An expert warns Iran's IRGC leadership may flee to Russia amid regime instability after high-stakes U.S. negotiations collapsed and military fractures deepen.

The Institute for the Study of War reports Russia has lost substantial territory in Ukraine for the first time since the summer of 2024. Russia is now in its 5th consecutive month of losing more soldiers than it can replace.

The Russian activist has lived under protection since 2022 because French officials believe Russia is trying to kill him. In April 2025, a crew of Russian men staked out Osechkin’s home and the surrounding area in southwestern France for several hours,

After years of insisting Russia would fight until all objectives were achieved, Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly suggested the Ukraine conflict may be nearing an end — a shift some analysts believe reflects growing military,

A proposed meeting of foreign ministers from Tokyo and Moscow is unlikely for now due to objections from the Japanese public and allies.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow threatens foreign embassies in Kyiv and tells countries to evacuate staff - Russian foreign ministry urges countries with diplomatic missions in Kyiv to treat warning

Poland's internal security service has warned that Russia is shifting from using individual recruits to 'professional' networks to carry out a campaign of sabotage across Europe.

The number of loss-making banks in Russia has sharply increased: from 34 on 1 January 2026 to 60 by the beginning of March.

All of these major developments in Japan’s security policy history crossed long-standing thresholds that had previously been maintained tenaciously, and they have done so without major public pushback.