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Officials and state-owned media were silent Monday on the money-laundering allegations against President Vladimir Putin and others contained in the Panama Papers.

A group of Russian activists are pushing for the U.K. government to change the rules on anonymous ownership of real estate.

The Russian president may or may not have a new love interest, but real estate connections reveal the women in his life.

Russian Special Forces and aircraft remain heavily engaged in fighting alongside troops loyal to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

The seizure of the Unesco World Heritage site from Islamic State fighters by Syrian troops, backed by Russian jets and ground troops, has been feted in Russia.

Syrian troops were fighting on the outskirts of the ancient city of Palmyra hoping for a key victory against the Islamic State group.

A Russian court convicted Nadezhda Savchenko of murdering two Russian journalists and gave her 22 years. Ukraine says she was framed.

More than 3 million Russians became indigent in 2015, official statistics showed Monday, as the country deals with the oil slump and Western sanctions.

As Russia begins its third year of occupation in Crimea, human rights activists warn of an increasingly stifling environment in the region formerly controlled by Ukraine.

The Kremlin says the advertisement shows Russia in a bad light and is a recurring feature of U.S. presidential campaigns.

Vladimir Putin's sudden withdrawal from Syria suggests the bombing campaign was about chasing international prestige more than anything else.

The surprise move to withdraw could result in major financial and geopolitical benefits for Moscow, but it comes with risk, too.

Scenes of jubilation Tuesday greeted Russian pilots on their return from Syria in Russia when they arrived at their air bases.

The Islamic State group has been losing its grip on territory and increasingly leaning on child soldiers, a U.S. spokesman said Monday.

The surprise move, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s withdrawal announcement on Monday, comes as Syrian peace talks enter their second day in Geneva.

State-owned TV and officials portrayed the troop withdrawal as a testament to an effective bombing campaign.

As the civil war in Syria, which has left more than 250,000 dead, reaches the five-year mark, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he had achieved his goals and was ready to remove his forces.

The Syrian government said Saturday it would not discuss presidential elections at peace talks in Geneva this week.

Russia’s economic problems, fueled by low oil prices and Western sanctions, are causing misery as well as some new opportunities in the country’s mid-sized manufacturing towns.

Nadezhda Savchenko, the female Ukrainian pilot held in a Russian jail, has started to drink water on the personal request of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Nadezhda Savchenko, held in Russia since 2014, said she could die while on hunger strike before a Russian judge reaches a verdict.