Russian security forces disrupted a punk music festival at a Moscow nightclub Tuesday evening, stopping concertgoers and checking their phones for subscriptions to opposition and anti-war Telegram channels,

Iran launches three satellites with Russian assistance, showcasing deepening cooperation as they resist Western sanctions and international pressure.

The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges.

Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones every day of 2026 so far, according to data published by Russia’s Defence Ministry, in what appeared to mark an escalation from earlier, more sporadic attacks on the Russian capital.

His successor, Hailey Lewis, took the oath of office as she began her first four-year term as mayor. She was joined by three new city council members who were elected during the November general election: Evan Holmes, Sage McCetich and Scott Sumner.

Three people, including two police officers, were killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away​.

A senior Russian general was killed in Moscow after a bomb exploded in his car, according to investigators, who suggested Ukraine may be responsible for the assassination. This is the third time in the past 12 months that top Russian officers involved in the invasion of Ukraine have been killed in bomb attacks in the capital.

In April, another senior Russian military officer, Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff, was killed by an explosive device placed in his car parked near his apartment building just outside Moscow. A suspected perpetrator was quickly arrested.

The sudden death of influencer Yulia Burtseva shocked the online beauty community after news broke that she had died at the age of 38. Burtsev underwent cosmetic surgery at a private clinic in Moscow on Sunday,

Investigative Committee spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko said two Moscow traffic police officers were among the three people killed in the latest explosion, which occurred after the pair approached a "suspicious individual.

The City of Moscow and the Moscow Art Commission say they are accepting artist applications for a new mural outside the City Shop.