Trump’s tariff threats on India over Russian oil trigger backlash, as experts ask why China—Russia’s top oil buyer—is spared. India calls criticism unjustified.

The navies of Russia and China are conducting joint artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan, near the Russian port of Vladivostok, as part of the "Maritime Interaction-2025" exercise, Russian officials said on Sunday.

Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to the "appropriate region" Aug. 1 after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev referenced Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities in a social media post that heightened tension with the U.