US imposes new sanctions on Russian state media
AdminsUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new sanctions against the Russian media channel RT, accusing it of being a "de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus". The top…
Ukraine war: US secretly sends long-range missiles to help Kyiv
Ukraine has begun using long-range ballistic missiles secretly provided by the US against invading Russian forces, American officials have confirmed. The weapons were part of a $300m (£240m) aid package…
Europe and US need each other, Nato chief Stoltenberg says
Europe and the US need each other and are "stronger together", the secretary-general of Nato has said. Jens Stoltenberg was speaking at a ceremony marking the alliance's 75th anniversary. While…
Russian authorities hand over Alexei Navalny’s body to his mother, spokeswoman says
Navalny spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh writes that a funeral is to come. Russian authorities have given Alexei Navalny's body back to his mother more than a week after the opposition leader's death in…
US imposes ‘crushing’ sanctions on Russia 2 years after Ukraine invasion
Some of them target those involved in the death of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. The Biden administration on Friday announced more than 500 sanctions on Russia, its "enablers," and its "war…
Associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny is sentenced to 9 years in prison
An associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the latest move in a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent MOSCOW -- An associate…
Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have fled occupied regions of the country over myriad routes SUMY, Ukraine -- Whenever 52-year-old Anna is agitated, she senses the chilling touch of…
Mexican president defends inclusion of Russian military contingent in Independence parade
Mexico's president is defending the participation of a contingent of Russian soldiers in a military parade over the weekend MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s president on Monday defended the participation of a…
A Russian passenger jet with a hydraulics problem makes a safe emergency landing in an open field
A Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board made a successful wheels-down emergency landing in a field, and officials say no one was seriously injured MOSCOW -- A Russian passenger…
What is the Wagner Group? The ‘brutal’ Russian military unit in Ukraine
The U.S. has labeled them a "criminal organization." More than one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. is increasingly focused on denouncing what it calls a "brutal" paramilitary group…