The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were seized by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, has been ...

A Region of Unclaimed Riches Central Asia has emerged as a critical battleground for global powers, each seeking control over its vast energy resources, strategic location, and rare minerals. The ...

Like Ukraine, the former Soviet states of Central Asia could soon face Russian incursions if the West continues to let Putin ...

The EU and Central Asia will hold their first-ever summit this week to boost trade and diplomatic ties but Russia and China ...

Britain’s former top spy has advised US president Donald Trump not to rush a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, dangling ...

But Russia has retaken a swath of territory inside Kursk in recent weeks, pushing Ukrainian forces closer towards the border ... 9:45 AM UTC · Updated ago Asia Pacificcategory Hong Kong's ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia ... newsweek.com Russia's defense ministry has denied claims that Ukraine advanced into its Belgorod Oblast after launching a cross-border ...

MOSCOW - Russia summoned the French ambassador in Moscow to the foreign ministry to complain after a Russian diplomat was detained by border guards at a French airport, foreign ministry ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed for the first time on Monday that Ukrainian troops have been active in Russia’s Belgorod ... towns near the border. Ukrainian troops remain ...

Ukrainian troops still hold slivers of territory inside Russia. In a diversionary attack in the last week of March, they advanced over the border into the neighbouring Belgorod region. Russian ...

Russia and Ukraine traded blame on Friday over an attack on a gas metering station that lies in Russia’s Kursk region, just a few hundred meters from their shared border. The attack on the ...