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Roger Stone leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, DC after a sentencing hearing on February 20, 2020

Roger Stone Says Trump 'Saved My Life,' Wants New Trial After Being Convicted On 7 Counts

Stone said Trump saved his life by commuting his 40-month prison sentence, as he believes he is at high-risk of COVID-19 due to his age and history of asthma.

Giant Protests In Russia After Popular Governor's Arrest

Russia's Khabarovsk region governor Sergei Furgal has been charged with organising the murders and the attempted murder of a number of entrepreneurs in 2004 and 2005

Giant protests in Russia after popular governor's arrest

Nearly 300 Wildfires In Siberia Amid Record Warm Weather

Most of the Russian wildfires are in areas deemed by responders as too difficult to suppress

Nearly 300 wildfires in Siberia amid record warm weather

The UN has voted on a resolution to extend the authorization for cross-border humanitarian aid into Syria for six months, through two different access points

UN Fails To Find Consensus After Russia, China Veto On Syrian Aid

UN fails to find consensus after Russia, China veto on Syrian aid

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'Tetris' Gets a Daily Game Show In The Form Of 'Tetris Primetime'

With over 202 million copies sold, "Tetris" is about to evolve with the times once more.

Intelligence suggests that Taliban-linked militants were paid bounties by Russia to target US soldiers such as these seen in Afghanistan's Wardak province in 2019

Russian Bounties: Pentagon Vows 'Action' If Intel Confirmed

Russian bounties: Pentagon vows 'action' if intel confirmed

An estimated 2.8 million people depend on aid in northwest Syria, the United Nations says

Syrians Alarmed At Russia Push To Limit Cross-border Aid

Syrians alarmed at Russia push to limit cross-border aid

Investigators targeted the home of Yulia Galyamina, a Moscow city councillor, who helped organise mass opposition protests last summer, according to activists

Russian Investigators Search Homes Of Kremlin Critics

Russian investigators search homes of Kremlin critics

Soldiers from China's People's Liberation Army march on Red Square in Moscow during a June 2020 parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, amid US pressure for both Russia and China to join nuclear arms talks

US Invites China To Arms Control Talks, Seeing Opening

US invites China to arms control talks, seeing opening

baker makes hot-selling bread using female urine from urinals

Baker Makes Hot-Selling 'Goldilocks Bread' Using Urine From Public Toilets

French baker uses urine collected from public toilets to create hot-selling 'Goldilocks Bread.'

The US Supreme Court is set to rule on two cases involving the disclosure of President Donald Trump's finances

Can Trump Keep His Finances Secret? US Supreme Court To Rule On Cases

The decision by the nine justices could lift the veil on Trump's finances ahead of the November 3 election.

The autonomous and remote Nenets region of northern Russia was gripped by anti-government protests in May

Secluded Arctic Region Rejects Putin In Rare Protest

Secluded Arctic region rejects Putin in rare protest

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Central Allegation In Steele Dossier Ruled Inaccurate, $45,000 In Damages Awarded To Russian Oligarchs

The allegation involved two Russian oligarchs who denied they had funneled money to Vladimir Putin when he was deputy mayor of St. Petersburg.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

UN Chief Denounces 'Unprecedented' Foreign Interference In Libya

UN chief denounces 'unprecedented' foreign interference in Libya

Ivan Safronov, a former journalist and aide to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, has been arrested on suspicion of treason

Russia Tells US To 'Mind Own Business' Over Media Freedom

Russia tells US to 'mind own business' over media freedom

China has said it would participate in nuclear arms reduction talks when the US and Russia reduce their warheads to its level

China Says Would Join Nuclear Talks If US Reduces Arsenal

China says would join nuclear talks if US reduces arsenal

Volunteers deliver aid at a camp for displaced Syrians near the town of Deir al-Ballut in Aleppo province, by the border with Turkey, April 14, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic

Russia, China Veto UN Extension Of Cross-border Aid In Syria

Russia, China veto UN extension of cross-border aid in Syria

The softening of once solid permafrost -- stretching across Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada -- has upended indigenous communities and threatens industrial infrastructure, especially in Russia

Tie For Warmest 12-month Period Globally As Siberia Sizzles

Tie for warmest 12-month period globally as Siberia sizzles

Until he started his Roscosmos job in May, Safronov worked as a journalist covering defence matters and politics

Russia Detains Ex-defence Reporter For Treason

Russia detains ex-defence reporter for treason

Russian historian Yury Dmitriyev (pictured April 2018), who heads rights group Memorial's branch in Karelia, speaks to the media as he leaves a court following the verdict in his child pornography trial in the northwestern city of Petrozavodsk

Russia Seeks 15 Years Jail For Gulag Historian

Russia seeks 15 years jail for Gulag historian

A handout image released by 10 Downing Street, shows Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab signing a letter to fellow MPs, in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in central London on July 6, 2020, following the launch of new Human Rights Sanctions

Russia Will Impose Counter-sanctions On UK: Kremlin

Russia will impose counter-sanctions on UK: Kremlin

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's (L, pictured December 2017 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, C) regime, supported by Moscow, in December 2019 relaunched its offensive against the northwestern region

UN Alleges War Crimes During Syria's Idlib Offensive

UN alleges war crimes during Syria's Idlib offensive

Tammy Duckworth

US Senator And War Veteran Tells Fox News Host Tucker Carlson To 'Walk A Mile In My Legs' After Saying She 'Hates America'

Sen. Tammy Duckworth offered a sharp retort to the Fox News host's comments on her personal Twitter.

Volunteers deliver aid at a camp for displaced Syrians near the town of Deir al-Ballut, by the border with Turkey, in Syria's Afrin region in the northwest of the rebel-held side of the Aleppo province on April 14, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic.

UN Vote Sought To Authorize Cross-border Aid In Syria, Russia Veto Expected

UN vote sought to authorize cross-border aid in Syria, Russia veto expected

FBI Director Christopher Wray, seen here during a February 2020 congressional hearing, says that China has preferences in the US election

FBI Chief Says China Has Preferences In US Election

FBI chief says China has preferences in US election

A man carries a child in the center of Bayan-Ulgii, a province of Mongolia bordering Russia and China which has seen two bubonic plague cases

Russia Urges Against Marmot Hunt Over Plague Fears

Russia urges against marmot hunt over plague fears

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