The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv electricity plant destroyed by Russian missiles and drones

Ukraine parliament passes controversial mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers; Japan’s prime minister calls on US to continue supporting Ukraine. What we know on day 779

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2024

Russian Hackers Breach US Government Agencies Via Microsoft Emails

Russian state-backed hackers breach Microsoft's systems, stealing email correspondence with US government agencies. CISA issues emergency directive to enha...

Top News · Apr 11, 2024

How much does the US spend on the military?

Since 1980, defense spending has risen by 62%, climbing from $506 billion to $820 billion by 2023, after adjusting for inflation.

USAFacts · Apr 11, 2024

Blossoming coalition? Japan at heart of US-led push to contain China

Roll out the red carpet for Japan. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is being feted with a speech before a joint session of Congress and a White House state dinner. Key to the courtship is Tokyo's ramped-up role in policing the Pacific. Like the Germans in Europe, the Japanese have had…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2024

Alexei Navalny’s memoir due to be published posthumously in October

The Russian opposition politician, who died in prison in February, completed an autobiography which will come out later this year

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Wife of jailed British-Russian fears he will meet same fate as Navalny

Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is suffering after-effects of two poisonings, is two years into 25-year sentence in Russian jail

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Kremlin Foe Navalny's Posthumous Memoir Out In October

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir will be released in October, chronicling his 2020 nerve agent poisoning and life in a brutal Russian prison camp, the US publisher of the book said Thursday.

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2024

Blood, chaos and decline: these are the fruits of unbridled western hubris

The radical right is correct that the west is waning. But it’s not ‘wokeness’ that’s to blame, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024

Russia Urges Restraint Amid Iranian Threat In Middle East

Russia calls for caution and diplomacy as tensions rise in the Middle East due to Iranian threats.

Top News · Apr 11, 2024

Russia’s Angara A5 rocket blasts off into space after two aborted launches

Russia wants to use rocket’s cargo capacities to deliver modules for a future rival to the International Space Station.

Al Jazeera · Apr 11, 2024