Foreign leaders condemn Russia's 'inhumane' Christmas Day attack on Ukrainian power grid
Putin ‘inhumane,’ Zelensky says, as Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day
Russia Unleashes Another Wave of Attacks on Ukraine
Russia's economy is entering a year of pain in 2025
Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.
Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'
Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.
Russia launches Christmas Day missile attack on Ukraine
Russia launches a Christmas Day missile attack on Ukraine as the war enters its third year. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports on the shifting battleground there and in Washington, D.C.
'Great tragedy': 38 dead after passenger plane crashes en route to Russia
A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia with 67 people on board crashed in Kazakhstan Wednesday, authorities said.
Azerbaijan Airlines crash sparks speculation plane ‘accidentally shot down by Russia’
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes in the fuselage.
Russia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Raiffeisen Russia court case to continue on Jan. 20
A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in the second half of January, judicial authorities and the lender said on Wednesday.
Pope urges negotiations to end Ukraine-Russia war
Pope Francis has called for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end the war triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In his traditional Christmas Day address, the Pope said "boldness [was] needed to open the door" to dialogue "in order to achieve a just and lasting peace" between the two sides.
Who's to blame for Kazakhstan plane crash? Russia, bird or weather? Theories run amok
Several theories over the possible reason being the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash were doing the rounds on Thursday. As many as 38 people were reportedly killed in the plane crash near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday.
Russia's FSB says it thwarted Ukrainian plot to kill high-ranking officers and their families
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday that it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill high-ranking Russian officers and their families in Moscow, the TASS state news agency reported.
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