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Ukraine expands drone diplomacy in Europe, signs tech-sharing agreement with Latvia

June 10, 2026 2:14 pm

During a joint press conference, Kulbergs said the partnership would provide Latvia with Ukrainian technological expertise and opportunities for joint production.

Russia considers allowing 12-year-olds to work amid war-linked labour shortage: Report

June 05, 2026 6:05 pm

Russia labour shortage concerns have triggered debate over supervised holiday work for children, highlighting workforce pressures caused by war and demographic decline.

Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal as Putin’s ‘Russian Davos’ opens

June 03, 2026 11:12 pm

Ukraine drone strike on St Petersburg targeted an oil terminal and naval base, disrupting airport operations and damaging infrastructure before SPIEF.

Russia launches massive attack against Ukraine with 600 drones, 11 dead: Report

June 02, 2026 12:23 pm

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed four people in Dnipro and damaged two apartment buildings in the capital Kyiv early on Tuesday.

Russia to build first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, signs an agreement

May 28, 2026 8:12 pm

Russia will build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant under a $16.5 billion deal as the country seeks to address rising energy demand.

Russia ‘relentlessly targeting’ UK infrastructure and democracy, warns British spy chief

May 27, 2026 2:20 pm

Russia targeting UK infrastructure has become a growing concern as GCHQ chief Anne Keast-Butler warns of escalating cyber threats across Europe.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin likely to be in Delhi for BRICS meet

May 20, 2026 5:37 am

China President’s last visit to India was in Oct 2019, months before LAC standoff.

NATO jet shoots down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia

May 19, 2026 7:53 pm

According to a Reuters report, several Ukrainian military drones have recently strayed into the airspace of NATO member states Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi in September

May 19, 2026 8:15 pm

President Putin will take part in the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, Kremlin aide for international affairs Yury Ushakov was quoted as saying by the state-run TASS news agency.

Latest casualty of Ukraine-Russia war, Odisha man was helping rebuild home

May 19, 2026 3:02 am

Was employed at construction company in Moscow since december 2024.

In photos | Hugs and shared smiles -- Modi, Putin and Xi in a candid chat on Day 2 of SCO summit in China

September 01, 2025 11:38 am

"Always a delight to meet President Putin!," PM Modi said as the two leaders are set to hold bilateral talks later today.

In photos: Supporters of Russian opposition leader Navalny gather at grave on first death anniversary

February 17, 2025 1:41 am

Navalny, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on February 16, 2023, in the Polar Wolf penal colony in Kharp, where he was serving a prison sentence.

Air India ferry flight lands in San Francisco with passengers, crew two days after diversion

June 08, 2023 10:11 pm

A Delhi-San Francisco Air India flight was diverted to Magadan in Russia after it developed a technical glitch in one of its engines on Tuesday

In photos: America welcomes back Brittney Griner

December 10, 2022 1:59 pm

Russian-made missile shakes Poland, NATO

November 16, 2022 3:02 pm

A statement from the Polish Foreign Ministry identified the missile as being made in Russia. But President Andrzej Duda was more cautious about its origin, saying that officials did not know for sure who fired it or where it was made.

Scenes of jubilation as Russia retreats from Ukraine's Kherson

November 12, 2022 4:24 pm

Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of the strategic city of Kherson after Russia withdrew from the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion began in February.

Kyiv residents take shelter in subway station as Russian missiles, drones strike Ukraine

October 11, 2022 8:07 pm

As Russia launched missile attacks in several Ukraine cities, several people took shelter inside a subway station in capital Kyiv.

Long lines at Russian borders as over 1,94,000 residents flee mobilisation

September 28, 2022 2:30 pm

Over 1,94,000 Russian nationals have fled to neighboring Georgia, Kazakhstan and Finland — most often by car, bicycle or on foot — in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists.

Thousands bid farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union

September 04, 2022 4:21 pm

From his 'Glasnost' policy to a failed coup: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's life in pictures

August 31, 2022 12:01 pm

Mikhail Gorbachev played an instrumental role in ending the Cold War in 1991, without bloodshed. He also received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize for the same.

Meet the KGB spies who invented fake news

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

The New York Times reveals how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.

The origin of AK-47

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

On this day, the first AK-47 went to production in what was then called the Soviet Union.

The origin on AK-47

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

On this day, the first AK-47 went to production in what was then called the Soviet Union.

Questions over Syrian Kurds' links to Assad and Russia

February 26, 2016 1:11 pm

Body of girl who died in Russia arrives in Mumbai

February 17, 2016 2:05 pm

Mumbai, Feb 17 (ANI): The body of a girl who died in a fire incident in Russia arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday. In the shocking tragedy, two medical students from Maharashtra died of suffocation after a fire broke out in their institute in Russia on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Karishma Bhosale (20) from Pune and Pooja Kallur (22) from Nerul. BJP leader Kirit Somaiya was seen condoling the family members of the girl.

Russia: Lavrov slams 'unilateral egoistic line' on Syria that benefits some

February 10, 2016 4:27 pm

Russian President wishes India on Republic Day

January 24, 2016 1:31 pm

Russia, Jan 24 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his greetings to the Indian citizens on the occasion of Republic Day. President Putin in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he appreciates relations of special and privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India. He added that he was sure that further build-up between the two nations will be fruitful bilateral cooperation in different areas. He also said that constructive interaction corresponds to their common interests and goes in line with ensuring stability and security in Asia and the entire world.

Sinai tragedy: funerals begin amid fresh theories over cause of crash

November 05, 2015 6:46 pm

Funerals have begun to take place in Russia for some of the 224 victims of the Sinai air crash. In the north western city of Veliky Novgorod, 60-year old Nina Lushchenko was the first to be laid to rest.

Russia sends missile systems to Syria to protect its forces

November 05, 2015 6:29 pm

Representatives of four Free Syrian Army rebel groups have dismissed a report claiming they would meet Russian officials to discuss fighting Islamic State militants.