LONDON -- Ukraine and Russia continued to exchange cross-border drone attacks overnight into Wednesday morning, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team prepared to present their latest peace plan proposal to the U.S.

Russia has issued a baseless accusation that an RAF surveillance aircraft triggered a supposed "violation" of its airspace, after a civilian airliner was reportedly compelled "to increase altitude by 1,000ft" while flying over the Black Sea.

A court found the soldiers guilty of beating Russell Bentley, 64, to death in April 2024, after they mistook him for a U.S. spy.

Former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad lives in Moscow under strict Russian supervision with banned public appearances, limited movements and no political activity since fleeing Damascus in December 2024.

At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence and Bharat Forge , attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said.

Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration this week, suggests Europe is facing "civilisational erasure" and does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.

The White House seeks deals with Beijing and Moscow, but demands Europe support extreme nationalist parties or face “civilizational erasure.”

Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin's proposal to jointly stick to the last remaining Russian-U.S. arms control treaty, which expires in less than two months.

Russia is giving Moscow a tourist makeover. At the heart of this initiative is more than profit, but rather a geopolitical reorientation.

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff will lead a delegation for talks in Russia next week, a Kremlin official said, as Donald Trump pushes for a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Russia's prosecutor general said a U.S. fund, which owns major assets in agriculture in Russia, was extremist and filed a lawsuit to a Moscow court asking it to stop it operating, pending a seizure of its assets.