Russians find a refuge on the beaches of Sanya from sanctions and “sideways looks,” toasting the New Year beside a Chinese ...

Archaeologists recovered the naturally mummified remains of more than 100 Indigenous Yakuts who were buried in Siberia ...

Beijing Dance Academy became the stage for a remarkable cultural exchange on Jan 1, as the BDA Youth Dance Troupe joined ...

Rwanda's Ambassador to Russia, Maj Gen Joseph Nzabamwita, and his spouse attended New Year celebrations organized by the Rwanda Community Abroad (RCA) with the support of the Embassy, on January ...

While most Christian denominations celebrate Christmas on December 25, Russian Orthodox Christians observe the holiday two ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Francisco Seco has been The Associated Press’ chief photographer in Turkey since 2021. He started as a ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

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At the Rashtrapati Bhavan state dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for Vladimir Putin, the Rashtrapati Bhavan Naval Band brought an unexpectedly cheerful moment by playing “Kalinka.” This ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught on camera looking stony-faced as he watched a robot dance at a Moscow AI exhibition Wednesday. Video of the display showed the humanoid robot trying to ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

Almaty, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan's parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to ban the promotion of what it calls "non-traditional sexual orientation" in public spaces and the media, a copycat of Russia's ...