Russia-Africa SummitRussia-Africa summit brings 48 countries to Moscow as Putin pitches lifting trade from $27 billion to more than $50 billion
War in UkraineFinland and Norway spend 90 minutes on the phone with Putin, and Denmark and Sweden criticise a move made outside the European bloc
United States and RussiaRussia frees Stephen Hubbard, the last American it held as wrongfully detained, and Trump says no swap was needed
War in UkraineHospitalised after lung surgery, Leo XIV phones Putin to ask for a truce to reach Oleshky
RussiaUnited Russia takes 57.86% in Duma election that closed under the largest drone attack on Moscow since 2022
