Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed China’s forces to be “ready to militarily seize Taiwan by 2027,” and Russia has agreed to supply China with a “complete set of weapons and equipment to equip an airborne battalion,

The Russian state itself will be held accountable. Torture remains part of, in my view, Russian war tactics and war policy.”

The USGS said on its website following the quake in July: "Following the M8.8 Russian Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake, the USGS has released new aftershock forecasts that detail the likelihood and magnitude of future earthquakes expected in the region.

Sergei Lavrov has been highly critical of Western countries and Israel in his speech at the UN General Assembly.

The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus. The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday first voted against a full suspension for Russia by 111 to 55, with 11 abstentions, and then voted against a partial suspension by 91-77 (with eight abstentions).

Ukraine has sought Trump's permission to use long-range American weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia.

That campaign now seems to be migrating into the skies above Europe. For decades Russia has occasionally strayed into the national airspace of NATO allies, which follows national borders and extends 12 nautical miles from a country’s shoreline.

Russian forces torture Ukrainian prisoners and civilians using a method that involves electrocuting them on the genitals and feet with a military telephone, a new report claims.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne takeover of Taiwan, according to a UK-based defense forum.

Not long ago a rising military force in Africa, Russia is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent.