The United States and Russia worked to weaken proposed international safeguards for lethal autonomous weapons during United Nations negotiations in Geneva this month, removing provisions that would have required greater reliability, ethical
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has taken a dramatic new turn after the United Kingdom and allied European governments concluded that he was killed using a rare and highly
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Europe must urgently increase the size of its armed forces if it is to deter future aggression from Russia, the alliance’s most senior military officer has warned, delivering one of the starkest
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After last August’s meeting between the Russian and American presidents in Alaska, a new phrase entered diplomatic circulation: the “spirit of Anchorage.” The substance of the talks was never officially disclosed and can only
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A British engineering firm’s plan to export advanced manufacturing machinery to Armenia has triggered mounting concern among sanctions experts and senior MPs, amid fears that the deal could indirectly bolster Russia’s war
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Indian refiners are steering clear of new purchases of Russian oil for delivery in April and are expected to remain cautious for longer, according to refining and trade sources, a move that
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When a Russian model emailed Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 to say it had been nice to see him, the exchange initially followed a grimly familiar pattern. Epstein asked her to “send a
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Russia’s gold reserves have reached a record valuation, surpassing $400 billion for the first time, according to data released by the country’s central bank. As of February 1, the value of Russia’s
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Russian schoolchildren are being taught that Winston Smith, the protagonist of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, behaved like a dangerous radical whose actions mirror those of criminals and terrorists, according to a
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The second round of the trilateral meeting of the US, Ukrainian, and Russian delegations on security issues held in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5 shows incipient signs of progress, contrary to doomsday
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Russia’s public budget deficit could reach between 3.5% and 4.4% of gross domestic product by the end of 2026, nearly three times the official target of 1.6%, according to calculations seen by
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The expiration of the New Start treaty between the United States and Russia has sparked urgent concern among policymakers, military analysts, and global security experts. Signed in 2010 by President Obama and
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In Moscow, a neurotechnology company called Neiry is claiming to have developed pigeons equipped with computer chips capable of controlling their flight, a project that has drawn scrutiny for its links to
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Activist groups in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are crowdfunding Fiber Optic drones for Ukraine. The locally built drones, using 3D printing for the airframe, are reverse engineered copies of Russian Fiber
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Russia is falling sharply behind its global rivals in the race to develop artificial intelligence, weighed down by political suspicion of digital technologies, heavy-handed state control and the economic fallout of war.
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In the midst of the Cold War’s early years, Soviet scientists quietly explored an engineering idea so vast it bordered on science fiction: sealing off the Bering Strait with a colossal dam
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