Moscow’s four major airports — Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky — temporarily suspended operations multiple times. Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers.

The agency reported earlier that RUSADA’s inspectors unveiled 282 and 242 cases of violations by national athletes over the ‘availability for testing’ rule in 2024 and 2023 respectively

The parade began with a march of the banner group of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Honor Guard’s unit carrying the Russian national flag and the legendary Victory Banner across Red Square

Russia remembers the lessons of World War II and rejects efforts to slander the true winners, the president has said

For the second night of the three-day ceasefire unilaterally declared by Vladimir Putin, neither the Russian nor Ukrainian militaries reported large-scale overnight drone attacks.

At the Victory Day Parade held on May 9 in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian citizens with the triumphant victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

J.D. Vance said Washington hoped the situation would not spiral into a broader regional war or a nuclear conflict

An Iranian doctoral student at the University of Alabama has been forced to self-deport after six weeks of detention over unsubstantiated charges as the US administration ramps up pressure on foreign students and immigrants.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged views on the "Ukrainian crisis" during their talks held at the Kremlin on May 8, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported on Friday.

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The parade began with the striking of the Kremlin Clock. The Russian national flag and the victory banner - the sacred symbol of triumph over fascism raised over Berlin in 1945 - were carried into Red Square by the 154th Preobrazhensky Regiment.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has expressed concern that “small groups of people” could stage provocations on May 9

Russia honors the memory of all who gave their lives for Victory in the Great Patriotic War

Russia has been and will remain an unyielding barrier to the proponents of Nazism, Russophobia, and antisemitism, Putin said

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Saturday, a ministry spokesperson says amid reports that Tehran and Washington may hold a new round of indirect talks.

The proposal pushed by the president reportedly stipulates creating a new 39.6% tax bracket for those earning $2.5 million or more

The decisive battles against Nazism in WWII were fought on the territory of the Soviet Union, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said

The ambassadors of neighboring countries have already been informed about the chancellor’s decision, Die Welt has reported