Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will not travel to Abu Dhabi this weekend US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will not be present when Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Abu Dhabi this weekend, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, a…
The event has triggered aviation alerts over the Kamchatka Peninsula and neighboring regions A volcanic eruption on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East has sent a massive plume of ash high into the sky, which has traveled dozens of kilometers away from the site, prompting aviation warnings in the…
The Russian president has said he would welcome the Ukrainian leader when he is open to dialogue, Yury Ushakov has said Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is welcome to visit Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. The idea of a Putin-Zelensky…
A Hamburg court has barred FAZ from spreading defamatory statements about Alisher Usmanov, including claims made by late opposition figure Alexey Navalny Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov has scored another legal victory against Western media, with a German court barring a major newspaper from publishing claims about the billionaire that it…
The second trilateral meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi later this week, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said The next meeting between Russian, US and Ukrainian negotiators will take place on February 1, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday, marking a second round of trilateral contacts aimed at exploring…
From Sumy to Zaporozhye, the winter lull reveals the outlines of two potential large-scale operations shaping the year ahead By the start of 2026, the Ukraine conflict had entered a familiar but no less consequential phase. After a year of intense maneuver warfare, grinding battles for key logistics hubs, and…
Lawmakers have proposed bans on remote banking, self-employment, and online services A group of Russian lawmakers has submitted a bill to the State Duma that would tighten controls on individuals designated as foreign agents. The draft law would introduce new restrictions, including bans on foreign agents registering as individual entrepreneurs…
The two crewmembers were captured aboard oil tanker the Marinera, which had reportedly attempted to travel to Venezuela US authorities have released two Russian sailors who were captured earlier this month as part of Washington’s enforcement of sanctions against Venezuela, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The sailors were…
The plan aims to raise budget revenue while adding safeguards to curb addiction, the newspaper reports The Russian Finance Ministry has asked President Vladimir Putin to consider lifting a long-running ban on online casinos, Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The proposal is reportedly being pitched as a way to…
How is Generative AI reshaping customer experience in sectors like education, retail, healthcare, and more? What we know is that Generative AI continues to push the envelope for how organizations and businesses can connect with customers. Examples of its use include automated self-service chatbots and voice assistants, personalized shopping experiences,…