By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia and China have signed a landmark agreement to develop and commercialise theNorthern Sea Route (NSR), after Beijing tested the route last month, that could slash ...

A map by Newsweek shows how President Vladimir Putin's Russia has been flexing its naval muscles in the Indo-Pacific region in recent months while Moscow's forces simultaneously wage war on Ukraine.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim shakes hands with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, May 14, 2025. Credit: Sadiq Asyraf/Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia Over ...

The deployment of a naval task group to Southeast Asia is likely to help Russia strengthen ties with countries in the region.

China and Russia have signaled that they are prepared to become the first nuclear-armed states to sign a Southeast Asian nuclear treaty, while the United States is reportedly reviewing its stance.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin holds a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct. 16, 2024. The geopolitical discourse within and about South Asia is ...

Russia has claimed to have captured another key Ukrainian town as it looks to consolidate gains ahead of potential peace talks pushed by Donald Trump. After months of heavy fighting, Russian forces ...

The Middle Corridor trade route is filling out. China and Kazakhstan have announced the launch of a new freight rail transit line that will deliver Chinese goods to Europe while bypassing Russia.

Construction has begun on a new railway linking China to Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced at the Dec. 27 groundbreaking ceremony. The new ...

It's Russia's answer to Eurovision. With less kitsch – and more Kremlin. Intervision 2025 is Vladimir Putin's brainchild. He ...

Russia's budget deficit widening as energy revenues fall Moscow spending heavily on defence and national security Russia may struggle to keep funding war without budget tweaks Putin says Russia's ...