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St Petersburg, Russia, has been cut off from the internet after a major outage, according to user reports. Residents have reported that banks, messaging services, delivery apps, websites and taxis are all unavailable. Only government services are reported to be still functioning, while all other internet access is down. 130,000 people have reported problems with their internet connection in the …

Vladimir Putin’s small stature was cruelly showed up for all to see in a highly embarrassing photo op fiasco. Nicknamed “the f***ing dwarf” by many disgruntled Russians, the Kremlin boss is renowned for being very sensitive about his height. He is believed to be between 5ft 2” and 5ft 5”, with some claiming he is 70cm shorter than the global …

OPINION — The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in January 2022 is now approaching its fourth year. The cost for Ukraine has been very high, but the cost for Russia has been astronomical. Russian forces have been pushed back nearly to the territory they controlled at the end of 2021. According to British Intelligence, by October 14, 2025, Russian …

A new image reveals the ageing hand on the Russian nuclear button. Vladimir Putin, 73, is strongly suspected to secretly undergo regular plastic surgery on his face to hide the impact of ageing from his people. But now his right hand is seen with visible bulging veins, prominent tendons, and thin, wrinkled skin. Ukrainian sources conjecture that the Russian dictator …

A cryptocurrency millionaire has been killed after his £329,000 flipped over on a highway and burst into flames. Alexei Dolgikh, 36, was driving three friends in his luxury Lamborghini Urus when when lost control and smashed into a crash barrier in Moscow. The car crashed at 1.30am local time on the busy road and caught fire in a horrific explosion. …

روس کے وزیر خارجہ سرگئی لاروف نے کہا ہے کہ وہ یوکرین کے مسئلے پر بات چیت کے لیے امریکی وزیر خارجہ مارکو روبیو سے ملاقات کے لیے تیار ہیں، تاہم انہوں نے روسی مفادات کے تحفظ پر سخت مؤقف دہراتے ہوئے کہا کہ ’روس اپنی بنیادی شرائط سے پیچھے نہیں ہٹے گا‘۔ رائٹرز کے مطابق روسی وزیر خارجہ سرگئی …

روس اور یوکرین کی جنگ میں زمینی حملوں، توپوں اور میزائلوں کے ساتھ ساتھ ’ڈرون حملے‘ اہم ہتھیار بن چکے ہیں۔ روس نے ایرانی ساختہ ’شاہد‘ ڈرونز کی طرز پر ہزاروں ڈرون تیار کرنا شروع کر دیے ہیں، جس کے نتیجے میں یوکرینی شہروں پر رات کے وقت حملوں میں نمایاں اضافہ ہوا ہے۔ روس کی جانب سے مشرقی یوکرین …

روس نے ہفتے کو یوکرین پر ڈرونز اور میزائلوں کی شدید بمباری کی ہے، جس کے نتیجے میں کم از کم 3 افراد ہلاک اور متعدد زخمی ہوگئے جب کہ تین مختلف علاقوں میں اہم توانائی ڈھانچے کو بھاری نقصان پہنچا۔ یوکرینی حکام کے مطابق حملے کا نشانہ بنیادی طور پر بجلی اور گیس کی تنصیبات تھیں۔ برطانوی خبر رساں …

Russia’s veteran Foreign Minister was conspicuous by his absence at an important Kremlin meeting, prompting feverish speculation as to his whereabouts. Fears of a ruthless Putin purge have surged following the mysterious deaths of a number of prominent officials and businessmen over the past year. Several have inexplicably committed “suicide” by jumping from windows or have been found shot or …

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called critical minerals a key priority as he hosted the leaders of five Central Asian nations at the White House, emphasising his administration’s efforts to expand and secure US supply chains through new global agreements. The meeting with leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan came as Washington seeks to expand its influence …