A powerful snowstorm battered Russia’s Far East Kamchatka Peninsula, bringing travel to a halt and triggering avalanche warnings in the mountainous region.

Between Sunday afternoon and Monday night, meteorologists reported that 60% of the region’s average monthly snowfall blanketed the capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, with winds reaching speeds o

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Russian and U.S. authorities began talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday over a partial ceasefire in the Ukraine war, a day after American and Ukrainian delegates held separate discussions.U.S. President Donald Trump is promoting a quick end to the war and hopes the talks in Riyadh could help prepare for a peace breakthrough.Both sides of the

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As high-level delegations from the U.S. and Russia arrive in Saudi Arabia for the second round of bilateral talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, Moscow’s envoys will have one goal on their mind: buying time.

For the Kremlin, dragging out peace negotiations for as long as possible is imperative for seizing as much Ukrainian territory as it can

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Hundreds of Russians placed flowers at Crocus City Hall in the Moscow suburb of Krasnogorsk Saturday, paying homage to the 145 victims of the terrorist attack, one year on.

Images of the March 22, 2024, attack on the concert hall near Moscow circulated around the world, showing four men opening fire on the more than 5,000 people gathered to watch

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The Kremlin on Sunday downplayed expectations for a rapid resolution to the war in Ukraine, saying talks were just beginning and that “difficult negotiations” were ahead.

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are set to hold separate talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia over the next 48 hours as President Donald Trump pushes for a rapid end to

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Moscow hopes to make “some progress” at upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia, a Russian negotiator told state media Saturday, as U.S. officials prepare for separate discussions with Ukrainian and Russian officials on a possible ceasefire.

Russia has rejected a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal for a full, unconditional 30-day ceasefire, instead suggesting only

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