far east

Russia

Russia expands state of emergency over wildfires in Far East

Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires.

13 August 2021

Earth News

Fires rage across Siberia amid dryest summer for 150 years

Officials say more than 6,500 emergency workers have been scrambled to tackle the wildfires across Russia.

19 July 2021

Destinations

Island hopping Russia: Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and Kamchatka Peninsula

Russia's Far East: an epic, paradoxical wilderness of domineering mountains, active volcanoes and endless forests. This is island hopping, but not as you know it.

24 February 2021

Russia

Russia accuses US Navy of violating territorial waters

The US Navy has denied wrongdoing and says Russia's statement is "false".

24 November 2020