Russia says Kyiv should extend east Ukraine special status law to 2020
Borys Gryzlov, Russia's envoy to an international working group on the conflict in eastern Ukraine, said on Tuesday that Kyiv should extend until 2020 a policy granting special status to that region, known as Donbass, Interfax news agency reported. "The law on the special status ...
Hackers attempt to take down U.K. Labour Party's web services ahead of election
Hackers attacked Britain's opposition Labour Party, bombarding its web services with malicious traffic in an attempt to force them offline just weeks ahead of a national election, party and security officials said on Tuesday, "We have experienced a sophisticated and large-scale cyberattack on Labour digital ...
U.S. alleges Russian operatives sought to undermine U.S. election agency
U.S. prosecutors have accused Russian operatives of seeking to interfere with a federal agency charged with policing American elections, as part of their case relating to interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential contest, saying the group aimed to interfere with a ban on some ...
How Russia could force a nuclear war in the Baltics
The Kremlin's 'escalate to de-escalate' nuclear strategy could easily get out of hand.
Trump to confront Turkey about buying Russian defense system when Erdogan visits
President Donald Trump will confront Turkey's leader about his decision to buy a Russian air defense system when they meet this week at the White House amid strained relations between the two NATO allies. Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said Sunday that the United ...
Iran and Russia launch new phase of nuclear power reactor construction
Tehran and Moscow inaugurated on Sunday a new phase of construction for a second reactor at Iran's sole nuclear power plant in Bushehr on the Gulf coast. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), and deputy chief of Russia's nuclear ...
Moscow photographer Galina Goryushina says that online shopping has changed her life. "I've got more time for myself," said the 30-year-old freelancer. "I don't have to haul heavy shopping bags. And I don't waste money on silly knick-knacks laid out on the store shelves," said Goryushina. The ...
Russian airstrikes kill seven civilians in northwestern Syria's Idlib
Airstrikes by Syrian regime ally Russia on Sunday killed seven civilians, including three children, in an anti-government bastion in northwestern Syria, a war monitor reported. Eight others were wounded in the raids and some of them are in a "critical" condition, said Rami Abdel Rahman, ...
Russian Napoleon expert confesses to dismembering his lover: lawyer
In a grisly crime that sent shock waves across Russia, a prominent St. Petersburg-based Napoleon expert has confessed to murdering his young lover and former student and dismembering her body. Oleg Sokolov, a 63-year-old history lecturer who received France's Legion d'Honneur in 2003, was arrested ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering attending Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorative events after President Vladimir Putin extended an invitation. "I appreciate the invitation. It is right in the middle of political season, so I'll see if I can do it, ...
Russian sports leaders fight over doping-related data breach
For years, Russian leaders portrayed pursuit of the doping scandal that has paralyzed the country's Olympic aspirations as a mission driven by political interests in the West. On Thursday, fissures erupted between their own countrymen, ratcheting up the tension in advance of a decision ...
In Hungary, Erdogan threatens to 'open the gates' for millions of refugees fleeing to Europe
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a visit to EU member Hungary repeated his threat Thursday to "open the gates" for millions of refugees eager to flee to Europe unless more international support was provided. Erdogan held talks with Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban ...
