Russia (Moscow)

Recent events in world require North Korea to strengthen its nuclear forces — Kim Jong Un

Recent events in world require North Korea to strengthe...

TASS, Jan 4, 2026 - 20:22

Kim Jong Un also added that the purpose of the drills was to assess the combat r...

US triumph in Venezuela could turn into disaster — Russian senator

US triumph in Venezuela could turn into disaster — Russ...

TASS, Jan 4, 2026 - 20:22

Alexey Pushkov opined that by attacking Venezuela and capturing its president, t...

Vessel Coming From Russia Dragged Anchor Before Subsea Cable Damaged — Finnish Police

Vessel Coming From Russia Dragged Anchor Before Subsea ...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 4, 2026 - 17:51

Experts and political leaders have viewed the suspected cable sabotage as part o...

Starlink to provide Venezuela with free communication services for one month

Starlink to provide Venezuela with free communication s...

TASS, Jan 4, 2026 - 00:54

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto said on January 3 that the United Sta...

Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic

Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location...

NYT > Russia News, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel,...

Guterres deeply alarmed by Maduro's capture, calls for respect for international law

Guterres deeply alarmed by Maduro's capture, calls for ...

TASS, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

The UN Secretary General called on all actors in Venezuela to engage in inclusiv...

France says US actions in Venezuela contradict international law

France says US actions in Venezuela contradict internat...

TASS, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

Jean-Noel Barro criticized Venezuelan president’s policies, but said that Paris ...

Lavrov expresses solidarity with people of Venezuela in face of armed aggression

Lavrov expresses solidarity with people of Venezuela in...

TASS, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

Russia "will continue to support the Bolivarian government's line aimed at prote...

Russia strongly calls on US to release Maduro, his wife — MFA

Russia strongly calls on US to release Maduro, his wife...

TASS, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

It also emphasized the need "to create conditions for resolving any existing pro...

FACTBOX: Cases of abductions of heads of state

FACTBOX: Cases of abductions of heads of state

TASS, Jan 3, 2026 - 18:22

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was captured by fighters of the elite Delta for...

New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill’s ‘secret common-law wife’ of 50 years

New investigation reveals Russian Orthodox Patriarch Ki...

Meduza, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

Under Orthodox Church canon law, a patriarch cannot be married and must be celib...

Russia calls U.S. military action in Venezuela ‘armed aggression,’ as Kyiv rejects Maduro’s legitimacy

Russia calls U.S. military action in Venezuela ‘armed a...

Meduza, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

Following overnight U.S. strikes on Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, President Dona...

If I could save time in a photo. Meduza interviews photographer Sergey Maximishin about his two-volume farewell to Russia and a century of history captured in his work and amateur images

If I could save time in a photo. Meduza interviews phot...

Meduza, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

In December 2025, the Russian photographer Sergey Maximishin released a two-volu...

‘I thought, what could they do to me?’. Russian street singer Diana Loginova, jailed for performing anti-war songs, gives first major interview in exile

‘I thought, what could they do to me?’. Russian street ...

Meduza, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

In 2025, three St. Petersburg street musicians did something seemingly impossibl...

What’s changing in Russia in 2026? Year-round conscription, higher taxes, rising utility costs, and AI surveillance

What’s changing in Russia in 2026? Year-round conscript...

Meduza, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

At the very end of 2025, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree mandating that...

For Russia’s Wartime Diaspora, New Year’s Traditions Become a Tether to Home

For Russia’s Wartime Diaspora, New Year’s Traditions Be...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

The Moscow Times spoke to Russian emigres who left after the invasion of Ukraine...

Ukrainian Drones Kill 28 in Occupied Kherson Resort Town, Pro-Kremlin Governor Says

Ukrainian Drones Kill 28 in Occupied Kherson Resort Tow...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

Authorities in Kyiv denied targeting civilians in the town of Khorly, saying the...

Russia’s Economy in 2026: More War, Slower Growth and Higher Taxes

Russia’s Economy in 2026: More War, Slower Growth and H...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

The economy is likely to slide from a phase of “managed cooling” into outright s...

Russian Army Makes Biggest Territorial Gains in 2025 Since First Year of Full-Scale Invasion

Russian Army Makes Biggest Territorial Gains in 2025 Si...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

Russian forces captured more than 5,600 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory...

Russia Demands Release of Maduro After U.S. Military Strikes Venezuela

Russia Demands Release of Maduro After U.S. Military St...

The Moscow Times - News, Jan 3, 2026 - 17:22

The Foreign Ministry urged restraint and warned against further escalation after...

Five children taken to hospital following Ukrainian attack on Kherson Region

Five children taken to hospital following Ukrainian att...

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 02:28

Meanwhile, the Russian Investigative Committee has launched a criminal investiga...

Over 500,000 Ukrainian troops killed or wounded in action in 2025

Over 500,000 Ukrainian troops killed or wounded in acti...

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 00:52

Besides, Russian forces destroyed 19 Ukrainian warplanes, over 50 missile system...

