It remains unclear whether suspects were sought in connection with the recent terror attack in Moscow that left more than 140 people dead.

Moscow has challenged Washington’s claim that a branch of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group was behind last week’s massive attack in Moscow that left scores of Russian concertgoers dead. “A question for the White House: Are you sure it was ISIS, or will you change your mind later?” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for […]

Thousands of Russians turned out on March 1 for the funeral of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition figure who died abruptly earlier this month—at age 47—in an Arctic penal colony. Surrounded by police, mourners chanted Mr. Navalny’s name in unison outside the Moscow church where the funeral was held. An outspoken critic of Russian […]

Belgian farmers have converged on Brussels for the second time in a month to protest unpopular European Union (EU) policies they say are putting them out of business. Like their counterparts elsewhere, Belgian farmers decry rising energy costs and cheap food imports from outside the EU that they say undercut local producers. “We’re here again […]

Greek farmers converged on Athens on Feb. 20 to protest mounting energy costs and EU trade policies that they say are making their businesses untenable. “There are many problems, most of all, fuel and energy costs,” one protesting farmer told Reuters in the Greek town of Kastro, some 75 miles north of Athens. “Last year […]

Yemen’s Houthi Shiite terrorist group (also known as Ansar Allah) has renewed its attacks on Red Sea shipping, reportedly opening fire on a United Kingdom-owned cargo vessel in the early hours of Feb. 6. According to group spokesman Yahya Sarea, Houthi fighters launched missiles at two ships—one British and one American—traversing the Red Sea near […]

A drone attack on a U.S. military installation in eastern Syria has reportedly killed at least six fighters linked to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led fighting force aligned with the United States. “Six of our fighters were martyred in a terrorist attack by a suicide drone originating from areas controlled by Syrian regime […]

More than 20 countries have signed on to join a U.S.-led naval coalition tasked with protecting Red Sea maritime traffic from attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia, according to the U.S. Defense Department. “We’ve had over 20 nations now sign on to participate,” Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said at a Dec. 21 press briefing. “The nations […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed he will run in presidential elections slated to be held in March of next year. Mr. Putin, who made the announcement at an award ceremony for veterans of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, will be seeking a fifth term as Russia’s leader. “I have had different thoughts at different […]

Israeli forces have reasserted control over areas near the border with the Gaza Strip, according to an Israeli military spokesman. “In the last day, not a single terrorist [Hamas militant] entered via the [Gaza-Israel] fence,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Oct. 10. The announcement comes three days after Hamas, a Palestinian militant faction […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin announced on Sept. 11. In a statement, the Kremlin said Mr. Kim would pay an official visit “in coming days,” adding the visit was “at the invitation” of Mr. Putin. According to a Kremlin spokesman, the […]

According to Western officials cited by The New York Times, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is set to meet Vladimir Putin in eastern Russia. When asked about the claims on Sept. 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “We have nothing to tell you.” The Kremlin has never stated that a Putin-Kim meeting was on the agenda. […]

Central Moscow came under drone attack—for the third time in as many months—in what Russian officials are calling an “act of international terrorism” by Kyiv. “Drone attacks on two non-residential buildings occurred at roughly 4 a.m. [Moscow time], causing no major damage or casualties,” Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on Telegram on the morning of […]

Moscow has officially ended its participation in the one-year-old Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea despite ongoing hostilities. “The Black Sea grain deal is no longer in effect,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 17, when the terms of the deal officially expired. “Unfortunately, […]

The State Duma (the lower house of Russia’s parliament) on July 14 ratified the third and final reading of draft legislation banning medical procedures carried out for the purpose of gender reassignment. Once parliament’s upper house endorses the bill, it will be referred to President Vladimir Putin for final approval, after which it will become […]

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), secured another five years in office in a tight runoff election on May 28. According to Turkey’s official election commission, Erdogan won approximately 52 percent of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the People’s Republican Party (CHP), garnered roughly 48 percent. Addressing […]

An attack on Russia’s western Belgorod region, initially launched on May 22 from neighboring Ukraine, has been decisively routed, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “As a result of air strikes, artillery fire, and action by units of the Western Military District … the nationalist formations have been blocked and destroyed,” the ministry said in […]

Turkey appears set to be heading to a runoff vote after neither of the two top contenders secured an outright majority in contentious May 14 presidential polls. According to Turkey’s official electoral commission, incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), secured roughly 49 percent of the vote. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, […]

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw on Feb. 21, during which he praised his Polish hosts and reiterated Washington’s steadfast support for the Ukrainian war effort. He also roundly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which was initially launched on Feb. 24, 2022. The U.S. president was introduced by his Polish counterpart, Andrzej […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 21 announced Moscow’s unilateral suspension of its participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States. “As of today, Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin said in a national address, which he delivered almost one […]

President Joe Biden arrived in Poland by train following his surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During his two-day visit in Warsaw, Biden is slated to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda, a key ally of Kyiv and an outspoken critic of Moscow’s ongoing “special military operation.” On Monday, […]

Southern Turkey was shaken by a second powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale at 1:24 p.m. local time on Feb. 6. According to Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the earthquake’s epicenter was in the Elbistan district of southern Kahramanmaras Province at a depth of 4.3 miles. “We had a second earthquake […]

On the second day of a three-day Middle East tour, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 30 repeated calls for a “two-state” solution to the perennial Israel–Palestine conflict. Blinken made the appeal amid steadily escalating Israeli–Palestinian violence that in recent days has claimed more than a dozen lives. At a joint press conference […]

The Biden administration’s recent decision to provide Ukraine with U.S.-made Abrams battle tanks, the U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group, and the recent dismissal of high-ranking officials in Kyiv amid corruption allegations were among a broad range of topics pertaining to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that were discussed by a trio of U.S. officials during a […]

Ukraine’s interior minister and two other senior ministry officials were killed when their helicopter crashed on the outskirts of Kyiv on the morning of Jan. 18, according to local authorities and other officials. At least 17 people were killed in the crash, including four children, which reportedly occurred near a nursery school in the Brovary […]

Air raid sirens continued to wail across Ukraine and in capital Kyiv on Oct. 18 as Loud blasts were also reported in several Ukrainian cities, along with major power disruptions in the Mykolaiv region. Officials in Kyiv said at least two energy facilities in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro had been badly damaged, presumably […]

The Russian military struck positions throughout Ukraine—including the capital Kyiv—on Oct. 17, as Western powers promised to ramp up support for the beleaguered nation. According to Ukrainian officials, Russian forces used drones to hit targets in Kyiv, while also shelling multiple positions elsewhere in the country. “Kamikaze drones and missiles are attacking all of Ukraine,” […]

Four Ukrainian provinces have overwhelmingly voted to join the Russian Federation, official Russian sources announced on Sept. 28 following five days of polling. Most western capitals describe the polls as a “sham” and say they will not recognize the results. According to Russian media, 99 percent of voters in the Donetsk region voted in favor […]