Russian warship’s warning shots reckless: Starmer
UK prime minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said a Russian warship’s warning shots to a yacht in the Channel were ‘reckless’, but sought to downplay fresh maritime tensions between London and Moscow...
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Russian strikes kill eight in Ukraine: officials say
Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least eight people on Tuesday, officials said, just as G7 leaders agreed to intensify pressure on Moscow over its four-year-long offensive...
Restoring Kyiv cathedral hit by Russia could take two years
It could take around two years to repair Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral and its surrounding monastery complex after they were damaged in a Russian attack, its director said Tuesday...
Death toll rises to 9 in Ukraine after Russian strikes
Russian strikes killed nine people in Ukraine, regional authorities said Monday, after a wave of attacks from Moscow across several major cities....
DU celebrates Russian Language Day, Pushkin birth anniv
The University of Dhaka organised a programme to celebrate the Russian Language Day and the 227th anniversary of birth of modern Russian poet Alexander Pushkin at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of the university on Sunday.
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel
British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet in a dramatic night-time operation hailed by Kyiv as a blow to Moscow’s war machine...
Ukrainian strike kills one in southern Russia
A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and wounded at least three others in southern Russia, a regional official said Saturday, with nearly 100 people fighting to extinguish a fire caused by the strike.
N Korea protests Seoul-EU rebuke of Russia ties
North Korea denounced on Saturday a joint statement by South Korea and the European Union that condemned Pyongyang’s military ties with Russia throughout the Ukraine war...
A calculated hedge
MYANMAR’S president Min Aung Hlaing landed in New Delhi on a May 30–June 3 state visit. It was his first foreign trip since his being sworn in as president in April after the widely rejected 2025-2026 election, nationally and internationally. The choice of India — not China, not Russia and not any ASEAN neighbour — was deliberate, revealing and apparently strategic...
Ukraine strikes city in Russia’s Tatarstan
Ukrainian drone strikes on a city in Russia’s Tatarstan region, more than 1,000 miles from Ukraine, hit a residential building on Friday, Russian officials said, forcing cancellations of state holiday celebrations.
Russia offers floating nuclear plant to Bangladesh
Russia has indicated the possibility of offering a floating nuclear power plant unit to Bangladesh as the two countries explored future cooperation in advanced nuclear technologies and long-term energy security...
Bangladesh seeks 1 lakh workers in Russian job market
Bangladesh and Russia are working to substantially expand manpower cooperation, with Dhaka proposing an increase in the number of Bangladeshi workers in Russia from the current nearly 10,000 to 100,000 within the next year...
Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least three people, including a pregnant woman, Kyiv said Tuesday, hours after president Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with allies in London...
Bangladesh, Russia seek stronger ties, cooperation at global level
Bangladesh and Russia on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in energy, trade, investment and education.
Russian strikes kill 5, damage nuclear facility in Ukraine
Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukraine hits Russia with drones at forum’s close
Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Saturday, leaving one person dead and setting an oil depot ablaze on the final day of the country’s flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg, officials said.
Putin to confront weak economy at ‘Russian Davos’
Russia’s Vladimir Putin was set to address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen Ukrainian drone strikes rocked his home city.
Russia could attack NATO within four years: UK PM
Russia could attack a NATO country within four years according to western intelligence assessments, UK prime minister Keir Starmer warned on Friday...
Russian strikes kill seven in Ukraine
Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine between late Thursday and early Friday, killing seven people and destroying a factory that produces milk products for children, authorities said.
Zelensky for full ceasefire, face-to-face meeting with Putin
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian president on Thursday, saying he was also ready for a ‘full ceasefire’...
Kremlin says Europe needs Russian oil and gas to ‘survive’
The Kremlin’s economic envoy told AFP on Thursday that Europe needed Russian oil and gas to ‘survive’ the energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East...
Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens
Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said...
Seven people killed in drone attack on bus in Russia-held eastern Ukraine
A drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 as it hit a bus in Russia-occupied eastern Ukraine, Moscow-installed authorities in the Donetsk region said Wednesday...
30 Bangladeshis trapped in Russia-Ukraine war to be brought back
The government has initiated steps to bring back 30 Bangladeshi migrants who were allegedly forced to fight for Russia in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and punished three recruiting agencies over fraudulent recruitment...
Russian attacks kill 18 across Ukraine
Russia pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles early Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, days after threatening a large-scale attack and warning foreign citizens to leave Kyiv.
Russia fires 8,150 drones at Ukraine in May
Russia fired a record number of long-range drones at Ukraine in May, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian air force data showed Monday, as Kyiv appealed to allies for air defence support.
Ukraine hits oil tanker, depot in southern Russia
Ukrainian drones hit a tanker and an oil depot in southern Russia on Saturday, causing fires but no casualties, Moscow said...
Israel, Russia added to UN blacklist on sexual violence in conflicts
Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed Thursday by AFP..
Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
Russia launched scores of drones and missiles at Ukraine over the weekend, killing four people, wounding dozens and causing damage…
Ukrainian strikes kill six in Russia- occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian strikes on Monday killed six people, including two children, in occupied Ukraine, as well as in the Russian border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk, local authorities said.