Russia isn't competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's a look at the reason why and whether that'll be lifted in the future.

Ukraine intelligence indicates the country's stepped up drone strikes are forcing Russia to burn through interceptor missiles, possibly faster than it can build new ones.

MOSCOW, June 17 (Reuters) - Russia accused Ukraine of conducting a deadly drone strike on a bus carrying Belarusian schoolchildren on Wednesday, an allegation that Ukraine's military said was "false".

The missile and drone assault by Russia on June 14-15, 2026, ignited a fire at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a millennium-old UNESCO World Heritage Site and a revered location in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as "neutral" during the war with Iran,

Trump has historically taken the Russian dictator’s side at G7 summits, and this year does not appear to be much different

Russia allegedly linked to arson attacks on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's properties, with a reported diplomat accused of recruiting Ukrainian nationals.

A bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in Russia's border Bryansk region was hit by a drone, according to Russian officials. Moscow claims it was attacked by Ukraine, but Kyiv denies it carried out any operations in the area.

Russia has lost around 1,386,680 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on June 17. The number includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The oil giant has been left without fuel Russia will begin importing motor fuel by sea this month due to a severe gasoline shortage on its domestic market. The fuel problems emerged after large-scale Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries,