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Putin starts new six-year term with challenge to the West
MOSCOW -Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was up the West to choose between confrontation and cooperation as he was sworn in for...
May 7, 20243 min read


Pentagon sees no change in Russia's strategic nuclear force posture
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on Monday, despite what...
May 7, 20242 min read


Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West
MOSCOW -Russia said on Monday it would practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a military exercise after what the...
May 6, 20244 min read


Kremlin says nuclear weapon drills are Russia's response to West's statements
MOSCOW - Russia's tactical nuclear weapon drills are a response to statements from the West about sending troops to Ukraine, the Kremlin...
May 6, 20241 min read


Russia will have to increase its missile arsenal to deter the West, diplomat says
MOSCOW - Russia will have to increase its entire missile arsenal to deter the West as Moscow is now in an open confrontation with the...
May 6, 20241 min read


Italy calls for Ukraine truce, peace talks with Putin - newspaper
ROME - Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to...
May 6, 20241 min read


Ukrainians in embattled east mark third Easter under fire
KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine - Ukrainians in the embattled east flocked to church on Sunday to mark their third wartime Easter as Russian...
May 6, 20242 min read


Germany warns of consequences for alleged Russian cyber attack
SYDNEY - Russia will face consequences for a cyber attack allegedly orchestrated by a group with ties to its military intelligence,...
May 4, 20241 min read


NATO drills show it is preparing for potential conflict with Russia, Moscow says
MOSCOW - NATO's four-month long military exercises near Russia's borders, known as Steadfast Defender, are proof the alliance is...
May 4, 20241 min read


Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports
MOSCOW - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in...
May 4, 20241 min read


Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
May 4, 20243 min read
Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine's Kharkiv, Dnipro regions
KYIV -Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting...
May 4, 20241 min read
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