Russia's barbaric war in Ukraine is draining resources, but Leningrad Military District will in the longer run significantly expand its troops near the border with Finland and Norway.

Planned Russian military reforms that would increase Moscow's troop numbers by 30% are a threat to NATO and should be met with vigilance, the chief of Finland's military intelligence service Pekka Turunen said on Thursday.

Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged sabotage by Moscow-linked vessels.

Russia is believed to be behind dozens of hybrid attacks, like arson or sabotage, on NATO soil since the Ukraine war started.

Across Russia, the devout celebrate Epiphany on January 19 by immersing themselves in frigid water through holes cut through the ice of lakes and rivers, imitating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

HELSINKI - Planned Russian military reforms that would increase Moscow's troop numbers by 30 per cent are a threat to Nato and should be met with vigilance, the chief of Finland's military intelligence service Pekka Turunen said on Jan 16.

South Korea: In a video by World Friends, a South Korean prison meal consists of rice with beans, along with assorted fresh vegetable "ban-chan" (side dishes), a side of beef and radish soup, and braised quail eggs.

A senior Russian official has said that Moscow will counter any moves by Western military alliance NATO to dominate the Baltic Sea. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told the Russian television channel Rossiya-24 on Friday that the Western alliance's decision to increase patrols around the Baltic was further proof of NATO's "desire to turn

MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. Moscow will not allow NATO to turn the Baltic Sea into its own lake, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The China Coast Guard monster ship’s frequent anchoring very near Zambales aims to scare, surveil and sabotage.

Green lobby groups are calling on northern European countries to ban the dumping of scrubber waste in their waters.

Former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said he was “annoyed” that Europe is not playing a central role in efforts to engage the Kremlin in discussions on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine. Niinstö, who left office in 2024,