Ukraine Claims Attack On Kerch Bridge Linking Russia With Occupied Crimea

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) shared a video on June 3 it described as a strike on the bridge linking mainland Russia with the occupied Crimean peninsula. The SBU said it used 1,100 kilograms of explosives to hit the bridge's supports. Russian …

How Putin Turned Against Tech and 'Strangled' Russia's Silicon Dreams

Not so long ago, Russia was rolling out the red carpet for Western tech giants. Today, President Vladimir Putin is plotting how to “strangle them.” Once welcomed as symbols of innovation and global connectedness, these companies are now being recast as …

Russia strikes Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least three

After Round Two Of Russia-Ukraine Talks, Peace Seems Even More Elusive

Even before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators faced off across the conference room at Istanbul's famed Ciragan Palace on June 2, there was scant optimism for substantive progress toward peace. After just about an hour of talks, it was clear even that …

Venezuela's Maduro condemns Ukraine 'terrorist' attacks in Russia

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday accused Ukraine of acting like "Nazis" and "terrorists" after a series of attacks inside Russia, doubling down on his support for Moscow amid escalating cross-border strikes. Venezuelan …

Ukraine demands Russia respond to document with peace proposals – Sybiha

Ahead of the second round of negotiations in Istanbul, Russia received a document outlining Ukraine's vision for ending the war, but has not yet responded. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said this in a post on the social media platform X, …

Malaysia-Russia Cooperation To Deepen With Upcoming JC-ESTC Meeting

KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia-Russia bilateral cooperation will be further strengthened through the Malaysia-Russia Joint Commission Meeting on Economic, Scientific, Technical, and Cultural Cooperation (JC-ESTC), scheduled to be held in …

As Ukraine batters Russia with daring assaults, firebrand pro-Kremlin pundits rattle nuclear sabres

CNN  —  How will Moscow respond to the stunning Ukrainian drone strikes on its fleet of strategic aircraft? So far, the Kremlin has stayed tight-lipped, saying only that it is waiting for the results of a formal investigation into the attacks, which struck …

Russia builds power lines to exploit Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant it stole — but still can’t run it

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the biggest in Europe, occupied by Russian forces since March 2022, remains completely shut down, with all six reactors in a cold shutdown state. The Zaporizhzhia NPP has enough capacity to meet the annual electricity …

Russia, Pakistan discuss closer ties, regional stability

ISLAMABAD: Russian Foreign Min­ister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Mos­cow’s desire on Tuesday to expand cooperation with Pakistan, underscoring shared interests in economic development, regional connectivity and counter-terrorism. Mr Lavrov’s remarks came …