RUSSIA

Moscow threatened to “change its policy ... to this friendly country” if Montenegro became a new member of the trans-Atlantic defense alliance.

A brief look at incidents similar to the events playing out Thursday with EgyptAir Flight 804.

The talks broke up last month, with President Bashar Assad’s government and foes blaming each other for military escalation.

Russian officials said terrorism was the “most likely” cause in the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804.

The two countries had signed a deal for S-300 missiles in 2007 but Moscow did not deliver them following the U.N. Security Council sanctions against Tehran.

The people of China, Germany and the U.K. are the most welcoming to refugees, while Russians, Indonesians and Thais are the least, a survey finds.

Russia’s car sales fell 8.5 percent in April from a year earlier — to their lowest level in a decade — as the industry continues to feel the impact of the country’s recession.

The two-day summit will welcome Montenegro as the newest member of the military alliance and is expected to focus on the Middle East and Russia.

Taboola, which distributes content to 1 billion devices per month, is growing fast. But it faces big-name competitors and other potential threats.

Despite protests, the Norwegian government said Wednesday it had awarded licenses for oil exploration in parts of the Arctic Barents Sea.

Nongovernmental organizations that address social problems like HIV are now in the Kremlin’s firing line — under a law signed by Vladimir Putin.

The presumptive Republican nominee will meet the GOP’s foreign policy veteran Wednesday in New York, according to a report.

Rising prices have brought investors — including hedge fund luminary George Soros — back into the market.

The British prime minister on Tuesday offered his latest defense for the U.K remaining in the European Union.

The move comes after a U.S. missile shield went operational in Romania last Thursday.

As world leaders begin a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the brutal conflict in Syria, the chances of a breakthrough remain slim at best.

U.S. crude surged Monday amid production disruptions in Canada and Nigeria and fears of a supply shortfall.

With less than three months before the Rio Games open in August, Moscow is seeking to have a global ban overturned to allow its track and field athletes to compete.

The Israeli prime minister told his cabinet that the only way to reach peace with Palestinians was “through direct talks, without preconditions.”

The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit comes at a critical time in efforts to secure peace in strife-torn Syria, Libya and Yemen.

Elfin, with five people on board, was detained by a North Korean coast guard ship in the Sea of Japan on Friday.