Before the war in Ukraine, relations between Russia and Iran were characterised by many as a marriage of convenience. Here is a timeline decoding Russia-Iran ties.

Russian-Iranian relations improved steadily under Vladimir Putin's presidency

Russian President Vladimir Putin is on Iran visit to deepen ties with the Islamic Republic as Moscow continues its months-long war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Iran as war in Ukraine rages on

Russian President Vladimir Putin is all set to visit Iran today as his war on Ukraine continues and the divide between Moscow and the West deepens, this is Putin's first foreign trip since the invasion.

Putin to embark on first foreign trip to Iran: War in Ukraine, 2015 nuclear deal on agenda

From Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi welcoming Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Tehran, to Russia targeting several cities across Ukraine with a focus on gas supplies, here are some impactful images from around the world on July 19.

World in Pictures: Russia strikes cities across Ukraine; Iranian, Turkish presidents meet in Tehran

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended 28 more officials, a day after he dismissed two senior officials over allegations that their agencies harboured collaborators and traitors.

Zelensky suspends 28 more officials amid concerns over collaboration with Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Iran where he will hold talks on war in Ukrainian, future of Syria and 2015 Nuclear deal with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts.

Russian President Putin arrives in Iran to discuss war in Ukraine, 2015 Nuclear deal

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina announced she was a lesbian and revealed she has a girlfriend. In the coming-out video published on Monday (July 18), Kasatkina also slammed Russia for its stance on homosexuality.

Daria Kasatkina comes out as gay, slams Russian stance on homosexuality

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Banned Russian TV channel Dozhd broadcasts from Latvia

Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as the Ukraine war drags on. Europe’s most pressing challenges are short-term, but many believe Russia, will pay a heavy price for the war. Molly Gambhir decoded the economics of the Ukraine war with Greg Swenson.

WION Fineprint | Ukraine War: Pain for Europe now, later for Russia

Russia has threatened a Swiss newspaper with legal action for publishing image of Putin with a clown nose. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

WION Fineprint | Russian embassy threatens Swiss newspaper for Putin clown meme

A Russian journalist, who famously protested against the invasion of Ukraine live on television, was briefly detained over the weekend. Marina Ovsyannikova had been released a few hours after her initial arrest on Sunday.

Russian journalist Ovsyannikova who staged TV protest over Ukraine war briefly detained

The ongoing crisis Ukraine has resulted in the United States and the European Union (EU) imposing hard sanctions on Russia. One of the sectors that the western countries targeted was the gas exports but considering Europe’s dependency on Russia, a total boycott has been difficult to pull off.

EU signs new gas deal with Azerbaijan amid fears over Russian supplies cutoff

Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, there has been collateral damage, shared not only by the two countries involved but others too. One such country is Greece and its dying fur trade industry.

Greek fur trade industry snuffed out in the aftermath of Russia-Ukraine war

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is showing no signs of any solution and Emergency Services of Ukraine said on Monday that a Russian shelling attack in the Donetsk region ended up claiming the lives of six people.

Six people killed in Donbas town Toretsk due to Russian shelling, Ukraine says

The soviet-era trams are back in service in Saltivka, a suburb of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. According to district tram officials, of the approximately 160 trams in Saltivka that are a part of the fleet for Kharkiv city, 60 were destroyed and another 60 were damaged amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Soviet-era trams return to Ukraine's Kharkiv after heavy shelling

Russian journalist who interrupted a live TV broadcast to denounce military action in Ukraine was arrested in Moscow and was later released after three hours of detention.

Russian Journalist who protested Ukraine war on-air briefly detained

NASA and ROSCOSMOS have signed a new agreement to allow integrated flights to ISS. Space agencies believe the agreement is in the best interest of both the US and Russia.

NASA and ROSCOSMOS sign a new agreement: The first integrated flight to fly out in September

It has been several months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been raging on. Russia’s defence ministry said its aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MI-17 helicopter and a SU-25 aircraft.

'Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft shot down in Kharkiv region,' says Moscow

With empty streets, destroyed homes and constant threat of danger, people continue to flee or get killed in the city of Mariupol leaving four-legged residents remain - frightened and hungry. However, a Ukrainian vet risks her life everyday to save abandoned pets.

Ukrainian vet dodges mines to save animals in Mariupol

EU has placed sanctions on Russian gas in an effort to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine. However, the move has led to rampant inflation in Europe and the Europe's energy security is at stake.

EU suffers high inflation from lack of Russian gas

It has been several months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been raging on. Scores of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict. Now, Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities.

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian missiles pound Ukrainian cities

Saudi Arabia has doubled its Russian oil imports. This comes as Joe Biden arrived in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh's Russian oil imports during April to June was around 647,000 tonnes.

Saudi Arabia doubles oil imports from Russia this year

It has been several months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been raging on. Now, Moscow strikes the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Ukraine says that Kremlin has struck its 4 command posts.

Russia-Ukraine war to complete 5 months: Moscow strikes the Ukrainian city of Dnipro

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continued to cause major damage to the civilians as several deaths were reported due to continued onslaught from the Russian military.

Casualties mount as Russian military launches fresh onslaught in parts of Ukraine

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