Russia news headlines

Incendiary devices that ignited in Germany and the UK in July were part of a covert Russian operation, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.

The video in question shows someone claiming to be a Haitian immigrant talking about how he's intending to vote multiple times in two Georgia counties for Vice President Kamala Harris.

The unfathomable figure dwarfs the size of the global economy.

The soldiers will join front line fighting "over the next several weeks", according to the Pentagon.

South Korea's spy chief says it's estimated that North Korea aims to deploy a total of 10,000 troops to Russia by December.

Australia will gift almost its entire fleet of Abrams M1A1 tanks in what a minister described as a "bad day for Vladimir Putin".

The story of Dawn Sturgess' death involves an ill-fated gift, a public inquiry and the death of a Russian spy.

The Trump administration "sent us several samples of test kits," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he shares a "very close" worldview with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian, as the sanctioned leaders held a friendly inaugural meeting in Turkmenistan.

The new release also offers a look behind-the-scenes at President Joe Biden's blunt, profanity-laced assessments and interactions with the world leaders who have shaped his presidency.

Russian spies have been attempting to cause "mayhem" on British and European streets, the head of the UK's domestic intelligence agency has warned.

Vessels from the emerging superpower's coast guard were spotted in a strategically vital sea between the US and Russia.

The close interception by the Russian jet over Alaska was condemned by a top US general.

The court in Russia's westernmost Kaliningrad region said in a statement that the convict, whose name wasn't given, visited Kaliningrad in July 2023 to meet with his Russian-born son and attempted to drive him out of the country.

Roscosmos said Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub broke the old record of 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes.

The European Union pledged to lend Ukraine up to €35 billion ($57 billion) as part of a loan package organised by the G7 nations, as it seeks to help the country rebuild its economy and its war-shattered power grid.

Prosecutors of a married couple accused of spying on the Australian Defence Force for Russia need more time to examine multiple digital devices, a magistrate has heard.

Vladimir Putin said the move currently being contemplated by Kyiv would be seen by Moscow as NATO's direct entry into war.

An anonymous source confirmed the US intelligence finding.

With a wry smile, the Russian leader said he supports the bid of US Vice President Kamala Harris.

They're accused of covertly funding a Tennessee-based content creation company to publish nearly 2000 videos containing Russian propaganda.

The trip is Russian President Vladimir Putin's first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued the warrant about 18 months ago.

The strike appeared to be one of the deadliest carried out by Russian forces since the war began more than 900 days ago.

A top Kremlin official says the move was prompted by changes in global conflicts, including the Ukraine war.

The 1225kg beluga was lifted out of the water with a crane and taken to a nearby harbour where experts will examine it.

The attack struck a high-rise building and a private home, said regional Gov. Vadym Filaskhin, who said the victims were men aged 24 to 38.

French prosecutors have requested more information from Switzerland over the allegations.

The latest Russian bombardment also comes as Ukrainian forces occupy a pocket of Russian territory in the border region of Kursk and as Kyiv carries out its own aerial attacks on targets deep inside Russia.

Ryan Evans, a safety adviser for a team of journalists, died in a missile strike on a hotel.

Pavel Durov - often referred to as the "Mark Zuckerberg of Russia" - was wanted under an arrest warrant by French authorities.

The inmates killed four of the eight prison guards they took as their hostages.

The interior ministry has issued some surprising advice to border citizens as Ukraine takes more and more territory.

One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometres into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a "code red" warning for aircraft.

A volcano has erupted after the magnitude 7.0 quake on the nation's east coast, according to state media.

As Moscow struggles to contain Ukrainian advances deeper into its territory, families of young soldiers deployed in the area are raising the alarm

The urgency also underscored the high-stakes gamble Ukraine is making by taking the war into Russia with its ongoing Kursk assault.

Natural gas flows from West Siberian gas fields through pipes that pass through the town and cross the Ukrainian border into Ukraine's system.

The blasts disrupted western European energy supplies and triggered a manhunt for those behind it.

Ukrainian forces have pushed on with their major cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, claiming to have taken more ground, captured more Russian prisoners and destroyed a jet bomber.

A car-mounting rhino and a school of piranhas have joined the street artist's recent artistic zoo.

The surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin.

Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard.

It's the latest sign that Ukraine's assault is probing more deeply and inflicting significant damage on Moscow's troops.

Russia declared a "federal-level" emergency in the Kursk region following a large-scale incursion from Ukraine.

A Russian chess player is facing jailtime and a possible lifetime ban from the sport after poisoning a younger rival.

If confirmed, the cross-border foray would be among Ukraine's largest since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, and unprecedented for its deployment of Ukrainian military units.

Under a recently-issued restraining order, their $550,000 home, multiple bank accounts, and superannuation have been confiscated.

The vessel's destruction would be another major blow to the Kremlin's naval power.

Read on to see the nations with some of the lowest retirement ages in the world.