One of Putin's fondest conceits is that the US political system is every bit as corrupt, authoritarian and bent on external aggression as his regime.

Russian submarines have been detected in the Irish Sea as tensions rise between Moscow and Britain over the Kremlin's aggression in Syria and Eastern Europe.

A tiny Russian "exclave" in Europe is now a dangerous flashpoint, as tensions between Russia and the West intensify.

Britain has announced plans to send hundreds more troops close to Russia border in largest deployment since the Cold War

Russia has released the first image of its new nuclear missile, a weapon so powerful that it could wipe out nearly all of the UK or France.

Trump is giving Putin dangerous encouragement and the rest of the world can only hope it will end with the election.

Flaws in the water piping system mean it freezes during winter. To prevent pipes bursting, the water is turned off to most of the cabins.

Russia has begun its biggest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War as it prepares to effectively end the war in Syria.

Vladimir Putin's armed fleet heads for Dover as Moscow moves ships from the Mediterranean in 'Operation Sea Fist'.

Controversial President Rodrigo Duterte has already told Barack Obama to "go to hell". Now he has struck another blow against the US.

Reports of Vladimir Putin telling officials to fly relatives living abroad back to Russia because of an impending war are being quashed.

US Secretary of State John Kerry called for the Syrian and Russian governments to face a war-crimes investigation over attacks on civilians in Syria.

More than 40 million Russians are taking part in a three-day drill that, if it becomes reality, could spell disaster for all of us.

A spokesperson said "harassment and surveillance" of US diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly.

Russia-US relations fell to a new post-Cold War low as the Obama Administration abandoned efforts to cooperate with Russia on ending the Syrian civil war.

You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid . . . ? Their cousins may all be dead soon.

A young student who has never had sex is selling her virginity to raise enough money to be able to study abroad.

Dutch prosecutors revealed the missile that shot down MH17 was transported into Ukraine from Russia and fired from separatist-controlled territory.

On a clear afternoon last Monday a line of humanitarian aid trucks eased to a stop in front of a cluster of warehouses packed with aid supplies 24km outside the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Footage from a polling booth at the weekend's Russian parliamentary elections appears to show an official stuffing a ballot box.

The US-Russia deal to bring peace to Syria seemed near collapse yesterday as two countries publicly accused each other of double-dealing and atrocities.

The Russian President will cheer the Syrian agreement as a victory over US Secretary of State John Kerry.

These astonishing photos of a thrill-seeker's sky-high catwalk show have turned her into a social media sensation.

New Zealand will hand over the responsibility of carrying out polls on the Secretary General job to Russia in September to ensure there is no perception of a conflict of interest.

Helen Clark's bid for the UN Secretary General job has been raised by Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Moscow.

The Russian vice-consul in Rio de Janeiro shot dead an armed mugger who had tried to hold him up in his car.

A new kind of army, of private cyberdefense contractors, is stepping up and gaining power in the wake of hacks such as the one on the Democratic National Committee.

Police are hunting a killer Romeo after a young woman was gruesomely murdered after hooking up with a man she met online.

The dangerous relationship between Putin and Trump.

On NZ Herald Focus, Donald Trump has appealed to Russia to release emails that Hillary Clinton did not hand over.