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Moscow says it shot down 32 Ukrainian drones, a day after Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks of Ukraine war.

Experience the devastating aftermath of the largest Russian attack on Ukraine, a stark reminder of the resilience and determination of the Ukrainian people.

A heartbreaking interview reveals the forgotten plight of Paul Whelan, held captive in Russia for five years. Will there be a breakthrough to bring him home?

Belarus' authoritarian president attended a government-organized meeting with children brought from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over such deportations.

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently serving a 19-year prison sentence, has been transferred to a penal colony north of the Arctic Circle. The IK-3 penal colony, located in Kharp in the Yamalo-Nenets region about 1,900 km (1200 miles) northeast of Moscow, is considered to be one of the…

Belarus' authoritarian leader has attended a meeting with children from Russia-controlled areas of Ukraine, openly defying an international outrage over his country's involvement in Moscow’s deportation of Ukrainian children

Yekatrina Duntsova is third opposition figure to be sidelined since Putin announced next presidential term

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has met Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral talks in St Petersburg

The opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner is facing decades in prison on charges his supporters and the international community have denounced as politically motivated, writes Kim Sengupta. With growing concerns over his health, The Independent calls on leaders around the globe to ramp up the pressure on Putin to release…