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The Indian prime minister's visit will be his first one to the Kremlin in five years.

The larger disinformation efforts show little traction in France, but the Russian audience may have been the real target, officials said.

More than 3,000 prisoners have already been released on parole and assigned to military units, as the country fights a crippling soldier shortage in its ongoing war against Russia.

As the war in Ukraine drags into its third year, some Russian soldiers have decided to flee the front lines. This is how they did it.

The five Facebook pages an ABC investigation linked to foreign interference in the UK election have been taken down for deception and "inauthentic engagement tactics".

An ABC investigation into superannuation funds offering members "ethical" or "socially aware" options unearths millions of dollars of retirement savings invested in companies that make some of the most controversial and devastating weapons of war.

Ahead of a historic UK election, five Facebook pages secretly operating from Nigeria are using Kremlin-aligned propaganda and AI-generated racist imagery to sow "division and chaos".

In Russia American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with gathering secret information for the CIA.

Prosecutors say the Wall Street Journal reporter gathered secret information on the orders of the US Central Intelligence Agency about a company that manufactures tanks for Russia's war in Ukraine. If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to 20 years.

The court is accusing former defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of staff General Valery Gerasimov of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.

Eight people are dead after a fire tore through an office building near Moscow on Monday. 

Gunmen opened fire at churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region on Sunday, killing 20 people and injured over 40 others. 

Ukrainian troops have started reclaiming territory taken by Russia in the north-east while Kharkiv's residents continue to live under constant threat.

Dagestan's regional government has vowed to punish the people responsible for the deadly attack.

Deakin University's Greg Barton says the North Caucus region has a strong sense of disaffection towards the Kremlin.

As Russia's aerial bombardment of Kharkiv in north-east Ukraine continues, Russian authorities say falling debris from Ukrainian missiles has killed people in the illegally-annexed territory of Crimea. 

Russian authorities said at least five people died and over 100 were wounded in Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Sunday.

An Orthodox Church priest and police officers are dead after the "terrorist" attacks, according to Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee.

Footage from onlookers shows men opening fire on a street in the city of Makhachkala and buildings on fire after a spate of attacks on two churches and a synagogue.

When Vladimir Putin announced a military partnership with North Korea, he stepped across a red line drawn by one of the most advanced arms suppliers in the world. 

In what could be a costly blunder by health insurer Medibank, the Australian Information Commissioner alleges it knew about "serious deficiencies" in its IT security before hackers plundered the sensitive data of almost 10 million customers.

Poland's response to the human tide from Ukraine is already a case study in effective crisis management. But dealing with Russian disinformation — now morphing into subversion and outright sabotage — has been a consistent problem.

The United States has strongly criticised Vietnam's decision to host Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is looking to Asian countries for support as he has been largely isolated from the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a state visit to Vietnam, a day after signing a mutual defence pact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine. 

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have pledged to come to each other's aid if either country faces foreign 'aggression'.