When Nigerian student and model Victoria Chiamaka Udeh was branding her country's red-stained flag while walking down the runway during a beauty pageant in Russia, she could only think about how young people lost their lives during the #EndSars protests in Nigeria last year.

Nigerian model uses Russian beauty pageant as a platform to protest police brutality

Guatemalan Health Minister Amelia Flores said on Tuesday that the government had asked Russia to return money already paid for doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine because of non-delivery.

Guatemala asks Russia to return money over failure to deliver Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine

Russia was among the first in the world to announce and deploy a coronavirus vaccine last year, but has since inoculated only a fraction of its 146 million people.

COVID-19: Russia allows booster shots 6 months after vaccination

Russia is battling a third wave of COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant cases in the country are rising. Watch this report to know more.

Coronavirus Update: Rise in hospitalisation amid Delta variant spread

Russia checked the readiness of its air defence system in Crimea, the peninsula it annexed from Ukraine in 2014, as Ukraine and NATO countries held military drills in the Black Sea, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

Russia checks Crimea air defence system as Ukraine, US start Black Sea drills: Interfax

The United States hopes for more stable and profitable relations with Russia but if the latter continues to 'attack', then Washington will respond, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday.

US eyes more stable, profitable ties with Russia, Blinken tells paper

Ukraine and the United States will start a military exercise involving more than 30 countries in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine on Monday, despite Russian calls to cancel the drills.

Ukraine, US to start Black Sea military drills despite Russian protest

Germany on Friday classed Portugal and Russia as so-called coronavirus variant countries, banning most arrivals from both nations. From Tuesday, only citizens and residents of Germany will be allowed in from the two countries, with air, rail and bus companies prohibited from transporting other passengers.

Germany bans most travel from Portugal, Russia over variant

Baltic states have rejected a proposal by France and Germany to hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Is Europe breaking ranks with the U.S and charting its own policy on Russia? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Merkel & Macron seek summit with Putin

Russia claimed to have fired warning shots and chased a British warship out of the Black Sea, a version denied by the UK. Why is Britain downplaying the incident? What exactly happened near the Crimean sea? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Russia claims to have repelled British warship

European Union leaders rejected a proposal by France and Germany to restart talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Poland which opposed the talks said such a move will send a 'wrong message'.

EU leaders rejects France & Germany's proposal for talks with Putin

European Union leaders failed to agree on a proposal by France and Germany to hold a summit soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Poland and Baltic countries said it would send the wrong message as East-West ties deteriorate.

France, Germany drop plans for Russia summit after EU outcry

Russia says one of its warplanes dropped bombs and a patrol boat fired warning shots to turn back a British destroyer it claims entered into its territorial waters in the Black Sea. The UK Defense Ministry denied Moscow's accusation, saying that the vessel, was making a legal and innocent passage.

Russia says dropped bombs in the path of British destroyer, UK denies claim

UK denies Russia claim warning shots fired at warship out of Crimea waters

Vladimir Putin visited Moscow's 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' on the 80th anniversary of the German invasion. How does Putin see the Soviet resistance? Is he planning to revive Russia's glory days? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Putin marks 80 years of German invasion

To lure people into getting vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus, Russian authorities are offering people a chance at winning new cars and flats. However, the people who are not getting vaccinated are also being threatened with loss of earnings and even dismissal from their jobs.

Kremlin urges eligible citizens to vaccinate immediately

On Monday the Russian capital sweated under 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.5 degrees Fahrenheit), according to Roshydromet, matching the record for a June day from in 1901

Moscow melts in historic June heat wave

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told visiting junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaingid that Moscow is committed to strengthening military ties with Myanmar, Russia's RIA news agency reported.

Russia says to boost military ties with Myanmar as junta leader visits

Denmark are without a point in a Euro 2020 campaign dominated by Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest, but they hope fans will rouse them for Monday's last-chance game against Russia.

Football: Denmark dream of win against Russia to save their Euros

Russia's ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, was in an optimistic mood ahead of his return to Washington on Sunday, expecting meetings scheduled with US colleagues next week to be constructive, the RIA news agency reported.

Russian envoy to US returns to Washington with optimistic mindset: RIA

Denmark is determined to squeeze into the knockout stage of Euro 2020 with a win against Russia in their final Group B match on Monday, after recovering with poise from the shock of Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest.

Football: After Christian Eriksen shock, Denmark eye last 16 before must-win match vs Russia

This week saw US President Joe Biden engaging with world leaders on a wide range of issues. He also sat with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for a historic summit that was closely watched across the world.

Biden and Putin hold first in-person meeting in Geneva

What are India's stakes in US-Russia relations? Will a détente between the two powers benefit India? Palki Sharma tells you 5 reasons why India will be cheering for a thaw.

Gravitas | US-Russia thaw: What does it mean for India?

Moscow has reported a record surge in the number of Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. The Russian capital has recorded over 9,000 new COVID-19 infections along with 78 people losing their lives.

Moscow COVID-19 cases soar to record high, new variants suspected behind surge

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