The Latest Breaking News from Russia

A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism over a play they staged, the latest step in the unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached unprecedented levels during Moscow's war in Ukraine

Russian leaders mourn the death of Iranian President Raisi, highlighting his role in strengthening Russia-Iran relations. Lavrov extends condolences and pr...

Whishaw is great, playing the antihero as a posturing rockstar writer whose determination to be famous is all consuming

Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’

Russian attack in northern Ukraine leads to casualties. Ukrainian ambassador asserts country's right to defend against aggressors.

Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loan

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ireland on the way back from the Nato summit in Washington

As the war enters its 816th day, these are the main developments.

Six people killed and dozens wounded after two waves of strikes on resort on edge of city, with more attacks in wider region killing five. What we know on day 817

Russia sends aircraft and rescuers to assist in the search and rescue operation at the crash site of Iranian President Raisi's helicopter in northern Iran.

Convincing the rest of the world to attend a platform that appears stilted towards Ukraine remains a tall order for the Swiss organisers