RUSSIA

Leaders of the Islamic State group are preparing for the fall of the Caliphate by planning for terror attacks across the globe.

The THAAD anti-missile system will be deployed in Seongju county, which is beyond the reach of North Korea’s long-range missile systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said weapons and military equipment exports had reached $4.6 billion in 2016.

The helicopter, which had run out of ammunition, was reportedly shot down by militant gunfire in the country’s Homs region.

The state department announced Friday that two Russian officials had been sent back in response to an attack on an American diplomat in Moscow.

The attempt by Pyongyang came a day after the United States and South Korea agreed to deploy a missile defense system to counter the North’s nuclear threat.

At NATO’s summit Friday, the alliance is expected to formally agree to the deployment of multinational battalions to Baltic states and Poland to counter Russian aggression.

Hyperloop One, a U.S. startup working on commercializing Elon Musk’s trademark concept, has received a lot of funding from Russian investors.

The defense ministries of South Korea and the U.S. announced in a joint statement Friday plans to deploy THAAD in the Korean Peninsula.

New anti-terrorism laws in Russia will force communications operators to store metadata for three years and release it to security services when requested.

The relationship between Russia and NATO continues to deteriorate as both sides try to show their military capabilities in Eastern Europe.

NATO officials are expected to approve the deployment of four battalions to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as they nervously watch Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent actions.

The French dairy company, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, announced an all-cash transaction to buy the U.S. food group in a statement Thursday.

The Expedition 48 crew members will carry out hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science, the space agency said.

Approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, the expansion plans call for the construction of nearly 600 new settler homes in an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem.

Analysis of the cockpit voice recorder indicates pilots of the doomed plane tried to extinguish a fire on board, according to Egyptian investigators, media reports said Tuesday.

Over 1.6 billion Muslims around the globe will mark the end of Ramadan this week with prayers and sweet treats.

New technology and hydraulic fracturing have fueled America's shale boom.

Russia's budget deficit has swollen as oil prices fell sharply from 2014 and the West imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.

Turkey struck a deal with the European Union in March to stem the flow of migrants into Europe.

The move could signal growing confidence in the industry that crude oil prices have finally stabilized and are set to rise sooner rather than later.