Russia

‘Spook the West’: Turkey’s bid for BRICS both a strategic and symbolic step, analysts say

Turkey’s request to join the BRICS alliance is a move seen as both strategic and symbolic as the Eurasian country…

U.S. believes Iran transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia

The United States has informed allies that it believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in…

CIA director saw ‘genuine risk’ of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons early in Ukraine war

CIA Director William Burns believed there was a real risk in the fall of 2022 that Russia could use nuclear…

U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election influence operation

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting Russian government-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion leading up to the 2024…

China hits Canada with anti-dumping probe on canola imports, Ottawa deeply concerned

China said on Tuesday it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, lifting prices of domestic rapeseed oil futures…

Who is Telegram founder Pavel Durov — and why was he arrested?

The chief executive officer of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested at an airport on Saturday night outside Paris and placed…

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, ex-Marine Whelan released in U.S., Russia prisoner swap

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released Thursday by Russia as part of…

NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska

Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter…

U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence

Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence,” a…

The West must be ready to face the ‘deadly quartet’ of global adversaries, analysts warn

LONDON — Hot on the heels of last week’s NATO summit that highlighted the threat and “systemic challenges” posed by…