Ukrainian attack on captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills one worker, according to managers installed by Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, Russian state media reported. Moscow and Tehran, which are both subject to heavy Western sanctions,

On February 28, the US and Israel bombed Tehran and assassinated their top officials. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on Israel and US bases across the Gulf. It also moved to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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North Korea has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia in Ukraine, and analysts say Moscow is sending financial aid, military technology, food and energy to the diplomatically isolated country in return.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's ratings are falling, and citizens are voicing despair, with the war in its fifth year, talks stalled and sanctions biting deeper.

Pakistan's leaders sought Sunday to revive peace talks between the United States and Iran after President Donald Trump canceled plans for his top envoys to travel to Islamabad this weekend for negotiations.

At least nine people have been killed and 29 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on April 23. Russian missiles and drones hit cities and towns across Ukraine: Sumy,

At a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, Moscow offers to renew a military pact with Pyongyang.

Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago.

While none of this dissent indicates an imminent threat to Putin’s rule, analysts say it presents a new and growing challenge for the Kremlin. “Greater and greater effort needs to be spent on maintaining the status quo,