The head of the organization overseeing a treaty banning nuclear testing is warning that if the United States, Russia or any other nation goes ahead with a test, other nations will follow.

Human rights groups allege Russia recruits tens of thousands of vulnerable migrants from over 130 countries to fight in its ongoing war against Ukraine.

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent.

Moscow has benefited from the Iran war, but Ukraine is nevertheless doing better now than at almost any time since Russia's all-out invasion. The post Despite a Boost to Russia From the Iran War,

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an interview with Reuters, TASS and WarGonzo in the Moscow region, Russia January 29, 2026. Dmitry Medvedev's Secretariat/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending.

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said on Tuesday that Russia remains open to removing highly enriched uranium, a critical component of nuclear weapon development, from Iran. Rafael Grossi stressed the importance of ensuring Iran loses this supply or that its enrichment is diluted during an interview with The Associated Press.

At the unveiling of a towering bronze sculpture of North Korean and Russian soldiers in combat, Kim Jong Un praised troops who chose death over capture while fighting in Ukraine. It was a striking and unusually explicit acknowledgment of Pyongyang’s long-suspected battlefield doctrine.