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December 23, 2019

Diplomats visit American jailed in Russia on spying charges

A U.S. diplomat on Monday visited an American jailed in Moscow for nearly a year on spying charges and said he is in good ...

December 23, 2019

Russia to retaliate for US sanctions against Nord Stream 2

The Russian government has vowed to retaliate against U.S. sanctions on a new Russia-Germany pipeline, work on which was ...

December 22, 2019

Uzbekistan holds parliamentary vote without real opposition

Voters in the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan are choosing a new parliament in an election that presents no genuine ...

December 20, 2019

UN defeats rival resolutions to keep Syria cross-border aid

The U.N. Security Council on Friday rejected rival resolutions that would continue the delivery of humanitarian aid across ...

December 20, 2019

Is Russia eyeing Belarus takeover? Integration talks deepen

The presidents of Belarus and Russia met Friday to discuss deeper economic ties between the two close allies amid mounting ...

December 20, 2019

Germany resigned to US sanctions over Russia gas pipeline

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday he was “under no illusions” that proposed U.S. sanctions against companies ...

December 20, 2019

Gunman who shot officers in Moscow was rifle club member

Russian media reports say that a gunman who killed one security officer and wounded five other people outside Moscow's ...

December 20, 2019

Russian security officer dead, 5 injured in Moscow shooting

An unidentified gunman opened fire Thursday outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia's top security agency, killing one ...

December 19, 2019

US man jailed in Russia on spying charges loses job

A Michigan man who has been imprisoned in Russia on spying charges for nearly a year has lost his job with an automotive ...

December 17, 2019

AP Photos: Cadet ball revives imperial Russia's splendor

Military school students from across Russia lined up to dance Tuesday at an annual cadet ball in Moscow that blends ...

December 17, 2019

Leaders of Russia, Turkey discuss fighting in Libya

The leaders of Russia and Turkey discussed the fighting in Libya in a phone call Tuesday, the Kremlin said. It said in a ...

December 16, 2019

Belarus gets $500-million loan from China

Belarus has reached an agreement with China to receive a $500-million loan, officials in the ex-Soviet country said Monday.

December 16, 2019

Putin hails Russian arms sales abroad

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that arms sales abroad have continued to increase over the past year. Speaking Monday ...

December 12, 2019

Senate confirms State Dept official as ambassador to Russia

The United States has a new ambassador to Russia after the Senate voted Thursday to confirm the No. 2 official at the State ...

December 11, 2019

Germany rejects Putin claim on Berlin slaying victim

Germany on Wednesday rejected an assertion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that it failed to comply with requests from ...

December 10, 2019

Russia doping saga likely heads back to Switzerland's courts

Sports punishments imposed on Russia this week closed one big body of work for the World Anti-Doping Agency. Now, the sports ...

December 10, 2019

Former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov dies at 83

The former mayor of Moscow and one of the founders of Russia's ruling United Russia party, Yuri Luzhkov, has died at the age ...

December 09, 2019

Anti-doping agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia

Russia was slapped Monday with a four-year ban from international sports events, including next summer's Tokyo Olympics, over ...

December 09, 2019

Timeline of Russia's doping cases and cover-ups

The World Anti-Doping Agency has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major sporting events for four years, though many ...