Russia extends Ukraine sailors' detention amid prisoner swap talks
A Russian court on Wednesday prolonged the detention of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured last year near Crimea, in the midst of sensitive prisoner-swap talks between the two ex-Soviet neighbours. Moscow's Lefortovsky district court ruled that the sailors must stay in detention for an extra three ...
Families of the victims of flight MH17 marked five years on Wednesday since the crash, with calls for justice for the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines plane over war-torn eastern Ukraine. The remembrance services in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur came less than a ...
Ukraine's new president has asked officials to consider a bid to host the Olympics, even with the economy still damaged by years of political turmoil. Former comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was elected president in April, said Tuesday there should be a national plan to build ...
Chernobyl's radioactive dust 'safe confinement' shelter unveiled: Ukraine
A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was formally unveiled on Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy inaugurated the "new safe confinement" shelter that spans the remains of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's Reactor ...
Putin meets pope and Italian leaders on one-day visit to Rome
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Pope Francis for "substantive talks" at the Vatican Thursday, and thanked the pontiff for discussions on a range of topics, including Ukraine and the Catholic Church in Russia. Francis received Putin in an hour-long audience at the Vatican Apostolic ...
War veterans in fatigues joined more than 8,000 people marching in Kiev's Gay Pride parade amid tight security on Sunday, the biggest-ever annual celebration of diversity in ex-Soviet Ukraine. The participants, waving rainbow and Ukrainian flags and sporting colorful costumes, marched through the center of ...
Russia slams 'unfounded allegations' as four are charged in absentia over MH17 jetliner downing
International investigators on Wednesday charged three Russians and a Ukrainian with murder over the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the first people to face justice over the tragedy five years ago in which 298 people were killed. The trial of the four men ...
Nuclear wasteland selfies draw ire as tourists flock to Chernobyl after hit HBO series
A spate of selfie-taking tourists at Chernobyl — one wearing little more than her underwear — in the wake of a hit TV series on the world's worst nuclear disaster has sparked anger, with the show's author urging more respect for the dead. The nuclear ...
Trump ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort may go to Rikers Island jail: source
Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman who was convicted of tax and bank fraud, may be transferred to Rikers Island jail in New York to face state criminal charges, a person familiar with the matter said. Manafort, 70, is serving a combined ...
Defying tribunal ruling, Moscow court prolongs detention of 24 Ukraine sailors
A Moscow court on Monday upheld extending the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia off Crimea last year, defying an international tribunal that had urged their immediate release. The Moscow City Court declined an appeal against the extension of the sailors' detention until ...
Putin hails military might as Russia, and breakaway Ukrainians, fete WWII Victory Day
President Vladimir Putin vowed to ensure Russia's military strength as the country on Thursday marked World War II Victory Day, an event that has become increasingly important over his two-decade rule. The president's speech to thousands of soldiers and veterans on Red Square came at ...
Trump and Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than an hour on Friday, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearization, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, the White House said. "Had a long and very good ...
