Perspective: Iran war has exposed the Russia-China axis as a loose grouping of states unable to act together against U.S. power.

By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM, March 9 (Reuters) - Russian-backed hackers have launched a global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used by officials, military personnel and journalists,

Para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina wins the first Paralympic gold medal for Russia since 2014 with victory in the standing super G.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, offering his condolences over the death of the Iranian regime’s supreme leader and other victims of what he called the “armed Israeli-American aggression against Iran.

Trump demanded “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” from Iran. This morning: In a post on his social media website Truth Social, President Donald Trump said he will not agree to a deal with Iran that does not include “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.” A major Army exercise was canceled, fueling speculation about deployment.

With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.

Renewed Ukrainian aerial attacks have hit energy facilities in Russia's border region of Belgorod and an oil depot in the Krasnodar region, officials said on Sunday. In Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav

For the first time in more than a decade, Russia’s national anthem will be played at the Winter Paralympics after para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina on Monday.