The swish of silk, the sparkle of jewelry, and the magic of a live orchestra. This is how the Bolshoi Theater celebrates the ...

A Russian general was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, with investigators saying they suspect Ukrainian intelligence may have been behind the attack. The bombing targeted Lt. Gen. Fanil ...

Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev told reporters that this weekend’s ongoing peace talks in Florida have been constructive, amid the Trump administration’s latest push to strike a deal to end the war with ...

A devastating Russian missile strike on a port in southern Ukraine killed eight people overnight, as bombing intensified from both sides in the deadly war. The ballistic missile in Odesa slammed into ...

For several years now, in discussing plans for its human spaceflight program beyond the International Space Station, Russian officials would proudly bring up the Russian Orbital Station, or ROS. The ...

Ukrainian peace negotiators are en route to the United States and plan to meet with the U.S. negotiating team on Friday and Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. Zelenskyy told ...

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Dec. 17 (UPI) --Ukrainian drones attacked a Russian oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban and other energy infrastructure overnight, blacking out the city and injuring at least two people in the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed the most extensive diplomatic effort to end the fighting in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, but Washington’s efforts have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. La Scala opened its season with Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtensk,” a Russian opera censored by Stalin. Peace ...

Shostakovich opera opens 2025-26 season in Milan Opening performance sold out, tickets costing up to 3,200 euros Director says politics and culture should be kept separate MILAN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - La ...

MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of ...