Wildfires have burned across at least 3.2 million hectares of forest in Russia’s Siberian and Far East regions since the start of the year, according to statistics published by Russia’s Aerial Forest Protection Service on Monday. 

Nearly one-half of all the blazes were concentrated in the Far East Khabarovsk region, with 2.14% of the entire region

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Russia has added 39 British nationals to its list of individuals banned from entering the country. 

Among those included on the list are former U.K. prime minister David Cameron, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office communications director Helen Bower-Easton, as well as The Times columnist David Aaronovitch and The

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Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia Stages Showcase Naval Parade in St. Petersburg: In Photos
Russia's naval forces went on display Sunday for the country's annual Navy Day holiday.

The main event took place in Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg, with over 40 warships and submarines sailing down the Neva River.

Prior to the ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree outlining the Russian Navy's doctrine. The

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YEREVAN, Armenia — When tens of thousands of Russians fled the country this spring following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, many chose to resettle in Armenia and Georgia. 

But for LGBT Russians, their new homes in the conservative South Caucasus — where there are few protections against homophobic violence — may mean facing even greater risks th

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Veteran reformer and former Kremlin climate envoy Anatoly Chubais has been hospitalized with a suspected rare neurological disorder, several reports have said. 

Chubais, 67, quit his post and left Russia in March — the highest-level resignation of its kind following President Vladimir Putin’s orders to invade Ukraine. He gained notoriety in pos

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A senior Russian official on Monday outlined plans to rebuild Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol that suffered a devastating siege and heavy shelling before being captured by Russian troops.

The move comes as part of Moscow's wider efforts to gain support in Ukrainian regions that have come under Russian control since the start of the

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