Breathtaking satellite images have captured the moment when three Russian missile submarines carrying up to 200 nuclear weapons burst through the pack ice of the Arctic. The photos were shared by space technology company Maxar, which supplies satellite imagery to
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Spy plane spots Russia testing ‘unstoppable’ nuclear missile that can reach US
The Daily Star’s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inbox A British reconnaissance plane that monitors Russian war games in the Arctic and Moscow confirmed it has now completed initial tests of
U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines – The Denver Post
WASHINGTON — U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an
Russia in 'energetic' talks with US over nuclear pact
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia and the United States are holding “energetic” discussions over the extension of a key nuclear accord that expires next week, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (Jan 26). The New Start treaty, signed in 2010, caps to
Bizarre circus using monkeys and goats dressed up as Nazis sparks police probe
Russian investigators have launched a probe after a monkey wearing a Nazi uniform was paraded around during a bizarre state circus. The offensive pantomime was to celebrate the Russian Orthodox Christmas, which take place on January 7. This year the
Is a Sino-Russia military alliance in the works?
Will they, or won’t they? For many years, the United States and its allies have wondered whether the blossoming friendship between Russia and China will ultimately result in a full alliance between the two. Some analysts dismiss this Sino-Russian alliance’s
Russian historian sentenced to 12.5 years for butchering lover
ST PETERSBURG (AFP) – A Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast was sentenced to 12-and-a-half-years in prison for murdering and dismembering his young lover last year. The Saint Petersburg trial, which spurred activists to voice growing anger over domestic abuse in
Scientist working on Covid vaccine found with stab wound after 14th-floor fall
A Russian scientist who is believed to have been helping researchers develop a Covid-19 vaccine has died in “strange circumstances”. Biologist Alexander "Sasha" Kagansky had been working with researchers in the fight against the coronavirus, and had previously worked at
Tragic tot ‘strangled to death and thrown into furnace by grandparents’
A toddler was allegedly strangled to death before being thrown into a furnace by his own grandparents. Devastated parents Maria, 20, and Dmitry Shcherbakovy, 25, returned to collect their two-year-old son, Dima, from his grandparents only to find his torched
Vladimir Putin says Russia developing new ‘hypersonic’ weapons as he blames US for starting arms race
Vladimir Putin has told his annual news conference that Russia is developing new “hypersonic weapons” in response to a new arms race, which he says was triggered by the US. The Russian leader wants the US to agree to a