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China and North Korea have expressed their support for Russia after an aborted mutiny by the Wagner group of heavily armed mercenaries. China's foreign ministry said China supports Russia in maintaining its national stability and that…

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries ended their mutiny and withdrew from the southern Russian city of Rostov overnight under a deal mediated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. According to the agreement, fighters of the Wagner…

At least nine civilians were killed and 30 others injured when Russian jets bombed villages and towns near the north-western Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, according to local sources. Confirming the casualties, the White Helmets civil…

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won't face charges after calling off his troops' advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia's most serious security crisis in decades. The feud between Wagner chief…

Israel has issued a warning to its citizens, urging them to reconsider their stay in Russia or any travel plans to the country. According to a statement released by the defence ministry on Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was…

The British government's emergency committee, known as COBR, met on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in Russia and the risks to British citizens there. "The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR to update on the…

Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow have halted their approach in a move that their leader said would avoid bloodshed.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saysUkrainian spies have received information showing Russia was considering carrying out a "terrorist" attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant involving a release of radiation. In a video statement on…

Belarus, an ally of Russia in the war with Ukraine, says its armed forces have begun 10 days of annual "mobilisation exercises". The Belarus defence ministry said the exercises were aimed at assessing the degree of preparation of state…

A Russian court has sentenced a former deputy commander of a Ukrainian militia unit to 16 years in a penal colony for taking part in what Moscow considers an illegal armed group and receiving "terrorist" training.