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ADB trims economic growth forecast for developing Asia; retains India FY23 GDP growth at 7%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for the developing Asia …
ANI
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Russia accused a longtime ally of 'distorting history' in an effort to break off relations with Moscow
Armenia has long been a Russian ally but has stepped up its criticisms of the country and is forgin…
Sinéad Baker
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China is eroding Russia's influence over old allies as the alliance it leads crumbles over Ukraine, expert says
China is bringing about "the slow erosion of Russian influence" over the countries it has the close…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia has a 'high tolerance' for losses after losing 100s of aircraft, 1000s of tanks, and more than 300,000 men in Ukraine, NATO chief says
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia is "now weaker politically, militarily, and eco…
Sinéad Baker
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2 intensifying border wars show Putin is losing sway in his neighborhood while Russia struggles in Ukraine
Groups that want to change the status quo "see an opportunity" in Moscow's setbacks in Ukraine, one…
Michael Peck
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The F-35 is becoming the most popular fighter jet among NATO militaries — with one 'baffling' exception
More NATO members are signing up to buy the F-35, while the alliance's second-largest army remains …
Michael Peck
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Putin may have wanted to restore the Russian Empire, but his power over former Soviet states is waning as his invasion of Ukraine flounders
Putin invaded Ukraine hoping to expand Russia's power. Instead, some post-Soviet allies have expres…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A failed war helped bring down the Soviet Union. Now Putin's failing war in Ukraine might set Russia up for a bleak future.
Afghanistan's role in the Soviet collapse suggests how the Ukraine war may hasten change in Russia …
Joy Neumeyer
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Amnesty International stopped classifying Putin critic Alexei Navalny as a prisoner of conscience, saying he advocated hatred in the past
The human-rights NGO is still calling for Navalny's release but said some past statements "reach th…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia could be ISIS's next front
"Moscow has become the base of operation for an estimated 300 to 500 Islamic State recruiters," Aro…
Jeremy Bender
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Russia seems to be intensifying its new Cold War on the west
Back in Syria, Assad has moved his jets to bases protected by Russian missiles to further deter any…
Daniel Brown
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Iran invites Indian PM Modi to enhance strategic partnership
Praising India’s efforts for extending help to Iran during the sanctions regime, which is now comin…
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Why Russia And China Have Cultivated Such Close Relations
For China-facing encirclement by the US and its allies and having testy relations with India to the…
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Russia's war against terrorism isn't what it seems
Firstly, although ISIS is fighting against Russia's erstwhile ally of the Syrian regime, the milita…
Jeremy Bender
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The Soviet Union's fall led to an alarming nuclear failure that informs today's nuclear crisis
A ballistic missile is an awkward and expensive way to deliver a conventional payload, and there's …