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Three days after announcing a test of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile, Moscow said on Wednesday it also tested Poseidon, a nuclear-capable underwater drone. The second nuclear weapon test in just a week comes as the talks with the US stalled over Moscow’s reluctance to ceasefire in Ukraine.

From neo-Nazis to left-wing groups, Russia is exploiting ideological overlaps and disinformation campaigns to sow chaos, division and insecurity in Germany.

News of the test comes days after Trump warned that the US has a nuclear submarine off Russian shores

EU edges towards using ‘reparations loan’ using Russian frozen assets; Kremlin pressing ahead with year-round conscription. What we know on day 1,344

Russian lawmakers have endorsed a bill mandating year-round military conscription, rather than just in the spring and fall, as authorities seek to fill the ranks as fighting in Ukraine grinds through a fourth year

IN FOCUS: Experts do not expect US and China to resolve all their issues before the two presidents meet, but they are hoping for enough progress to stop the rivalry from doing more global economic damage. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Ukrainian president stressed that this would ‘not a plan to end the war’ but one to ‘begin diplomacy’

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's unexpected recommendation of U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn global attention and sparked debate over his legacy in world affairs.