Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space
Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it โa dirty spectacleโ that cherry picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned.
Biden signs bill requiring TikTokโs parent company to sell the platform or face a US ban
President Joe Biden says he's immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine now that he's signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also includes assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other allies.
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars.
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the worldโs richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles.
Ukraine's military chief warns of 'significantly' worsening battlefield situation in the east
Ukraine's military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the country's industrial east has โsignificantly worsened in recent days,โ as warming weather has allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more than 1,000-km long frontline.
Russian military trainers arrive in Niger as relations deteriorate with the US
Russian military trainers have arrived in Niger to reinforce the countryโs air defenses as the western African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for help as it fights Islamic insurgents in the Sahel region.
US lawmakers urge release of Russia critic Kara-Murza on the anniversary of his imprisonment
Members of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlinโs relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv's denials
Russian authorities have again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall to Ukraine, saying one of the detained suspects had photos on his phone depicting troops in camouflage uniforms with the Ukrainian flag.
In the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?
The attack on a Moscow concert hall, the bloodiest assault on the Russian soil in two decades, appears to be setting the stage for an increasingly harsh response by President Vladimir Putin after his tightly orchestrated electoral landslide last month.
In Vienna, 2 portraits of Alexei Navalny are painted near a monument to Soviet soldiers
Two large portraits of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been spray-prainted on a property owned by the family of a former Czech foreign minister behind a monument to Soviet soldiers in Vienna.
Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State's claim
Russian officials persist in saying Ukraine and the West had a role in last weekโs deadly Moscow concert hall attack despite vehement denials of involvement by Kyiv and a claim of responsibility by an affiliate of the Islamic State group.
Deadly attack on Moscow concert hall shakes Russian capital and sows doubts about security
Shocked Russians are bringing flowers and teddy bears to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
The Moscow concert hall attack wasn't the first during Putin's 25-year rule
The attack on a Moscow concert hall in which armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putinโs nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president.
Putin says gunmen who raided Moscow concert hall tried to escape to Ukraine. Kyiv denies involvement
The suburban Moscow concert hall where gunmen opened fire on concertgoers was a blackened, smoldering ruin as the death toll in the attack surpassed 130 and Russian authorities arrested four suspects.
Takeaways from the predictable Russian election that gave Putin another 6 years in power
To no oneโs surprise, President Vladimir Putin secured another six years in power in a preordained election landslide that comes amid the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times.
Putin basks in electoral victory that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest
Russian President Vladimir Putin is basking in a victory that was never in doubt, as partial election results showed him easily securing a fifth term after facing only token challengers and harshly suppressing opposition voices.
With Navalny dead, his allies keep fighting to undermine Putin's grip on power
When Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died suddenly last month in an Arctic prison, his team was left with a monumental challenge: sustaining an opposition movement against President Vladimir Putin without the living example of their defiant and charismatic leader.
Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are coerced to vote for Putin
Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the presidential election of their wartime occupier, Vladimir Putin, an exercise denounced by Ukraine as an illegitimate effort by Moscow to tighten control over its neighbor.
Ally of late Navalny accuses 'Putinโs henchmen' of attacking him in Lithuania, vows not to give up
Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalnyโs close associate and top strategist, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putinโs โhenchmenโ of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized in Lithuaniaโs capital.
Putin is set to win 6 more years in power. Here's how it will affect the war and Russia's relations
Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this weekโs presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a war that is grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever.
Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics
The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a โvery unpleasantโ taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency because the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned.