A general view shows the Cathedral of the St. Sergius of Radonezh in Astana, Kazakhstan.18.09.2025#9007618
President of Republika Srpska (Serb Republic) Milorad Dodik and Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu shake hands during a meeting in Moscow, Russia.10.09.2025#9000472
Mourners pay their respects to Italian fashion giant Giorgio Armani, following his death aged 91 on September 4, at the Teatro Armani, in Milan, Italy.06.09.2025#8998450
In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan National Army Khaled Haftar attends a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov in Moscow, Russia.05.09.2025#8998110
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk at the personal residence of the Chinese leader Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China.02.09.2025#8993823
A man places flowers by the portrait of prominent Soviet and Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who died at the age of 92 on August 29, at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia.29.08.2025#8991305
In this handout photo released by the Russian State Duma, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they pose for photos before a meeting in Beijing, China.26.08.2025#8989202
Russian prisoners of war released from Ukrainian captivity walk from a plane, amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, upon arrival at an airfield in Moscow region, Russia. Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 146 prisoners of war (POWs) after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Defence Ministry said on August 24.24.08.2025#8988453
People hold a giant Russian flag during celebrations of the Russia's National Flag Day near the Russia - My History multimedia park in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.22.08.2025#8986054
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, left, arrive for a meeting in Moscow, Russia.21.08.2025#8985210
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump walk on the tarmac after they arrived to attend a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, the United States.15.08.2025#8981954
In this handout photo released by the Russian State Duma, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and Chairman of the Presidium of the North Korean Supreme People's Assembly Choi Ryong-hae shake hands during a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea.14.08.2025#8980749
A view shows the Klyuchevskoy volcano spewing lava and volcanic ash during its eruption in Kamchatka Territory, Russia.04.08.2025#8976381
Syrian Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a joint news conference following their meeting at the ministry's reception house in Moscow, Russia.31.07.2025#8974515
In this video grab, Telegram founder Pavel Durov walks in a street after leaving the courthouse after the third interrogation on the merits, which lasted almost 10 hours, in Paris, France. Durov was detained at a Paris airport in August 2024 on charges related to the criminal use of his messaging app, including terrorism, child pornography, drug trafficking, money laundering, and fraud. He was released on August 28 on a 5-million-euro ($5.5 million) bail and was forbidden to leave France, where he holds citizenship. It was the third time Durov had been interrogated by two investigating judges since his detention in France in 2024.28.07.2025#8973175
In this handout photo released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket with a Fregat upper stage carrying two Ionosfera-M satellites and an additional payload of 18 mini-satellites blasts off from the launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia.25.07.2025#8971236
A portrait of Russian Supreme Court Chief Justice Irina Podnosova, who passed away at the age of 71 on July 22, is displayed during a farewell ceremony before her funeral at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Presidential Administration in Moscow, Russia.24.07.2025#8970842
A flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan flutters at their embassy in Moscow, Russia.04.07.2025#8957477
