Beijing said Wednesday that U.S. demands for it to join nuclear disarmament talks with Russia are a ruse to sink the negotiations, but it could take part if Washington lowers its arsenals to China's level. U.S. and Russian officials held talks in Vienna last month ...
The president of Russia's track and field federation said Friday it is "catastrophic” to suspend Russian athletes' applications to compete over a unpaid fine of $5 million for breaking anti-doping rules. Yevgeny Yurchenko said World Athletics ignored the impact of the coronavirus pandemic when it ...
Ex-Russian diplomat exempted from charge over stolen SoftBank secrets
Tokyo prosecutors decided Thursday not to indict a former Russian diplomat over allegations that he had illegally obtained trade secrets from SoftBank Corp. Anton Kalinin, 52, former deputy Russian trade representative in Japan, left the country for Russia in February although Japanese police had filed ...
Russia is expected to miss Wednesday's deadline to pay more than $6 million to the governing body of track and field. Russian track federation president Yevgeny Yurchenko told the Tass state news agency on Wednesday that "the money, unfortunately, has not been found." Russia has to ...
President for life? Russians grant Putin right to extend rule until 2036
Russians opened the door to Vladimir Putin staying in power until 2036 by voting overwhelmingly for constitutional changes that will allow him to run again for president twice, but critics said the outcome was falsified on an industrial scale. Official results, after 98 percent of ...
Russians are set to approve constitutional reforms on Wednesday denounced by critics as a move to allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in the Kremlin for life. The changes were passed weeks ago by Russia's parliament and copies of the new constitution are already on ...
Taliban bounties would be a new low even for Putin
Putting a price on American heads today is not at all like the U.S. arming anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
White House was aware of Russian bounties in 2019, sources say
The intelligence was included in at least one of President Donald Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the sources.
Trump denies briefing on reported Russian bounties against U.S. troops in Afghanistan
The White House had issued a statement Saturday denying that President Donald Trump or Vice President Mike Pence had been briefed on such intelligence.
Radioactivity hike recorded in northern Europe, but source is unknown
Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may be from a source in western Russia and may "indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.” But Russian news agency TASS, ...
Biden criticizes Trump for inaction over reported Russian bounties
The White House on Saturday denied that President Donald Trump was briefed on reported U.S. intelligence that Russia's military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan, with Democratic rival Joe Biden criticizing Trump for failing to take action against Moscow. White ...
U.S. thinks Russia offered Afghan militants bounty to kill American troops: report
U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, The New York Times reported on Friday. Citing officials briefed on the matter, The Times said the United States determined months ago ...
