Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on July 23 that grants Belarusian citizens permanently residing in Russia the right to vote and run in local elections. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is considered one of Putin's closest allies. …
Francine Villa thought she’d found refuge. As a Black woman disillusioned with American racism and police violence, she moved to Russia in 2019 and began building a life she believed would be safer, freer and more humane. She became a Russian citizen. She …
Key developments on July 23: Ukraine, Russia hold third round of peace talks in Istanbul Ukrainian drones reportedly target key logistics hub in southwestern Russia Russia suffered 80,000 casualties during Kursk incursion, Ukraine's military chief says …
Beijing is reportedly circumventing Western sanctions by discreetly shipping Chinese-made drone engines to a state-owned Russian manufacturer, labeling them as "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid detection. This alleged practice has enabled …
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Ukrainian and Russian delegations held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul on July 23, with the meeting lasting less than an hour. During the talks, Ukraine proposed holding a summit …
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Washington, D.C., U.S. on April 8, 2025. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) On July 22 and 23, Ukrainians took to the streets in the country’s first mass anti-government protests since the outbreak of …
Earlier this year, European leaders agreed that the E.U. must be “fully capable of defending itself against a Russian attack by 2030.” NATO has more than doubled its defense spending target to 5 percent of GDP by 2035. But Western officials sounding the …
Russia and Ukraine discussed further prisoner swaps on Wednesday at a brief session of peace talks in Istanbul, but the sides remained far apart on ceasefire terms and a possible meeting of their leaders. “We have progress on the humanitarian track, with …
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. One person was killed and one injured as an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai was hit in a reported Ukrainian drone attack on July 24, with explosions and drones seen in the city of …
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