Russia's economy will be under major strain in 2025, economists told BI. One said stagnation was similar to the USSR at the start of the 1980s.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

An Embraer passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 32 survivors had been rescued.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he asked the U.S. Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack against some of Ukraine's cities and its energy system.

An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes in the fuselage.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

A Russian court case involving a compensation claim against Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) will continue in the second half of January, judicial authorities and the lender said on Wednesday.

Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment

Speculations with unconfirmed reports said that Russian air defense system probably mistook the plane for an Ukrainian drone.

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger aboard the flight that crashed in Kazakhstan's Aktau, recorded a video showing the horror moments inside the plane before and after the incident.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Japan will continue working with Ukraine to realize a just and lasting peace as soon as possible.