Russia Pounds Ukrainian Capital Hours After US Envoys Depart

KYIV -- Russia hammered the Ukrainian capital with ballistic missiles, killing at least two people in a major attack hours after White House envoys left Kyiv amid a renewed push for peace negotiations. The September 8 attack followed a lull in near daily …

North Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties

South Korea's central bank estimated in July that North Korea's economy grew more than three per cent for a third straight year in 2025, citing it's expansion of economic cooperation with Russia as a "major drive". The bank's …

Wider Europe Briefing: New Russia Sanctions And The Slovak Veto

Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL's newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe's Eastern neighborhoods. I'm RFE/RL Europe …

Russia says it will give a ‘harsh and painful’ response after Hungary expels 10 diplomats- Europe live

Moscow says it will have a 'harsh and painful' response to Hungarian move to expel 10 diplomatsWe are getting a bit more on that Russian response to Hungary, and it’s clear that Moscow is not happy. The foreign ministry said it would proceed with …

Witkoff and Kushner brutally mocked in Russia - 'These people aren't serious'

Americanist Rafael Ordukhanyan, speaking at the show, suggested that Witkoff is too busy "buying the Los Angeles Lakers" and, ironically, wondered whether he found time for his business deals between political negotiations. Article continues …

Russia Pounds Kyiv In Deadly Overnight Attack

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Moscow tried to kill as many people as possible with new Kyiv strike

Two killed in Ukrainian strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea We’re getting more reports of overnight attacks coming in, this time Ukrainian strikes on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. Two people have been killed and one has been wounded in the attack …

Russia threatens retaliation after Hungary expels Putin’s diplomats from country

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If Putin Expands the Ukraine War to NATO Russia Must Be Broken Up

Will a NATO-Russia War Go Nuclear? What Happens to Russia After? – As Ukraine strikes deeper into Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin grows more desperate, U.S. and European defense analysts increasingly worry about the possibility that Putin will …

Russia Is Building a Massive Site for Missile Components Deep in Siberia, Far From NATO and Ukraine’s Strike Reach

Exclusively acquired documentation by UNITED24 Media shows that Russia is constructing a huge, high-cost defense manufacturing and storage site far from NATO and Ukrainian strike reach to expand its missile-making capabilities.  Despite Russia’s deep and …