The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Russia has had similar troughs in its demographics during World War II and after the fall of the Soviet Union—but things are different this time.

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for a decade, but the situation has worsened in the past year

The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

Belarus is cracking down on its LGBTQ+ community, detaining and beating nearly three dozen of them in the last three months

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

Ukraine and west hit out at Russian foreign minister in Malta; sanctions force Putin to scrap Gazprombank monopoly. What we know on day 1,017

The European Commission has said it's stepped up its monitoring of TikTok after receiving information about possible Russian interference in Romania's presidential election.

A Russian diplomat appeared to laugh during Ukraine's harrowing report to the UN Security Council on atrocities committed against Ukrainian children in the war.

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Thursday closed down -0.24 (-0.35%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed down -0.0066 (-0.34%). Crude oil and gasoline prices posted moderate losses on Thursday. Crude prices fell as Thursday's weaker-than-expected global economic news signals stagnant fuel demand. A weaker dollar Thursday limited losses...

According to British authorities, drug gangs in the UK laundered money through a Russian crypto operation

Vice President-elect JD Vance and national security adviser Mike Waltz met with top Ukrainian official Andriy Yermak to discuss the conflict with Russia.