July 4 (UPI) -- Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, cut the wheat export tax to zero, effective from July 9, the Interfax news agency ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan, sparking outrage from ...

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing ...

The Vladimir Putin-led government has singled out the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs, which houses the university’s ...

Dylan Earl said he needed a “fresh start” in life. Unsatisfied by his prospects in his dreary English town, he decided to ...

Trump met again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House to discuss Gaza ceasefire efforts.

Minister of Transport Roman Starovoy likely killed himself hours after being fired by President Vladimir Putin.

Rosstat, Russia's statistics agency, has not released data on deaths this year, according to an independent Russian outlet.

Late on July 3 and into the early hours of July 4, Russia battered Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles in the most ...