Russia News

By Ivan Nechepurenko Russia’s president has signaled an increase in ... a poison gas widely used during World War I, against Ukrainian forces, an act that would violate a global ban signed ... Read More

Russia's absence boosts U.S. hopes of striking Olympic gold in artistic swimming

Boosted by the absence of favourites Russia, the United States will aim for the gold medal in artistic swimming at the Paris Games after qualifying for the Olympic team event for the first time since ... Read More

Putin humiliation as Russia's huge new space rocket fails to launch yet again

Vladimir Putin's ... news agency RIA-Novosti said the cause was the failure of the pressurization system of the oxidizer tank of the central block of the rocket. It follows reports that Russia ... Read More

World News

The competition’s global reach means a significant portion of the world’s population is following along. On an island whose religious diversity is part of its democratic identity, many of the ... Read More

Ukraine PM warns of Third World War if Russia wins

Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia ... may come to feel it can't win. And when it gets to that point, why ... Read More

Emergency Declared in Russia's Khabarovsk After Radiation Detected, TASS Says

Authorities in Russia's far eastern city of Khabarovsk have declared a state of emergency in an area where a "radiation source" was found, TASS news agency reported on Friday. It said elevated ... Read More

Russia issues warning for West to 'abandon illusions' of defeat after 'abusing trust for years'

Russia has warned the West it should "abandon illusions" of defeating them after "abusing trust for years", according to Moscow's Ambassador to the US. "Everything that is happening now is the ... Read More

Who Wins the Women's World Championship in NHL 24?

The 2024 IIHF Women's World Championships are underway in Utica, NY, with the Americans looking to defend their Gold Medal. Canada and the USA have combined to win every single Women's World ... Read More

Ukraine says its spies knocked out Russia's £80m long-range radar system in kamikaze drone attack

It marks the second Nebo-U system in Russia to be destroyed by the SBU's 13th Main Directorate of Military ... point of Soviet victory in the second world war. "Chasiv Yar is located on defensible ... Read More

Zelensky: World has everything it needs to stop Russia’s Iranian drones

Volodymyr Zelenksky has complained war in Israel detracts from Ukraine's fight against Russia Credit: TOMS KALNINS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Volodymyr Zelensky has said ... Read More

Watch: Ukraine PM warns of Third World War if Russia wins

Denys Shmyhal spoke to the BBC about Russian aggression and propaganda ahead of a vote by Congress on foreign aid. He expressed "careful optimism" that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested ... Read More