Protests in Iran have entered a fourth week and show no signs of wavering.

Russia has accused Ukraine of "terrorism" after Europe's longest bridge — Vladimir Putin's prized link to Crimea — was blown up

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One of the militants linked to the Islamic State group demanded a helicopter for him to escape.

The Kerch Bridge explosion was certainly not the 70th birthday event Russian President Vladimir Putin would have wanted.

A battle fought over the sweet treat considered the tax implications of roasting marshmallows over a campfire.

At its completion the Russian president had boasted that even during the reign of the czars “people dreamed of building this bridge”.

Ten people, including two teenagers and a younger girl, were killed in an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree tightening security for the bridge, as Russia said three people were killed in the blast.

For years, they’ve operated in the shadows. Now “Putin’s private army” is in the spotlight as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on. What’s the Wagner Group and what does it mean for the war (and Putin)?

Russia built the road and rail bridge after it seized and annexed Crimea from Ukraine in violation of international law in 2014.

President Putin's 70th birthday has been met with silence from the West, and a gift voucher for a tractor from one of his last remaining allies.

Russian state-backed media reported Saturday that a fire broke out on the bridge linking mainland Russia with the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula.

Families of the victims stood over their coffins and opened them, wailing in despair, at the local Buddhist temple.

It was a surprise that the first member of the administration to talk openly about how to avoid forcing Putin’s nuclear hand was the president himself.

Human rights groups estimate that dozens of protesters have been killed over the past three weeks as swathes of the nation revolts against Iran’s conservative rule.

After the apocalyptic gaffe around tax-cuts that triggered a panic and shredded the value of the pound, there is already talk the new PM could face a challenge to her leadership by Christmas.

The world’s richest person made the remarks when asked about China, where his Tesla electric car company operates a large factory in Shanghai. 

A woman whose exploits posing as a German heiress to scam people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and inspired a Netflix series is being released from immigration custody.

Getting precise totals is difficult but the number of Russians who have left could run into hundreds of thousands, based on media reports and figures released by neighbouring states.