But perhaps they are luckier than others in the surrounding villages – organized crime groups from Russia and China have stepped into the breach and infiltrated unauthorized mining in the area.

The European Union is planning to outline steps to phase out Russian fossil fuels in early May, seeking to reconcile its ...

After pushing back Kyiv's forces in Kursk Oblast, Moscow has launched assaults on the Ukrainian regions of Kharkiv and Sumy.

Russia’s military is bludgeoning its way forward in Ukraine, combining the brute force of the Red Army with the help of ...

The fire broke out at the oil refinery in the Komsomolsk-on-Amur region of Russia, with reports of a column catching fire at ...

It comes as top US diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff has travelled to Russia ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin, according to reports. The US says it is working to end the war as Mr Witkoff is ...

These are the key events on day 1,145 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Dozens of people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine, in the northeastern city of Sumy. These are the key ...

Overnight, Russia said Ukraine launched a wave of drones over several regions in the country. In all, defence units shot down 26 drones, according to the Ministry of Defence. Nine were taken down ...

Meanwhile, Donald Trump's envoy has travelled to Russia for a reported meeting with Putin. Follow the latest on the Ukraine war.

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China and the Philippines accused each other on Tuesday of dangerous manoeuvres in a hotly disputed shoal in the South China Sea, in the latest confrontation over the waterway. Asia ...