New Hyde Park, L.I.: In all of sports, no designation holds more consequence than heavyweight champion of the world. It is the legacy of Jack Dempsey, Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. There is something transcendent to Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine holding this title nearly three years into Russias invasion.

Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia that Finnish customs officials and the European Union's executive commission describe as part of Russia's shadow fleet of fuel tankers.

As Western powers continue to provide and approve Ukraines use of advanced weaponry against Russia, the veracity of Vladimir Putins deterrent threats against such provocations is increasingly called into question.Throughout the war, each step up the

Croatia’s left-leaning president, who has been critical of Western military support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, is running for reelection this weekend

Aviation experts said Thursday an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan most likely went down after being hit by Russian air defense systems. Here are some things to know about the crash that killed 38 out of the 67 people on board: How did the plane crash? Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 was en route from […]

Air power is probably the most important aspect of a modern conflict. Whoever controls the skies can control the ground and seas.In the Ukrainian conflict, neither side has been able to wrestle control of the skies and establish air superiority. And although it is not surprising that

Aviation experts say that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims to have not spoken to President-elect Donald Trump in four years, which would appear to contradict a book by reporter Bob Woodward that claimed the two world leaders spoke several times after Trump left office.The post

There are new details about what may have caused a passenger jet that was headed from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash in Kazakhstan. A U.S. official told CBS News that there are preliminary indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the plane, which was carrying 67 people. Several dozen people died in the crash, but dozens also survived. Chris Livesay has the latest.

Finnish authorities boarded a Russian-linked crude oil tanker on Dec. 26 to investigate the suspected sabotage of the Estlink-2 undersea power cable. In a statement, the Finnish national police service announced that a multiagency task force including Finnish military and border security personnel boarded the Cook Islands-flagged Eagle S and diverted the tanker’s course for […]

The Kremlin says it wants President-elect Donald Trump to take initiative to improve relations between Russia and the United States. The statement comes after Trump said he would negotiate a deal to put an end to the RussiaUkraine War. Russia now responds to speculation that its air defense systems downed the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that […]

There isnt time for a new gas transit deal to be reached between Russia and Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, who was quick to add that the lack of a deal was entirely Ukraines fault. Ukraine has so far refused to extend the gas transit deal currently in place that would see gas transit continue uninterrupted to Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakiaa refusal ...

Investigators are trying to understand why an Azerbaijan Airlines jet heading to Russia crashed on Christmas, killing 38 people. The plane experienced an explosion before it went down in Kazakhstan.

Samantha Dart, co-head of global commodities research at Goldman, published a note to clients outlining five key questions and answers about the US-EU liquefied natural gas trade. This comes just days after President-elect Donald Trump threatened the EU with a barrage of tariffs unless Brussels ramped up purchases of American LNG. For context, last Friday, Trump wrote on Truth Social: "I told th...

Increasing analysis suggests Russian air defenses might have downed Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which crashed in a ball of fire near Aktau,Kazakhstan on Wednesday morning, killing 38 of 67 passengers and crew.

“The Finnish authorities on Thursday boarded an oil tanker that they believe was involved in cutting through vital undersea cables, and was part of Russias so-called shadow fleet of ships […]