Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead. WhatsApp issued a statement saying Russia had ...

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow Duma member Vitaly Milonov didn’t mince words ...

Here is where things stand on Monday, February 1: Russian emergency members work on the ruins of a house, which was destroyed during what Russian-installed authorities called a recent Ukrainian drone ...

Russia has been mounting Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite systems on its attack drones to strike deeper into Ukraine, extending their potential flight range to well inside NATO territory, analysts and ...

Here is where things stand on Thursday, December 25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed for the first time details of an agreement between the United States and Ukrainian negotiators on ...

A state radio presenter accused by prosecutors of organizing the recruitment of South Africans to fight for Russia against Ukraine was granted bail on Monday, alongside four co-accused after appearing ...

A South African court remanded a female state-radio presenter and four men in custody until a Dec. 8 bail hearing after they were charged with contravening the country’s laws against assisting foreign ...

Russia has powered its war in Ukraine by keeping its oil flowing. Now, after more than 3½ years of conflict, the gusher is slowly starting to peter out. The toll of the war and Western sanctions have ...

GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. expert monitoring human rights in Russia said Monday that "repression is escalating," targeting civilians, journalists and even Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attempt to silence ...

Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure. By Paul Sonne Russia appears unrattled by President Trump’s new ultimatum ...

Russian media has named a Ukrainian ex-DJ as the ‘spy’ who ran Kyiv’s ‘Operation Spiderweb’ that targeted Moscow’s strategic bombers at four airfields deep inside Russian territory. The SAS-style ...