Global outlook grim for U.S. intelligence agencies with Russia and China as top foes
A 31-page declassified document released late Monday by the House Intelligence Committee makes for stark reading.
Russia detains more than 4,300 people at anti-war protests across the country
Thousands of protesters chanted "No to war!" and "Shame on you!" according to videos posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers.
'Forgive us,' Ukraine: Hopeless dread grips Russia's war critics
There has been a heavy police presence at public squares in Moscow, with the central Pushkin Square being cordoned off.
As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles Big Tech to control the narrative
As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle to control the narrative took place online and over the airwaves.
'New normal': Kremlin says tough approach to Alexei Navalny allies here to stay
The Kremlin and its loyalists have said they will maintain and in some cases intensify their tough approach to internal and external critics they view as a threat to Russia's stability.
Russian regions run low on vaccines as COVID-19 cases hit record
Russia is facing a surge in new cases that authorities blame on the highly infectious delta variant and slow progress on vaccinating people.
Putin’s boasts about COVID-19 situation in Russia are unraveling
Already among the pandemic’s worst-hit countries, Russia is experiencing a resurgence of the deadly virus aided by the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta strain.
How Russia's new gulag tries to break convicts like Alexei Navalny
Six former inmates and a former prisons inspector spoke of regular beatings by guards, sexual assaults and severe psychological pressure at a facility near Moscow.
The rebirth of cities after COVID-19
Embracing and re-imagining the space of our cities will soon be more powerful — and more necessary — than ever before.
In Germany's Black Forest, Putin critic Alexei Navalny gathered strength and resolve
Navalny spent time recovering his physical fitness with intense workouts and took his war with Putin to a new level: targeting him directly for the first time.
Moscow starts mass COVID-19 vaccination with its Sputnik V shot
Moscow began distributing the Sputnik V COVID-19 shot via 70 clinics on Saturday, marking Russia's first mass vaccination against the disease, the city's coronavirus task force said.
Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that may keep Putin in power
Dozens of people were arrested at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option to remain in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said. About 500 demonstrators, many of whom wore face masks ...
