VLADIMIR PUTIN

Ramzan Kadyrov, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most loyal allies, released a video showing an opposition leader in the cross-hairs of a sniper's rifle.

Ramzan Kadyrov, who has called critics of the Russian president "traitors" and "enemies," posted an image of an opposition leader in crosshairs.

A Russian Su-34 jet allegedly flew over Gaziantep for 20 or 25 seconds Friday, but Moscow says it didn’t.

While the economic woes of China and Russia have captured much of the world’s attention, neighboring Kazakhstan has faced its own growing crisis.

With an expanded Northern Fleet and four new bases completed last year, Russia is causing concerns among its neighbors in the Arctic.

If all goes according to plan, businessman Donald Trump will appear at the next debate in New Hampshire.

About 20 institutions in England and Paris went on high alert Thursday after receiving what police called "false and malicious" phone messages.

The International Criminal Court has launched its first case outside of the continent after being accused of focusing only on Africa.

Public documents shown in Russian media suggest that the Russian president’s ex-wife has remarried, shedding light on his secretive private life.

An investigation is ongoing into the crash of a MiG-31 over Siberia as Russia grounds the remainder of its signature interceptor fleet.

The two countries rank as the most corrupt nations in Eastern Europe, a transparency watchdog organization says.

The Russian president has been amassing a large personal fortune and the U.S. knows about it, according to the Treasury.

Declining oil prices and Western sanctions have helped create the deepest economic crisis in Russia since 2009 — and it's hitting poor people hardest.

The country, reeling under a double whammy of falling oil prices and U.S. and EU sanctions, reported its worst economic performance since 2009.

In advance of the next round of peace talks, U.S. authorities say they are ready to find a military solution to the problem posed by the Islamic State group in Syria.

Nationally, Donald Trump was atop the field of GOP U.S. presidential candidates by about 20 percentage points this week, according to one poll aggregator.

The Kremlin is eyeing the possibility of oil hedging and a social security program cut as the economy continues to be battered.

Is the Russian president loved or feared by the country's people? It's hard to tell from survey data.

A big corruption scandal plus secret political moves drove protesters to the streets in Moldova as the Kremlin watched.

Organizers claimed 1 million people turned out in the Chechen capital to proclaim their loyalty to President Vladimir Putin and regional strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.

As Russian revenues from oil exports fall and sanctions over Ukraine isolate the economy, the country is realizing the need to make it easier for its companies to do business.