The Diomede Islands is a surprising example ... of the 30-mile-long Russian-American border - a demarcation established after the Russian Empire sold Alaska to the US in 1867.

The leader made the declaration as he confirmed for the first time Ukraine had made a second incursion into Russia, probing firmly into the border Belgorod region. And now he is demanding an ...

Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed for the first time that Ukrainian troops have launched an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region as they seek to protect border towns from Vladimir Putin's forces.

But Russia has retaken a swath of territory inside Kursk in recent weeks, pushing Ukrainian forces closer towards the border. It has also begun to take territory in Ukraine's neighbouring Sumy ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 ...

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its 2024 annual report that despite strained relations with Russia, it remains committed to signing a peace treaty in hopes of reclaiming the southern Kuril ...

MOSCOW — Russia said Monday it had outlawed a Japanese group calling for the return of a disputed island chain annexed by Moscow during World War II, amid simmering tensions with Tokyo. The ...

Now the fighting has spilled back over the border into Ukraine. Settlements close to the frontier are being pummelled, and several thousand civilians have fled or been evacuated. Some Russian ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly acknowledged for the first time that his troops are active in Russia's Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. "We continue to carry out active ...

Russia said today it had outlawed a Japanese group calling for the return of a disputed island chain annexed by Moscow during World War II, amid simmering tensions with Tokyo. The archipelago ...

Elon Musk has posted a video which also notes that during icy winters, the Russian-American border in this area becomes traversable on foot ...