On the eve of the New Year holidays, Russia announced increased security measures on the Crimean Bridge.

Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova, 19, who fatally fell 500 feet (150m) from a trail, was an "avid sailor and outdoorsman", his family says.

Agents of the ATESH guerrilla movement destroyed a radio tower used for military purposes in Novosibirsk, Russia.

The BBC’s Russia editor speaks to people in the country as the war in Ukraine nears a fourth year.

Fighters with Ukraine’s 57th Motorized Brigade have captured a Russian serviceman who had been hiding behind the Ukrainian Defense Forces’ lines in the Kharkiv region.

Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.

The results of 2025 indicate that Russia’s industry has shifted into stagnation following a brief period of growth driven by a sharp increase in defense spending in 2023-2024.

The move is dividing the nation - some welcome it as a bold leap forwards, but others fear it will lead to economic stagnation.

Five people, including one teenager, were injured in Zaporizhzhia as a result of enemy shelling.

The first 30 of 260 passenger buses transferred to the Kyiv region by the Île-de-France region have arrived in the Kyiv region.