Some 12,000 soldiers will march through Beijing's central Tiananmen Square on Thursday, mostly Chinese but with Russian and a few other foreign contingents, accompanied by tanks and armored vehicles, as fighter jets scream overhead.
Presidential hopeful Scott Walker outlined his foreign policy platform at a speech in South Carolina.
The news came at the end of a three-day visit to Moscow by Egypt's president.
Russian Speaker Sergey Naryshkin urged Ukrainian President Poroshenko to ensure all Ukrainians followed peace agreements, especially ahead of local elections in Russia and Ukraine in the fall.
Both countries stand to benefit from adopting Russia's currency in tourism transactions.
Ukraine will have to advance to several more rounds of military mobilization in order to meet its goal of 25,000.
In what appears to be an accident, a Russian website published the numbers of troops killed and seriously injured in Ukraine.
Moscow rejected the ruling, claiming that the Dutch court had no jurisdiction and the ruling legalized disruptive and harmful protests.
Choe Ryong Hae, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, will attend the Sept. 3 parade, Chinese deputy foreign minister Zhang Ming told a news briefing.
Earlier in the month, Roskomnadzor received a request from a Russian court to blacklist Wikipedia if the website did not delete the controversial article.
The protest over the disputed islands could set back Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to court resource-rich Russia and keep the door open to dialogue, despite the Ukraine crisis.
The Night Wolves have been on the Kremlin payroll since 2009, reportedly receiving $1 million over the past 18 months.
The move comes at a time when developing countries around the world are devaluing their currencies.
The Kremlin has denied any links to the Agency for Internet Studies, which allegedly posts pro-Russian propaganda on social media.
The jets reportedly landed at the Mezze air base outside Damascus on Sunday evening.
Russian-backed forces in Ukraine are preparing for "full combat readiness."
The American real estate mogul ranks No. 9 and is considered a "Kremlin agent," meaning a supporter of Russia in international affairs.
New legislation proposes that agricultural products seized under Russia's food ban not be destroyed, but rather given as humanitarian aid.
The Kremlin's censorship organization objected to a post about magic mushrooms.
The proposal comes as Russia witnesses a spike in HIV cases amid the Kremlin's crackdown on foreign-made goods such as condoms and other contraceptives.
The eastern Ukraine conflict is in danger of reverting to the kind of warfare that saw more than 5,500 killed in the first year.
Amid Russia's costly military expansion, the air force will reportedly sign a contract to add 48 fighter jets.