Nation Jul 27 WNBA’s Brittney Griner says Russian interpreter at questioning provided incomplete translation American basketball star Brittney Griner testified in Russian court on Wednesday that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during her initial questioning.
World Jul 26 WATCH: State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks on Russia’s departure from the International Space Station Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost, the country's new space chief said Tuesday amid high tensions between Moscow and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
World Mar 03 Russian forces seize strategic Ukrainian port in bid to cut country off from the sea Russian forces have seized a strategic Ukrainian port and besieged another in a bid to cut the country off from the sea.
World Mar 02 As Russia escalates Ukraine invasion, both sides ready for more talks Russia renewed its assault Wednesday on Ukraine's second-largest city in a pounding that lit up the skyline with balls of fire over populated areas, even as both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the new…
World Mar 01 Russia holds drills with nuclear submarines, land-based missiles amid Ukraine invasion Russian nuclear submarines have sailed off for drills in the Barents Sea and mobile missile launchers are roaming snow forests in Siberia after President Vladimir Putin ordered his nation's nuclear forces put on high alert.
World Mar 01 Russian forces step up attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas Ukraine’s president accused Moscow of a blatant campaign of terror and vowed: “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget.”…
World Feb 28 Ruble plummets amid global sanctions, sending Russians to banks and ATMs Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting.
World Feb 28 Russians line up at banks as currency plummets in face of sanctions Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting.
World Feb 27 Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions The order means Putin has ordered Russia’s nuclear weapons prepared for increased readiness to launch, raising the threat that the tensions could boil over into nuclear warfare. In giving it, the Russian leader also cited hard-hitting financial sanctions imposed by…
World Feb 26 Huge explosions rock Kyiv as Ukraine forces resist Russian advance Terrified men, women and children sought safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to keep people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countries, and the United Nations warned…