Russia

McDonald's has decided to shut shop in Russia more than 30 years after it first opened its operations in the country. It has now joined the list of firms that have stopped offering their services in the country.

Sadhna Yadav May 17, 2022

A Russian oligarch was secretly recorded saying Russian President Vladimir Putin has blood cancer, according to media reports.

Sadhna Yadav May 16, 2022

Patron, a two-and-a-half-year-old mine-sniffing dog, has been awarded by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky for his services to the country since the beginning of Russia-Ukraine war.

Sadhna Yadav May 10, 2022

British YouTube travel vlogger Benjamin Rich, famous for exploring some of the dangerous parts of the world, was arrested at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to Russian authorities.

Sadhna Yadav May 09, 2022

This marks the end of the highly successful Roman Abramovich era at Stamford Bridge

Christine Caparras May 08, 2022

Four people, including two children, died after a man opened fire at a kindergarten in Russia's central Ulyanovsk region on Tuesday.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 27, 2022

A man who forced his friend to kill himself after he found out that he had allegedly sexually abused his six-year-old daughter has been jailed for 18 months.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 21, 2022

A Russian artist faces up to 10 years in jail for protesting against the country's invasion of Ukraine. A local court has put her behind bars for spreading "fake news."

Sadhna Yadav Apr 14, 2022

A Ukrainian mother fleeing war was left with no option but to scribble her family's contact details on her two-year-old daughter Vera's back.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 12, 2022

A 53-year-old woman identified as Iryna Filkina was allegedly killed by Russian soldiers when she was on her way to her house in Bucha on March 5.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 08, 2022

A UK national who used to work as a guard at the British embassy in Berlin has been accused of spying for Russia. He has been charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 07, 2022

The head of Motoyzhyn village, her husband, and her son were killed by the Russian forces during their occupation of the village near Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 05, 2022

Thousands have died in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol since the Russian invasion and the rest of the city residents are living in fear with no amenities available to them.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 04, 2022

The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) intercepted radio communications between Russian soldiers and heard them talking about "eating dogs and raping Ukrainian women."

Sadhna Yadav Mar 31, 2022

A Ukrainian woman has claimed that she was raped by two Russian soldiers who first shot her husband dead at her house in a village located close to Kyiv on March 9

Sadhna Yadav Mar 30, 2022

An Australian couple risked their lives and flew to Ukraine to get their surrogate baby girl safely back from war-ravaged Ukraine. The parents and the girl were eventually evacuated safely to Moldova on Monday by Australian officials.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 29, 2022

Brewing giants Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) and Heineken have joined the long list of companies that have pulled out of Russia as a mark of protests against Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 29, 2022

Ukrainian officials have claimed that more than 10,000 hectares of forest in the Chernobyl exclusion zone have been set ablaze due to active fighting between Russia and Ukraine.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 28, 2022

An Italian fighter pilot who was dismissed from the country's air force after she complained of being "bullied," by her seniors, has now joined Ukrainian resistance forces against Russia.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 28, 2022

Several media reports have claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been trying to hide the actual numbers of Russian soldiers killed in his war against Ukraine

Sadhna Yadav Mar 25, 2022

A 96-year-old man who managed to survive Nazi concentration camps during World War II, lost his life in Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 22, 2022

The Prince of Wales "is very keen to house some Ukrainian refugees in Dumfries House in Ayrshire."

Tanya Diente Mar 22, 2022

Football legend David Beckham gave away the control of his Instagram account to a Ukrainian doctor working and serving the injured at a hospital in war-torn Kharkiv city of Ukraine.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 21, 2022

UK's new "kleptocracy" unit has launched an investigation to identify assets that are allegedly kept by Russian President Vladimir Putin in London.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 17, 2022

Roman Abramovich is under the microscope as one of the Russian oligarchs with alleged links to Vladimir Putin

Christine Caparras Mar 16, 2022

Elon Musk who is infamous for his controversial tweets has now changed his Twitter name to Elona Musk after Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, called him effeminate.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 16, 2022

Several western brands have been unable to stop operations in Russia despite wanting to do so because of the complex franchise deals with their Russian partners.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 16, 2022

The Russian oligarch has been forced to put the club up for sale following sanctions from the UK Government

Christine Caparras Mar 15, 2022

A pregnant woman and her unborn baby both have lost their lives after Russia bombed the maternity hospital they were admitted in. The haunting image of the woman being evacuated from the rubble of the hospital in Ukraine's Mariupol had sent shock waves across the world last week.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 15, 2022

Tesla founder Elon Musk who has been openly critical of Russia for its invasion of Ukraine has now challenged Vladimir Putin to "single combat." The tech billionaire further stated that it was Ukraine that is at stake.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 15, 2022