Russia frees U.S. citizen ahead of high-stakes talks on Ukraine
Kalob Byers, 28, of West Virginia was arrested this month on drug charges over cannabis gummies found in his luggage, Russian ...
Russia frees detained American as talks with US on Ukraine begin
Russia has freed an American citizen detained on drug charges, in what the State Department called a “welcome gesture” ahead ...
The Fiercest Fighting of the Ukraine War May Be in Russia
The Times interviewed Russian soldiers who said they face a brutal fight to dislodge determined Ukrainian forces from a ...
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Even in Death, Navalny Is Seen by the Kremlin as an Enduring Threat
Russian authorities have zealously prosecuted people with links to Aleksei A. Navalny’s organization inside Russia in the year since he died. By Paul Sonne and Nataliya Vasilyeva Paul Sonne ...
‘Anora’ breakout Yura Borisov is not sure what ‘Russian Ryan Gosling’ means. But he’ll take it
Yura Borisov does not have a flashy entrance in “Anora.” His character Igor isn’t even introduced until the movie’s nearly ...
Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?
Teacher Marc Fogel was released this week in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw. Here's a look at other ...
A New Spy Unit Is Leading Russia’s Shadow War Against the West
The Department of Special Tasks has brought together veterans of the Kremlin’s most daring clandestine operations to carry ...
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Russian troops intensify attacks on Ukrainian forces in east, military says
Kyiv reports 2025's largest spike in combat engagements NATO official says Russia to step up attacks ... injuring 15 of the 80 people on board, officials said. Asia Pacificcategory Cook Islands ...
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ICRC says missing people in Ukraine and Russia war doubles to 50,000 over past year
GENEVA - The number of people missing in the war between Ukraine and Russia has doubled to 50,000 over the past year, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday. "Last year ...
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Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine, as UK says it’s ‘ready and willing’ to put troops on ground
Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff ...
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Russia's Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia-US talks
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov ... A 14-year-old boy was killed in Villach and five other people were wounded. Three of them are in intensive care.