Severnaya Zemlya archipelago highlights the beautiful concentric rings of color in the ice, which stand out against the islands' barren landscape.

Representatives from some 2,000 companies will this week evaluate the latest defence technologies at France’s Eurosatory weapons show in northern Paris. Notably absent this year are Israel and Russia who were excluded because of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.