July 26, 2023 North Korean, Russian defense ministers hold meeting in Pyongyang amid celebrations North Korean and Russian defense ministers met in Pyongyang on Wednesday to discuss further cooperation as the 70th anniversary of the Korean War's end.
July 25, 2023 Russian antiwar activist faces residency permit refusal in Serbia; authorities cite security risk A Russian antiwar group, the Russian Democratic Society, has reported that Serbian authorities have denied extending the residence permit of one of its activists, Vladimir Volokhonski.
July 25, 2023 Trevor Reed, US Marine veteran released by Russia in prisoner swap, injured fighting in Ukraine: State Dept. Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who was detained in Russia and released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according to the State Department
July 25, 2023 UN accuses Russia of 'escalation,' possible war crimes over destruction of Ukrainian cultural sites U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is proposing that Russia may have committed a war crime by firing missiles into historic areas of the Ukrainian city of Odesa.
July 25, 2023 Putin enforces Ukraine 'red line,' now aims to create 'as much suffering as possible' with grain strikes Russian President Vladimir Putin appears intent on pressuring Western officials through rising food prices to drop their support of Ukraine and end sanctions on Russia.
July 25, 2023 North Korea issues rare invitation to Russian, Chinese delegations for anniversary of Korean War armistice North Korea has issued a rare invitation for Russian and Chinese delegations to visit the hermit kingdom for the 70th anniversary of the Korean War's Armistice Day.
July 25, 2023 Russian aircraft damages US drone flying over Syria Russia's military targeted and damaged a U.S. drone that was flying over Syria on a mission against ISIS forces, the U.S. military announced Tuesday.
July 25, 2023 Putin signs ban on transgender surgery into law Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a piece of legislation into a law that bans sex reassignment surgery and child adoption by transgender people.
July 24, 2023 Some US arms shipments to Ukraine ending up in hands of criminal gangs, arms traffickers, watchdog says Ams and aid shipments to Ukraine have come with little oversight, according to a Defense Department report, with some weapons falling into the hands of criminal gangs.
July 24, 2023 Ukraine launched drone strike near Moscow's Defense HQ, Russia claims Russian officials said it prevented a Ukrainian drone strike near its Defense Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Monday, but Ukraine has not confirmed it.