RUSSIA

Russia’s Ukrainian library is facing closure after the arrest of its director amid a dramatic deterioration in cultural ties between the two former Soviet nations.

With the International Monetary Fund delaying its next tranche of aid to Ukraine, the country's young reformers face a growing political storm.

European Union members are facing a controversy over the proposed construction of a natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea and the potential effects on the region.

Ties between the two countries have been close since the Cold War in the 1960s.

Chechen leader and Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov has a reputation for human rights abuses and the murder of political opponents — but that doesn’t mean he's not concerned about his image.

For 350,000 people living in rebel-held parts of Syria’s largest city, a brutal attack from President Bashar Assad’s forces may be next.

NATO reported increased Russian submarine activity with new technical capabilities and longer ranges in the North Atlantic.

Russia has been building up its military presence in the Arctic Circle region for several years.

The detained militants, which were of Russian and Central Asian ethnicities, planned to attack several areas using “self-made explosive” devices.

It would be the first since the country faced U.S. and EU sanctions following its involvement in Crimea.

The European steel industry has cut its workforce by about one-fifth since the global financial crisis became apparent eight years ago.

A strong U.S. dollar is hurting American farmers as other countries keep looking for cheaper alternatives when buying their wheat.

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain said this week they were ready to participate in any ground operations in Syria to fight the Islamic State terrorist group.

Until now, the Ukrainian Army and other volunteer battalions have been using small commercial drones to increase their surveillance operations against Russian-backed separatists.

Turkish authorities have blocked more than 10,000 Syrian refugees, who are now stranded at a makeshift camp at the border without access to proper humanitarian services.

Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, has supported a U.S.-led airstrike campaign against ISIS since it began in September 2014.

The historic meeting will be a significant step toward bridging a centuries-old rift between Christianity’s Western and Eastern branches.

Morgan Stanley predicted on Thursday that an imbalance between supply and demand in the oil industry would continue for another two years — seeing an average price of $40 per barrel in 2017.

The Turkish government accused Russian airstrikes of derailing the first peace talks held in two years about the war in Syria.

The T-50 jet, which is due to be launched for full production at the end of 2016, will carry lethal cruise missiles capable of Mach 4 speeds.

A London event aimed at raising funds for millions of Syrian refugees began Thursday, just two days after peace talks on the conflict collapsed.