MOSCOW - Russian forces have taken control of the strategic coal-mining city of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine, Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Baltic states are set to sever ties with Russia's power grid that date back to the 1950s, and instead integrate further ...

Authorities in Russia’s Samara are investigating the disappearance and likely murder of the city’s former mayor, Viktor Tarkhov, and his wife. The couple’s granddaughter has been arrested as a suspect ...

Dmitry Peskov noted that Moscow will "address these issues through a dialogue based on traditionally cordial relations" with Baku ...

Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine ...

Kyiv insists the attacks are orchestrated by Russia, but there is rising reluctance in the country to join the fight as the ...

President Trump’s enduring interest in acquiring Greenland injects further potential geostrategic challenges in the region’s ...

The Associated Press obtained audio of the broadcast, as well as video and photos showing the blaze, that three military officials said were gathered by a ship from a NATO nation operating nearby ...

Never has a more beautiful sight been seen in Hutchinson than is now presented by the display of hot-house cut and potted flowers at the drug store of Naegele & Harms. The ...

Grains trading house Rodnie Polya, Moscow's Domodedovo Airport and all 16 warehouses belonging to Russia's largest warehouse owner Raven Russia were all placed under state management on January 31, ...

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...