Last weekend's attacks came as the Africa Corps withdrew from a key base in northern Mali.

Two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft intercepted a swarm of 15 Russian kamikaze drones passing through Romania on their way to targets in Ukraine.

A pro-Russian activist accused of backing a failed coup in Benin appeared in court Wednesday in South Africa over separate charges of attempting to illegally leave that country with the help of a member of a far-right white nationalist group.

Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent.

Two tankers carrying Russian ultra-low sulphur diesel (ULSD) ​were diverted mid-voyage from Brazil to alternative destinations, data from traders and LSEG showed.

From beauty influencers to the token political opposition, Russians are openly questioning President Vladimir V. Putin’s moves to hamstring access.

Residents near a burning refinery in Tuapse are told to leave, as efforts continue to contain an oil spill caused by earlier strikes.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 28 (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged partner countries in Southeast Asia on Tuesday not to turn to Russia for oil supplies as they try to cope with widespread fuel shortages caused by the Middle East conflict.