Russia unveils plan to 'use the advantages' of climate change
The Russian government has published a plan to adapt the economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also "use the advantages" of warmer temperatures. The document, published Saturday on the government website, outlines a plan of action and admits that changes ...
Putin's hypersonic nuclear missile stirs fears of new arms race
A new hypersonic nuclear missile that Russia says it has deployed is fueling concerns of a new arms race with the United States as the clock ticks down on the expiration of the last treaty limiting the strategic arsenals of the two former Cold ...
Russian New Year's terrorist attack suspects remanded in custody
Russia on Monday remanded in custody two men suspected of planning an attack in St. Petersburg during New Year's festivities and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group. The FSB security service announced on its website that the two men had been detained Friday based ...
Polish leader Morawiecki accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII
Poland's prime minister said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been lying in remarks blaming Poland for the outbreak of World War II, and argued that Putin is doing it to deflect from recent Russian political failures. Putin has said on several recent occasions ...
Putin thanks Trump for tip Russia says foiled St. Petersburg terrorist attacks
Russia said on Sunday it had thwarted terrorism attacks reportedly planned in St. Petersburg thanks to a tip from Washington, bringing personal thanks again from President Vladimir Putin to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump. Russian news agencies cited the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying ...
Ukraine and eastern rebels swap prisoners in move to end war
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners Sunday in a move aimed at ending their five-year war. The swap at a checkpoint near the rebel-held city of Horlivka was part of an agreement brokered this month at a summit of the ...
New Russian intercontinental missile that can fly at 27 times the speed of sound is deployed
A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin, bolstering the country's nuclear strike capability. Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the ...
Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli's request, Erdogan says
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, putting the North African country's conflict at the center of wider regional frictions. Libya's internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday faced the first serious internal challenge to his decade-long rule as his party held a primary vote following his failure to form a government and his indictment on corruption charges. Veteran Likud party member Gideon Saar hoped to ...
Russian authorities use power tools to raid Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's Moscow office
Russian authorities raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Thursday, using power tools to gain entry before dragging Navalny out by force and confiscating technical equipment such as laptops. Navalny and his allies said the raid on his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) was ...
Anti-Putin activist 'forcibly drafted' and sent to Arctic base
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that one of his allies had been forcibly conscripted and sent to serve at a remote Arctic base, in a move his supporters said amounted to kidnapping. Ruslan Shaveddinov, a project manager at Navalny's anti-corruption foundation, went missing ...
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia has got a strong edge in designing new weapons and that it has become the only country in the world to deploy hypersonic weapons. Speaking at a meeting with top military brass, Putin said that for the first ...
