Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to take over operations at Europe's largest nuclear power station in the Russia-annexed region of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. "The government will ensure that the nuclear facilities at the plant... are integrated as federal property," the executive order said. The power station has been occupied by…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey may turn to countries such as Russia if the US fails to follow through a pledge to deliver F-16 fighter jets. Turkey was kicked out of a programme to replace a wide range of fighter, strike and ground attack aircraft for NATO allies after it acquired an…

Russia said Thursday it had pulled its forces from Ukraine's Snake Island, calling it a "goodwill gesture" to allow Kyiv to export agricultural products.  "On June 30, as a gesture of goodwill, the Russian armed forces completed their tasks on Snake Island and withdrew a garrison stationed there," the defence ministry said in a statement. …

On 12 June, in the conditions of the unprovoked full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, during which Moscow has already lost 31,000 military servicemen, the Russians will be celebrating the ‘Day of Russia.’ This holiday is celebrated annually, on the date when the Declaration on state sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a single combat fight for Ukraine. Taking to Twitter, Musk wrote in Russian, "I hereby challenge Владимир Путин to single combat Stakes are Україна." Which, when translated, means "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat Stakes are Ukraine." he continued, writing the country's…

Russian rapper, Timati, has deleted a music video which praises the city of Moscow and its regime, mocking anti-government rallies after it gathered almost 1.5million dislikes on YouTube. The 36-year-old known for his fervent support of President Vladimir Putin, posted the video ahead of contentious Moscow elections on Sunday. Simply titled 'Moscow', Timati declares 'I don't…

US intelligence chief Dan Coats will leave office next month, Donald Trump announced on Sunday, after a tenure in which he was regularly at odds with the president.

Russian president Vladimir Putin took time off from international affairs on Friday to play in an annual exhibition hockey game in Sochi. As he prepared to exit the ice after scoring eight goals, Putin, who was leading his team around the rink one final skate, waved to the crowd for a victory lap but did…

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, yesterday thanked Russia’s president, Vladmir Putin, and his people for giving the world the ‘best World Cup ever’ and hoped that the next hosts, Qatar, would emulate the fantastic atmosphere created by the European nation.