MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian air defences downed two Ukrainian drones bound for Moscow on Thursday, said the city's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin. Reuters could not independently verify the report.

Moscow records the use of combat toxic substances by Kyiv and the existence of a system for their mass production in Ukraine, says the representative of the Russian Federation in the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons,

Millions of Moscow residents were placed under a heat advisory Thursday as forecasters warned of potentially record-breaking temperatures, just days after powerful storms swept through the capital. City services were placed on high alert amid forecasts that temperatures could reach 34 degrees Celsius (93.

In a landmark ruling, Europe’s top human rights court found Russia responsible for the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which killed all 298 people on board, including 38 Australians.

Previously skeptical of being belligerent towards Russia, Trump has hinted he’s now considering a tough sanctions bill against Moscow.

It was not an official speech. It was not even a rally. But in a room full of deep-pocketed donors, away from flashing cameras and campaign press, Donald Trump went full throttle. No script. No filter.

A Moscow court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Meduza publisher Galina Timchenko on charges of managing the activities of an “undesirable organization.” Records indicate that the court granted the prosecutors’ request on July 9 ...

The Russian Defense Ministry said that during the talks, the sides discussed the pertinent issues of interaction in the military sphere MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and his Kazakh counterpart Dauren Kosanov discussed the ...