Moscow — Within the framework of the Expert Council on Africa at Russia’s State Duma, the lower chamber of parliamentarians, during its annual round-table conference, held in late May 2026, focused concretely on food security in Africa. The Expert Council has further outlined a strategic roadmap to raise collaboration in the sphere of food security,…
Kyiv — Ukraine is implementing “enhanced security measures in the northern regions” near its border with Belarus as Russia holds joint nuclear drills with its close ally, for which Moscow says “nuclear munitions were delivered” to field storage facilities. Kyiv announced the heightened security posture along its northern border Thursday after warning for weeks of…
In Ukraine, local officials report eight injured in overnight Russian drone strikes and shelling.
Entire residential buildings were demolished in Ukraine’s capital as Russia launched a “massive and virtually nonstop” aerial barrage on Kyiv and other major cities over the last two nights, according to Ukrainian officials. They said more than 1,500 drones and over 50 missiles were launched in the last two days. At least 12 people were…
Ukraine used its latest technology to deepen strikes against Russian oil storage, ports and refineries in the past week, bombing targets in the Urals 1,600 kilometres (990 miles) from its borders and prompting protests about “terrorist attacks” from the Kremlin spokesman. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday announced “a new stage in the use of Ukrainian…
Kyiv — Prince Harry, the younger son of Britain’s King Charles, made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Thursday to show his support for the country, which he said is “bravely and successfully defending Europe’s eastern flank.” During an address at the Kyiv Security Forum on Thursday morning, Harry contrasted European support for Ukraine with the…
Vladimir Putin announced the truce, which will last from Saturday afternoon through Easter Sunday.
Russia and Ukraine traded deadly strikes overnight and on Saturday morning, killing 10 people and wounding several dozen more, officials on both sides said Saturday. The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Istanbul for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He will also meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of…
Higher crude prices due to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have helped Russia earn more from energy exports. One nation that’s hoping to gain from the United States-Israel war on Iran is Russia, the world’s third largest oil producer. Higher crude prices due to the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz have allowed…
An old Soviet-era Lada car drives past a truck belonging to a private Cuban company (mipyme) parked in front of a gas station with an IsoTank of imported fuel in Havana on March 19, 2026. Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty Images The Kremlin on Monday welcomed the arrival of a Russian-flagged oil tanker to…
