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The agreement formalises months of deepening security cooperation between the two nations, which were Communist allies throughout the Cold War.

Ukraine is bracing for the most difficult winter year of the Russian invasion, launched by the Kremlin in February 2022.

The Panamanian artist and politician called the Republican candidate a "great threat." Rubén Blades said he is supporting for Kamala Harris.

The International Criminal Court has reprimanded Mongolia for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his latest visit.

The meeting in the city of Kazan is the largest diplomatic forum in Russia since Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022, triggering a barrage of Western sanctions and international condemnation.

In a town hall interview, former President Donald Trump refused to confirm or deny whether he's talked to Putin since his presidency ended.

#TraitorTrump has begun trending on X (formerly Twitter) after it was confirmed that the former President sent COVID-19 testing equipment to Russia at the height of the pandemic.

Susan Rice said Trump's alleged phone calls with Putin after leaving office may have violated the Logan Act.

The Trump campaign had rejected all reporting included in Bob Woodward's upcoming book "War"

The Republican vice presidential nominee said he wasn't aware of Trump's calls with Putin but doesn't see an issue with it during a rally in Detroit on Tuesday.

The presidential candidate didn't mince words about the former president during her appearance on "The Howard Stern" show on Tuesday.

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward reveals in his new book "War" what US leaders really think about other heads of state and government and each other.

Passages from legendary journalist Bob Woodward's upcoming book "War" provide a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most defining moments of Biden's presidency

Journalist Bob Woodward's upcoming book "War" alleged that Trump called Vladimir Putin "maybe as many as seven" times since leaving office.

Xi said China was "ready to join Putin to constantly expand all-round pragmatic cooperation between (our) two countries", state news agency Xinhua said.

Russian attack drones flying towards Ukraine also breached the airspace of NATO members Romania and Latvia, the countries said Sunday, triggering calls for a robust response from the military alliance.

He will also meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and then head to Italy, following the meeting at Ramstein Air Base, which comes days after 55 people were killed and 300 wounded in a Russian missile strike on the city of Poltava.

Moscow has stepped up its aerial attacks after Ukraine's offensive in Russia's Kursk region, which caught Russian troops by surprise.

"It's not up to us," said Andrés Manuel López Obrador when asked by press

Moscow's defence ministry said it had rushed its troops and aviation units to the border in southwestern Kursk region after a morning raid by Ukrainian units -- the latest such attack throughout the conflict.

The announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited special forces in the border region of Kharkiv, where Moscow's forces launched a surprise ground offensive in May but failed to make any major breakthrough.

Such missiles, which can travel between 500 and 5,500 kilometres (300-3,400 miles), were the subject of an arms control treaty signed by the US and the Soviet Union in 1987.

Moscow is Syria's most important ally, having effectively saved Assad's government through its military intervention in 2015 during a civil war.

With its castle, medieval tower and river-side beach, the western Ukrainian tourist town of Starokostiantyniv doesn't seem an obvious target for Russian missile and drone strikes.

Zelensky said on Monday that Russia "should be" represented at a second summit on the Ukraine conflict, following high-level talks last month in Switzerland that Moscow did not attend and heavily criticised.

Kicking off three days of events for the 32-nation alliance with a celebration Tuesday evening, Biden announced a new air defense system for Kyiv and urged unity against Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched the Ukraine invasion in 2022.

Russia is a key supplier of cut-price oil and weapons to India, but its isolation from the West and growing friendship with China have impacted its time-honoured partnership with New Delhi.

When Russian paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries charging towards Moscow last year in a short-lived rebellion, President Vladimir Putin looked weak and vulnerable.

The targeted aerial barrages over recent months have crippled Ukrainian electricity generation capacity and forced officials to impose rolling blackouts and import supplies from neighbouring EU states.

Last week, the United States unveiled fresh sanctions against 300 targets in and outside Russia.