On June 19, 2025, in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, @iles_hasanov shared a video of a dramatic roadside encounter. In the video, ...

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...

Russia’s major infrastructure and trade ambitions with Iran, including the vital North-South Transport Corridor and Caspian ...

Azerbaijan has been pushing back against Russian dominance in the Caucasus region, seeking closer ties with Turkey and Israel ...

A rift has developed between Russia and Azerbaijan, which have had long political, economic and cultural ties. The friendship ...

Azerbaijani media said police in the capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia's state-funded news outlet Sputnik, amid ...

Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan hit an all-time low this week, as simmering tensions over the death of two ...

Azerbaijan's police have stormed Sputnik's Baku bureau, detaining staff as ties with Moscow sour. The raid follows the deaths of two Azerbaijanis in a Russian police operation last week.

Russia has amassed 110,000 troops in the vicinity of Pokrovsk as part of its efforts to take over the strategic eastern Ukrainian city, the Ukrainian military chief said Friday.

Here are the key events on day 1,219 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Russia has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran.