A 14-year-old child was among four others injured, the acting governor of Russia's Belgorod region says.

Russia has installed secret bases capable of firing high-powered drones deep into Nato territory. A Telegraph investigation can reveal 10 Kremlin bases with newly built launch pads for Moscow's most advanced long-range suicide drones.

The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin.

The EU plans to expand sanctions against Russia, thereby further increasing pressure on Moscow over its war of aggression against Ukraine. EU Foreign Affairs Chief Kaja Kallas told *Die Welt* that the EU will present “the most far-reaching list of sanctions since the start of the war” this fall.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Brussels is preparing a new sanctions package that could increase the number of sanctioned Russian individuals and entities by one-third.

The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren't oil refineries,

Russia has introduced a new multiple-entry talent visa for highly skilled foreign professionals, offering eligible applicants a faster route to permanent residency and, in some cases, Russian citizenship.

Russia has a substantial existing system for highly qualified foreign specialists, but that system is primarily employment-focused. Fragomen notes that the Highly Qualified Specialist (HQS) work-permit route remains the main work-authorisation route for highly paid foreign hires, with permits initially valid for up to three years and renewable.