FACTBOX: Cities awarded Russia’s New Year’s capital title

FACTBOX: Cities awarded Russia’s New Year’s capital title

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 00:52

TASS has prepared this factbox on the project dubbed The New Year’s Capital of R...

Fire destroys 150-year-old church building in Amsterdam

Fire destroys 150-year-old church building in Amsterdam

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 00:21

There is a danger of the building collapsing

Lukashenko says Slovakia’s PM to visit Belarus

Lukashenko says Slovakia’s PM to visit Belarus

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 00:21

According to the press service of the head of Belarus, Lukashenko noted that he ...

Earth to be illuminated by year’s largest Sun on January 3

Earth to be illuminated by year’s largest Sun on January 3

TASS, Jan 1, 2026 - 00:21

The difference between the Sun's diameters in January and July will be most noti...

SCO chairmanship passes to Kyrgyzstan

SCO chairmanship passes to Kyrgyzstan

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 23:51

The Kyrgyz chairmanship will be held under the slogan '25 years of the SCO: toge...

Head of Russian delegation in Vienna talks about obscenity of Europeans at OSCE site

Head of Russian delegation in Vienna talks about obscen...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 23:51

Head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms...

Turkmenistan takes over as CIS chair

Turkmenistan takes over as CIS chair

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 23:21

Stanislav Pritchin, Head of the Central Asia Department at the Russian Academy o...

Double tax convention between Russia, the UAE become effective

Double tax convention between Russia, the UAE become ef...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 22:22

The agreement will promote mutual attraction of investments

Bulgaria should support efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine — president

Bulgaria should support efforts to achieve peace in Ukr...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 18:50

Rumen Radev noted that 2025 brought the first hopes for ending the conflict

Trump criticizes George Clooney's acquisition of French citizenship

Trump criticizes George Clooney's acquisition of French...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 18:50

The US leader pointed out that France is "in the midst of a major crime problem ...

Belarusians never seek conflicts, but they can stand up for themselves — Lukashenko

Belarusians never seek conflicts, but they can stand up...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 18:20

"The opponents would never understand that we are in the habit of creating, not ...

Kazakhstan begins its term of EAEU presidency

Kazakhstan begins its term of EAEU presidency

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 18:20

The presidency is passing to Astana in an extremely difficult period marked by t...

Every third Russian decorates their New Year’s tree with Soviet toys – poll

Every third Russian decorates their New Year’s tree wit...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 17:50

Experts also found that 75% of respondents confirmed that their families still p...

US attacks drug traffickers in Pacific Ocean, kills three people — The Pentagon

US attacks drug traffickers in Pacific Ocean, kills thr...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 17:50

Intelligence has confirmed that the vessels were traveling along a known drug sm...

‘Do you think Putin is doing a good job?’. A state-linked pollster is asking Russian university students to share their views on the war, politics, and sex

‘Do you think Putin is doing a good job?’. A state-link...

Meduza, Dec 31, 2025 - 17:22

“What do you plan to do after graduation?” A screenshot of this multiple-choice ...

One person killed and several injured in terrorist attack in Aleppo, Syria — SANA

One person killed and several injured in terrorist atta...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 16:51

According to the news agency, the explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber

Ukraine attacked settlements of Donetsk People's Republic four times during day

Ukraine attacked settlements of Donetsk People's Republ...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 16:51

Two residential buildings and a civil infrastructure facility were damaged

FACTBOX: New Year holidays in Russia

FACTBOX: New Year holidays in Russia

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 16:21

According to a government decree, the New Year holidays in 2025–2026 will last 1...

FACTBOX: Celebrities who passed away in 2025

FACTBOX: Celebrities who passed away in 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 15:51

In 2025, a great many well-known politicians, statesmen, scientists and cultural...

FACTBOX: Presidential elections around the world in 2025

FACTBOX: Presidential elections around the world in 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 15:22

Twenty-seven countries across the globe elected their leaders in 2025

Presidential elections around the world in 2025

Presidential elections around the world in 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 15:22

Twenty-seven countries across the globe elected their presidents in 2025

FACTBOX: Major aviation disasters of 2025

FACTBOX: Major aviation disasters of 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 15:22

At least 12 such incidents were recorded during the year, including two involvin...

FACTBOX: Major man-made disasters of 2025

FACTBOX: Major man-made disasters of 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:53

On November 25, a massive fire broke out in the Wang Fuk Court residential compl...

Major man-made disasters of 2025

Major man-made disasters of 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:53

US discussed security guarantees for Kiev with ‘European Three’ and Ukraine — Witkoff

US discussed security guarantees for Kiev with ‘Europea...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:53

According to the US leader's special representative, one of the topics of conver...

How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers

How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Ow...

NYT > Russia News, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:21

Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wr...

FACTBOX: Major natural disasters of 2025

FACTBOX: Major natural disasters of 2025

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:21

In January, large-scale forest fires erupted in southern California, affecting L...

Venezuela condemns Kiev’s attempt to strike on Putin's residence

Venezuela condemns Kiev’s attempt to strike on Putin's ...

TASS, Dec 31, 2025 - 13:21

The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry also expressed solidarity with the people and go...