Russia and Belarus have signed documents allowing for the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, a move that has increased already strained tensions between the Kremlin and the West.
A court in the Siberian city of Irkutsk on May 25 sentenced five inmates to prison terms between 10 years and 11 years for torturing other inmates at the warden's order, one of a spate of similar cases.
Russia has postponed an international air show indefinitely for the first time in three decades, Russian media reported on May 25, citing sources in the aviation industry.
A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has gone missing, the police, his family, and his employer said on May 25.