Russia

Caretaker government’s account of a gas market emergency thanks to the previous administration is contested

A Russian-appointed mayor is the latest to die in a string of targeted killings in Ukraine

LockBit ransomware gangs have hit a major French hospital

The United Arab Emirates has successfully put a probe in orbit around Mars and plans to land a rover on the moon

Russian oil exports have not fallen as much as some expected, but then the EU ban has not taken effect yet

There are concerns that Turkey may be aiming to evade trade sanctions on Russia in its own interest

Yevgeny Royzman, one of Russia's few independent mayors over the years, is being lined up for a set-piece prosecution

The leader of one of the parties likely to be in the next government has questioned the EU’s sanction policy over Russia