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The United States has accused Russia of deploying a space weapon into low-Earth orbit, sparking international concern over the militarization of space. “Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter space weapon, presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder...

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West that no one would be allowed to threaten the world’s biggest nuclear power in a speech delivered during the country’s Victory Day parade celebration which honours the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War Two.

China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two countries during the Russian president’s two-day state visit.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting the Kharkiv region, as the country’s military urgently tries to defend it from Russia’s renewed push into the northeast region. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, the violent battles unfold as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to reaffirm their alliance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised many by giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a rare hug in front of cameras, symbolizing a “new era” of strategic partnership between the two nations.

Fierce fighting took place across Ukraine on Friday, as the country’s war with neighbouring Russia continues. On Saturday, Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had captured five Ukrainian villages as part of a renewed ground assault in Kharkiv.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, on the same day as a deadly explosion at an apartment block near the Ukrainian border. Russian media say at least nine people have been killed after an intercepted Ukrainian missile hit the building in Belgorod. It happened not far from where Russia claims...

At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in an alleged Ukrainian missile strike that hit a multi-story building in the Russian city of Belgorod.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday that Russia is “ready to review truly serious proposals based on realities and our security interests” amid its ongoing war with Ukraine.

Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Canada issued a slew of sanctions, freezing the assets of alleged Russian oligarchs. Nine people have since been removed from the list, and billionaire Igor Makarov is also trying to get dropped. But as Jeff Semple reports, Makarov’s plan may have backfired.

Former U.S. vice president Mike Pence has taken aim at some firebrand Republicans, warning of the implications if the U.S. does not support Ukraine and it falls to Russia. Nathaniel Dove has more.

UK Foreign Minister David Cameron promised an annual £3 billion (CAD$6.5 billion) of military aid for Ukraine in a new multi-year pledge on Thursday as the European country continues to fight its neighbour, Russia. Cameron also said “Ukraine absolutely has the right to strike back at Russia.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked American lawmakers after the U.S. passed a $95-billion aid bill, which includes $61 billion in funding for his country. In an interview on U.S. television, he said the bill needs to be signed into law as soon as possible so that his troops can continue to push back against...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude after the U.S. House of Representatives passed an aid bill for his country in its war against Russia on Saturday. The president said the support — still to be approved by the U.S. Senate — was a “very weighty package that will be felt by our soldiers on the...

A Russian missile attack killed at least 13 residents on Wednesday, and caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, according to local officials.

Residents of Orsk, Russia, started returning to their homes on Saturday, after water from recent floods began receding. Residents reported extensive damage to their homes and belongings.

Officials in Russia are scrambling to help people displaced by floods as water levels continue to rise in the Ural River, near the border with Kazakhstan. The flooding in Orenburg is being described as the worst the region has seen in nearly a century.

Four people were wounded in a series of Russian attacks Sunday on Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to local authorities. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “It is quite obvious that our existing air defence capabilities in Ukraine are not enough, and it is obvious for all our partners. And the world must finally hear the pain...

A mysterious illness that has affected Canadian and American diplomats in Cuba may be linked to a top secret unit within the Russian military, according to an investigation by CBS News, The Insider, and Der Spiegel. Joel Senick reports on the evidence, and the reaction from the Kremlin and the U.S. State Department.

Russian drones hit high-rise apartment blocks and private homes early on Thursday in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killing at least four people, including rescue workers, with a repeat strike at the site of one attack, officials said.