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The opposition leader, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, was charged with inciting and funding extremism

A Russian drone strike has hit Ukrainian port facilities at Izmail on the River Danube, a short distance from Nato member state Romania.  

France’s first evacuation plane left Niger on Tuesday with more than 250 people on board, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said. France had said it planned to evacuate its nationals and EU citizens from the West African country following a military coup last Wednesday that unleashed protests against the former colonial power. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Coup supporters denounce former colonial power, shout support for Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has just taken a dangerous turn, with an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin making a terrifying move.

Unilever (UL), Nestlé, Mondelēz and Procter & Gamble (PG) — the world’s biggest consumer goods companies — fall into this category.

Ndileka Mandela discussed colonialism, identity, and why Africa’s future is in its own hands

Reed had been arrested in Moscow in 2019 and the State Department considered him wrongfully detained. 

Russia has accused Ukraine of being behind a drone attack that damaged at least two buildings in the capital Moscow early on Monday morning.

Air strike campaign aims to blockade maritime grain exports from the Black Sea, says Kyiv

Authorities have taken action against Igor Strelkov on suspicion of extremism, his wife cliams

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to buy time while he works out how to deal with Yevgeny Prighozin, says the director of the CIA.

Russia and Ukraine both reluctant to cede territory, but some Western allies are losing patience

All ships heading for Ukrainian ports will be treated as potentially carrying weaponry, the Russian Defense Ministry has said

Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the end of the agreement is not related to Ukraine’s attack on the Crimean Bridge

"The hardest thing is that her parents died, dad and mum," Russia's Belgorod governor said.

He was reportedly seen in the Saint Petersburg office of the FSB last week.

The US leader delivered his most recent gaffe during a keynote speech at the NATO summit

Abramovich argued his fame was primarily associated with his former ownership of the Chelsea soccer club, not his Russian heritage.

The bloc’s secretary general says Kiev will not have to go through the Membership Action Plan, unlike other candidates.