Russia said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to no agreement on a meeting during phone talks, casting a shadow over preparations for a planned summit between their presidents aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

DONALD Trump’s crunch talks with Vladimir Putin are at risk of collapsing after a meeting between their aides was mysteriously cancelled. US secretary of state Marco Rubio was due to meet

The allegations of Cuban mercenaries fighting for Russia in Ukraine may sound new, but for Cuba, this kind of involvement is business as usual. In 1963, Cuba sent soldiers to Algeria to participate in a conflict with Morocco. That year, Cuba irregularly established compulsory military service, which would be formalized and strengthened in 1973.

Russia’s seaborne crude shipments climbed to the highest in 29 months in the past four weeks, bringing flows close to the most since the invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Four-week average volumes from the country’s ports were 3.

President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy outlined a plan for U.S.-Russia tunnel connecting Alaska and Siberia through Bering Strait within eight years at $8 billion cost.

A court in southern Russia has convicted 15 captured Ukrainian soldiers on terrorism charges. Kyiv has denounced their trial as a sham and a violation of international law.