RUSSIA

Facebook continues to root out foreign-backed disinformation on its platform.

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former US Vice President Joe Biden appears to be the target of Russian attacks on Facebook, according to data from the social network

US military hardware arrives in Lithuania in 'message to Russia'

Turkey outlined Monday its plans for a 120-kilometre "safe zone" in Syria on the eve of a key withdrawal deadline, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the West of "standing by terrorists".A Turkish military source said Kurdish fighters should initially withdraw from the area between Tal Abyad, captured by Turkish forces at the start of the offensive, and Ras al-Ain, under a US-brokered agreement that expires Tuesday night.

Mikhail Fridman, who has Russian, Ukrainian and Israeli nationality, has been listed as London's richest resident

A view of the Trump National Doral resort near Miami, Florida; the president wanted to host next year's G7 meeting there but was forced to backtrack

The dam's collapse unleashed a torrent of icy and muddy water, which engulfed the workers' huts

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has led a group of US lawmakers to Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had said the Trump resort was 'the best place' among a dozen locations considered for the G7 summit

Syrian women and children flee the countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the Turkish border

Islamic State group prisoners were being held in a safe place, said Kalin

Investigators said they opened a criminal probe into the violation of safety rules after the collapse of a dam in Siberia

Campaigners say recent cases have led to a breakthrough in awareness and Russians are expecting the state to do more to protect abuse victims

Aluminium giant Rusal has decided to reopen an aluminium refinery in Guinea closed since 2012

A 22-year-old died in excruciating pain due to negligence from the doctor. The doctor faces up to three years of imprisonment over the death of the new mother after she went into a coma and “died of shock” due to a cardiac arrest.

Donald Trump said Turkey and the Kurds needed to fight 'like two kids'

Egypt is one of a few African countries that can be reached directly from Moscow

Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.The agreement for the 120-hour pause eased what had escalated into an unprecedented crisis between the United States and Turkey, but critics quickly accused President Donald Trump of again abandoning Kurdish allies.

French President Emmanuel Macron has led opposition to North Macedonia and Albania being given a date to begin the long process of accession negotiations

Delegates attend the opening of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in September 2019

Cuban leader Fidel Castro presents Alicia Alonso a medal in 1998 to markthe 50th annivesary of her founding of the National Ballet of Cuba