The Vatican's Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher held a phone call on Friday with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Vatican said. The two officials discussed the overall situation of the three-year conflict and "some initiatives aimed at stopping the military actions,

A Ukrainian drone operator said that with some Russian drone types, "it's very easy to identify them. They rarely make any changes to the design."

A senior Kremlin official has hinted at a shift in Moscow's stance on the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine following any peace deal - as Washington seeks to ramp up pressure on Russia with implicit warnings of further action.

The Holy See said the dialogue between the two foreign ministers was dedicated to “the overall picture of world politics” with “attention to the situation of the war in Ukraine.”

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul called out members of his party behind closed doors this week for parroting Russian disinformation and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s talking points, a source in the room told CNN.

L.G.B.T.Q. Crackdown in Russia: The government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.

China, Russia, and Iran met to call for an end to U.S. Sanctions on Iran and conducted joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman. China continues to present itself as a potential peace-broker in the

The White House has been quick to justify its decision to exclude Russia from the sweeping new tariffs that take effect today.