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Part of a residential building collapsed Thursday in southern Russia, killing one woman and sparking a search for any residents who might be trapped in the rubble, Russian state news agency Tass said.Most residents in the southern city of Astrakhan already had evacuated because of what was described as a grinding sound in building, Tass said.…

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveRIGA, Latvia — Russia has opened a criminal case against the prominent Russian American writer and journalist Masha Gessen, accusing them of spreading “false information” about the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine — part of a continuing crackdown by the Kremlin on voices critical of…

TALLINN, Estonia -- Vladimir Putin isn't quite the man he used to be — more than a decade has passed since the Russian president engaged in public stunts to boast of his vigor by hugging a polar bear or riding a horse barechested in the mountains. The war in Ukraine has further dented that strongman image.Putin is still expected to seek another…

Father Grigory Borisov offers a prayer for Ukraine every day in a special liturgy at the Lasnamäe church, a towering, whitewashed place of Russian Orthodox worship in the centre of the most populous suburb of Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, where a majority are Russian speakers.The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God was built in 2013 with the…

Sanctions have boosted domestic industrial production, officials say.Russia’s economy has adapted well to Western sanctions and Moscow does not fear the prospect of more such measures, the Kremlin says. On February 25, 2022, a day after Russia undertook a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union introduced wide-ranging sanctions…

Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks at the USAID "Democracy Delivers" event at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice, in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023, on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly. ZAK BENNETT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 20 (Reuters) - Russia barred entry to a…

With the U.S.'s current primary Middle East focus being on trying to deter a widening of the Israel-Hamas War, China and Russia have been busy cementing their influence elsewhere in the region, most recently in Iraq. This remains a key target for Beijing and Moscow to expand their presence for three main reasons. First, it could easily…

Britain and Denmark will provide more military and financial aid to Ukraine in its defense against Russia's invasion, the countries' defense ministers said during a Ukraine Donor Conference in Copenhagen.Denmark will up its financial aid to Ukraine by 110 million euros ($114 million), bringing its total financial aid for the embattled country…

Oil tankers sail along Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana MeelRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterThis content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Higher oil export volumes, coupled…

WHEN PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN dispatched aircraft-carriers to the Middle East after Hamas’s attack on Israel last month, he had one word for Iran and allies: “Don’t”. Since then there have been rocket, drone and missile attacks on Israel and American troops from Iran’s network of allied militias across the region, but no escalation into a regional…