U.K. to deploy aircraft carrier strike group to Arctic regions amid Russian threat concerns, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces at Munich Security Conference.

Due to Meta’s unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

The head of the international ice hockey federation, Luc Tardif, says he would like Russia and Belarus to return to international competition "as soon as possible".

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app.

China increased its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine in 2025 and is likely to deepen cooperation with Moscow further this year, Western officials said, casting doubt on efforts by European leaders to improve relations with Beijing.

Russia still has many air defenses, and experience it gained against Ukraine actually makes them a bigger threat to NATO aircraft than before 2022.

Nikita Volodin's career had stalled in Russia. Then came a move to Germany, which made him an Olympic medal contender. Volodin teamed up with German skater Minerva Hase in 2022, after nearly four years out of elite-level competition skating in ice shows.

A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medication.