Russia

Moldovan PM accuses Moscow of manufacturing a humanitarian crisis by cutting off oil and gas to its Transnistria region

Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova’s pro-Russian separatist region

Indonesia formally joining BRICS bloc as a full member, Brazil says

Fighting rages inside Russia as Moscow reports gains in Ukraine

Ukraine launches new attack in Russia’s Kursk region

Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Moldovan PM warns of security crisis after breakaway enclave cut-off from Russian gas

Investigators meet in Brazil to extract data from black box of crashed Azerbaijani airliner

Starved of Russian gas, industry shuts down in breakaway Moldovan region

Two killed in Russian New Year’s Day drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine says

French troops ejected from Ivory Coast in latest setback for Western military alliances in Africa

Vladimir Putin orders Russian government and top bank to develop AI cooperation with China

Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe after pre-war deal expires

What Trump’s expansionist designs on Canada, Greenland and Panama all have in common

Europe’s Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops

U.S. sanctions Russian judge over role in detention of human-rights activist Alexei Gorinov, who protested Ukraine war

U.S. imposes sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia over election interference

Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas supplies

Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine hits multiple targets, including Kyiv

World welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges

Cities across the globe prepare to welcome the New Year in celebrations tinged with local traditions

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to solidify strategic partnership in letter to Russia’s Putin

Russia pumps gas to European customers via Ukraine for last days as transit deal crumbles

NORAD paying ‘full attention’ to Chinese and Russian air co-operation in Arctic

Scores of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war head back home after swap

Moldova’s separatist region cuts gas as Ukraine transit deal runs out

Russia recruits nine countries for BRICS but fails to convince Saudi Arabia and Turkey to join

Limited contact, constant surveillance: Canada’s ambassador to Russia on life in Moscow

Holding elections could take up to four years, Syria’s de facto leader says

Azerbaijan’s President says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

What is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan that Azerbaijan says was caused by Russia?

Bloodied Ukrainian troops risk losing more hard-won land in Kursk to Russia

Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down

Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia’s Oryol region

Finland moves tanker suspected of undersea cable damage closer to port

U.S. imposes sanctions on Georgian ex-prime minister Ivanishvili, citing concerns about Russia