President's office won't comment on Russian strongman's response to the request, says the two stressed 'important areas of cooperation' between Jerusalem and Moscow

Turkish president enjoys diplomatic success of Ukraine grain deal, but faces tension with Russia's leader over conflicting interests in Syrian civil war

US Treasury says it has frozen visa of Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast who runs media company promoting Ukraine invasion; oligarch Andrey Grigoryevich Guryev also hit

The Times of Israel joins a Territorial Defense unit in a heavily-shelled sector, and discovers bright, self-assured soldiers eager to chat -- and to show off their Hebrew

His company dismantled and friends imprisoned, Leonid Nevzlin has lived in Israel for 20 years. He hasn't ceased criticizing the Kremlin - and sees some parallels in his new home

State Department says Moscow's announced departure after 2024 an 'unfortunate development'; space exploration one of few areas where cooperation remained unaffected by tensions

Russia and the US have worked side by side on the ISS, which has been in orbit since 1998, but tensions have risen since the invasion of Ukraine

Amid growing crisis with Moscow, Natan Sharansky says Lapid saving Israel from global shame; former MK Ksenia Svetlova argues stiming of spat 'wasn't a coincidence'

Speaking in Romania, Hungary's leader claims European countries with high level of interracial mixing are 'no longer nations'; opponents label him 'delusional and dangerous'

Alexander Lukashenko, whose country has served as staging ground for Russia's intervention, acknowledges authoritarian nature of his rule, but insists he isn't a 'dictator'