Russia has expressed willingness to help ease tensions between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme by offering to take Iran's highly enriched uranium (HEU) and convert it into fuel for civilian reactors.
Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,212 servicemen killed in the war with Russia, following a major repatriation agreement reached in Istanbul last week.
Pakistan will begin its first freight train service to Russia from Lahore on June 22. The route is part of the INSTC and aims to connect Pakistan's rail network with Central Asia, establishing a new trade corridor via Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, has left at least three people dead and at least 64 others injured, including five children. The nine-minute strike on Tuesday involved 17 drones and caused fires and significant damage to residential and public areas in the city.
The next phase of Russia-U.S. consultations on resolving diplomatic tensions will take place in Moscow “in the near future,” Russia’s Ambassador to Washington, Alexander Darchiev, confirmed in his first interview since assuming the post in March.
The European Commission has proposed new sanctions on Russia, targeting energy, finance, and military sectors, while Russia extends its countermeasures until 2025. The proposal is still under debate within the EU.
Azerbaijan has strongly condemned remarks by Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky for calling Karabakh a "disputed territory." Baku slammed the "regrettable" statement, stressing Karabakh is its sovereign land, a fact that it noted even Moscow officially recognises.
The European Commission has announced its 18th sanctions package targeting Russia, focusing on cutting Moscow’s energy revenues and limiting its military capabilities.
South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung appoints Yeo Han-koo as chief trade negotiator amid ongoing tariff talks with the U.S., aiming to ease tensions and secure a swift deal.
The Kremlin announced that Russia plans to increase cooperation with African countries, including in sensitive areas like defence and security. This comes as the state-controlled Africa Corps replaces the Wagner mercenary group, cementing Moscow's growing presence and security role on the continent.
Russia now produces in three months what NATO countries collectively manufacture in a year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a speech at Chatham House in London.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Monday that Britain is fully involved in Ukraine’s attacks against Russia, warning of a growing terrorist threat and criticising Western missile policies.
Ukraine and Russia have begun a significant prisoner exchange, with both sides confirming the return of young and wounded POWs in what may become the largest swap of the war.
Ukraine says a new prisoner exchange with Russia involving 1,000 troops from each side will begin next week.
Russia says its troops have entered the Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time, but Ukrainian officials reject the claim.
Russia’s Defense Ministry stated Sunday that it is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine regarding a planned exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of fallen soldiers, which was scheduled to begin Saturday.
Russia announced that its self-imposed moratorium on deploying intermediate- and shorter-range missiles is coming to an end, accusing the United States and its allies of failing to reciprocate Moscow’s restraint.
Russia carried out a large-scale air attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv overnight and into Saturday evening, killing at least four people and injuring more than 60 others, including a baby, according to local officials.
Ukraine's Air Force announced Saturday morning that it had shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet during a successful operation in the Kursk direction.
Kharkiv faced its most intense assault since the war began, as Russia launched a deadly overnight attack using drones, missiles, and guided bombs.
Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali and Dmitry Bakanov, CEO of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, met on Friday to discuss expanding space cooperation, including the joint production of satellites.
Russia has signalled its willingness to either use or return U.S.-supplied nuclear fuel stored at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the IAEA offering to mediate the issue.
Protey, a Russian telecom equipment developer, installed 4G mobile network systems in Afghanistan last year, a development reported by the Vedomosti business newspaper on Thursday. The systems are designed to provide mobile services for an estimated 10 million people.
Four people were killed and several others injured as Kyiv came under a wave of missile and drone strikes overnight, in what follows reports of Ukrainian drone attacks on military facilities deep inside Russia.
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