A monument to Josef Stalin has been unveiled at one of Moscow’s busiest subway stations, the latest attempt by Russian authorities to revive the legacy of the brutal Soviet dictator. The sculpture shows Stalin surrounded by beaming workers and children with flowers. It was installed at the Taganskaya station to mark the 90th anniversary of […]
Russian authorities say they repelled a major Ukrainian drone attack, with over 100 drones intercepted late Tuesday and early Wednesday across several regions, including near the capital.According to a post on Telegram by Russia’s defence ministry, 112 Ukrainian drones were “destroyed and intercepted” across six regions within a three-hour span before midnight. The drones targeted […]
US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he is “playing with fire” as frustration grows over stalled peace talks and Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump wrote, “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots […]
LONDON : A top Kremlin official on Monday scoffed at a report that Russia could be involved in recent arson attacks on the private home of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a building where he once lived and a car that he had owned. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to a Financial Times report […]
Russia is bombing Ukrainian cities with record ferocity. US President Donald Trump on Sunday declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY” as Moscow launched its largest aerial assault of the war on Ukraine, a barrage of 367 drones and missiles that killed at least 12 civilians, including children. Trump’s harsh words – […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Russia unleashed its largest aerial attack since the war began, striking more than 30 cities and villages across Ukraine overnight into Sunday. At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured as 367 missiles and drones rained down in a second straight night of intense bombardment, reported the news agency […]
Russia hits Ukraine with drones and missiles Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Saturday with drones, missiles, and injured at least eight people, the city’s mayor said. Images shared online captured thick smoke pouring from the rooftop of one apartment block, while flames erupted from another nearby building as emergency crews directed powerful jets of […]
VILNIUS: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe, during a visit to Lithuania to mark the formation of his country’s first permanent overseas military unit since World War II.“There is a threat to us all from Russia,” Merz said at a press conference in Vilnius. “We are protecting ourselves against […]
For years, Russia used Brazil as a launchpad for its most elite intelligence officers, known as illegals. They started businesses, made friends and had love affairs — events that, over many years, became the building blocks of entirely new identities. Jane Bradley and Michael Schwirtz, investigative reporters for The New York Times, discuss one case. […]
Colonel General Andrey Mordvichev (Photo: TASS) MOSCOW: Russia has appointed a key commander of the gruelling siege of Mariupol, General Andrey Mordvichev, as head of the ground forces, the official newspaper of the Russian army reported Thursday.Defence Minister Andrey Belousov described the 49-year-old general as “an experienced combat officer who fully demonstrated his talent as […]
