Russia is willing to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration to improve relations if the U.S. has serious intentions to do so but it is up to Washington to make the first move, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Officials and political pundits in Moscow have voiced their support for President-elect Donald Trump's recent pitch to buy Greenland, posted to Truth Social.

With Russia's war on Ukraine threatening to spread, and violence in the Middle East escalating, Donald Trump has raised the prospect of the United States purchasing Greenland, annexing Canada somehow,

The treaty will "formalize the parties' commitment to close defense cooperation," Russia's foreign minister said in late October.

But not everyone is sure that President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada and Greenland and reclaiming the Panama Canal is driven by a deeper strategy.

An injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces has died, according to a statement from South Korea’s spy agency.Yonhap News Agency reported earlier on Friday that the spy agency confirmed a North Korean soldier dispatched to fight for Russia had been captured by Ukrainian forces.

In recent weeks, elected US President Donald Trump has been contemplating the idea of seizing Greenland, returning the Panama Canal, and proposing making Canada the 51st state. These statements may be related to his policy of countering Russia and China,

The Indian rupee depreciated 3% against the US dollar in 2024, but is expected to stabilize in 2025. Experts discuss factors impacting the rupee.

The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war in Ukraine.

WHILE much of the focus in terms of foreign stories in 2025 will stem from Trump, and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, other major events should also be on our radar. Among other more wildcard predictions, here are a few to add to the watchlist.