Russia has tested an "invincible" nuclear cruise missile that cannot be intercepted by enemy measures, claimed the country's president Vladimir Putin.

Russia says that military engineers have reportedly developed a plane-mounted laser that could be used in the event of a space war, which is feared by one US air force general.

Russia's Olympic membership has been restored, according to the head of the country's Olympic Committee.

Officials believe the Olympics cyberattack was in retaliation to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia over the state-sponsored doping scandal.

Israeli satellites spot two of Moscow's advanced fighter aircraft, Su-57, at an airbase in Syria.

18-year-old Kirill Beryozin cruelly hurled a kitten into a burning hot oven. The disturbing video has sparked outrage.

Nadezdha Sergreeva tested positive for banned stimulant trimetazidine and faces a ban from the Olympic Games being held in Pyongchang, South Korea.

A member of the Ertzaintza, the Basque civilian police, died when rival supports from the Spanish club, Athletic Bilbao, and the Russian outfit, Spartak Moscow.

With over 300,000 followers on Instagram, Messi is a celebrity. His owners say he's "part of the family".

Delays, technical failures and shortages are common the world over when developing military technology, if two reports this week are anything to go by.

Maria Vinogradova, 12, and Anastasia Svetozarova, 15, who fell to their deaths from an apartment block in Izhevsk, are believed to have committed suicide.

Social media users responded with a cacophony of "reflective" memes, comments and thoughts on President's Day, taunting Donald Trump over his first year in office.

"His implosion will be spectacular. It's starting," one Twitter user wrote.

Hackers have targeted a slew of banks worldwide in recent years to gain illegal access to the Swift network and initiate fraudulent money transfers.

Days after charges are brought against 13 Russians for trying to skew the 2016 American presidential election vote, Trump returns to an alternative suspect.

For their roles in what US prosecutors have called "one of the largest" known cybercrime schemes, two Russian nationals were handed lengthy prison terms this week.

A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.

A 21-year-old Russian woman admitted to killing her boyfriend during a BDSM sex game before dismembering his body.

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.

The two Late Pleistocene boys, roughly estimated to be around 10 and 12 years old, were found to have physical abnormalities.

Foreign office minister for cybersecurity Lord Ahmad has criticised Russian military for the NotPetya attack that crippled Ukraine and 64 countries.

A report by the US intelligence agencies has warned that China and Russia are developing space weapons to be used against satellites in future conflicts.

Over the past few months, researchers observed an uptick in phishing campaigns targeting several Olympics organisations by the Kremlin-linked hacking group Fancy Bear.

A nightclub in Tomsk has allegedly offered a woman a membership and three free drinks if exchange for performing oral sex while on stage.

The social media reach of state-run Russian news networks eclipsed that of the largest Leave campaigns in the run up to the Brexit referendum.

"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.

The Netherlands won gold, silver and bronze in the women's 3,000m speed skating event - and fans took aim at Trump.

All 71 passengers and crew on Russian plane feared dead after it crashes in a snowy field just 40km from takeoff.

The Ivan Gren will be delivered to the Navy by spring this year.

The nuclear facility houses a 1-petraflop supercomputer that is capable of performing around 1,000 trillion calculations per second.