At least two people have been killed and others injured in a bombing near the entrance to Russia’s embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials say. The dead are Russian embassy staff, the foreign ministry in Moscow said, adding there…
Putin says Gorbachev ‘had huge impact on course of global history
Vladimir Putin has sent official condolences to the family of Mikhail Gorbachev in the first official Kremlin statement on the passing of the last leader of the Soviet Union. “Mikhail Gorbachev was a politician and statesman who had a huge…
Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took over in 1985, is best known for opening up the USSR and for his rapprochement with the West, but he was unable to prevent his country collapsing…
Brittney Griner’s defence team appeals WNBA star’s drug conviction in Russia
Brittney Griner’s legal team has appealed against the American basketball star’s guilty verdict and nine-year prison sentence on drug smuggling charges in Russia, the lawyers said on Monday. Griner was arrested for carrying vape cartridges containing with marijuana in a…
Russia fines WhatsApp, Snapchat over data storage
Russian regulators have fined chat service WhatsApp and Snapchat for failing to store Russian users’ data on local servers, part of government efforts to control online activity. A Moscow court on Thursday imposed an 18 million ruble ($300,000) fine on…
Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
Played by humans, chess is a game of strategic thinking, calm concentration and patient intellectual endeavour. Violence does not usually come into it. The same, it seems, cannot always be said of machines. Last week, according to Russian media outlets,…
Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea
Ukraine and Russia have signed “mirror” deals which will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea. The agreement will allow millions of tonnes of grain, currently trapped in Ukraine by the war, to be exported. The…
European Space Agency cuts ties with Russia on Mars rover mission
The European Space Agency terminated its cooperation with Russia to launch Europe’s first planetary rover, the agency’s chief said Tuesday. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, and ESA were collaborating on a mission involving the European ExoMars Rover, designed to look…
Ukrainian shopping centre ‘struck by Russian missiles’ with ‘more than 1,000’ inside
At least two people have been killed and more than 20 injured after a shopping centre in Ukraine was struck by Russian missiles, officials have claimed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky uploaded a video to his Facebook page showing a shopping…
Goodbye Golden Arches: rebranded McDonald’s to reopen in Russia
Sunday marks a new dawn for Russia’s fast-food lovers as former McDonald’s Corp restaurants reopen under new branding and ownership, more than three decades after the arrival of the hugely popular Western fast food chain. The relaunch will begin on…