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Relentless bombing pummels Syria's largest city
Rebel-held eastern Aleppo is shuddering as bombs rain down, with no place to treat the wounded
Russia responds to NATO advance with missiles in its Europe enclave
Lawmaker says Moscow will make good on Putin's threat of "countermeasures" with advanced missile systems in Kaliningrad
Bombastic Philippine president finally meets his idol
The bombastic Duterte slams America for "hypocrisy" in front of the Russian leader, and also woos China in another U.S. rejection
Russian Soyuz brings crew of 3 to space station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three docked with the International Space Station Saturday, two days after launch from Kazakhstan
U.S. votes against anti-Nazi resolution at U.N.
The U.S. was one of three countries to nix a resolution condemning glorification of Nazism, citing freedom of speech issues and concerns Russia was using it to carry out political attacks against its neighbors
U.S. blasts Russia, Syria as their new offensive escalates
Russia insists it's not bombing Aleppo again, but rather targeting al Qaeda leaders, but White House says tactics "disgraceful"
Trump, Putin loom large over President Obama's last Germany visit
Obama meets one of his closest allies in Europe and touts shared values, as the ally worries about where U.S. is heading next
Philippine leader hopeful of "new world order" under Russia, China
President Rodrigo Duterte continues realignment away from West, suggesting he'll quit world criminal court and U.N.
Russia withdraws backing for International Criminal Court
Move comes day after U.N. human rights committee condemned Russia's "temporary occupation of Crimea" in Ukraine
McCain cautions Trump over U.S.-Russia "reset"
McCain, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, urged Trump and his incoming administration not to place undue faith in Putin's promises
Russia denies new Aleppo airstrikes
Ground observers say they've seen bombs dropped in Aleppo despite Russia's insistence their jets have been quiet there
Senior Russian official detained in bribery sting
KGB successor agency allegedly lured nation's Economic Development minister into accepting $2M bribe
Report: Obama, Putin may meet to discuss Syria while in Peru
The pair of leaders will be in Lima next weekend for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
High hopes in Russia that Trump will ease trade sanctions
The CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund sees a “huge opportunity” to “reset Russia’s relationship with the U.S.”
Putin aide opens up about Russian leader's hopes in Trump era
Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin as strong leader, said he wants to be friends with Russia
New details emerge about contacts between Trump camp, Moscow
Vladimir Putin has made it clear he expects a great deal from Donald Trump
Reddit users take WikiLeaks to task over email dumps, Russia
WikiLeaks held a Reddit AMA following the conclusion of the 2016 presidential election, and many users had tough questions for the controversial document sharing site
Russians rejoice in Trump's win, but America's allies are anxious
Putin and his countrymen are keen to see U.S.-Russian relations on the mend, but NATO's Secretary General is sounding nervous
What's behind Russia's disdain for U.S. democracy?
Vladimir Putin is out to bring back the glory days of mighty Russia, and he blames the U.S. for getting in his way
Why Putin is meddling in the U.S. election
The Kremlin has signaled that Donald Trump is its preferred candidate, but not just because he has praised Putin
Steven Seagal's "warm feelings" for Russia win him citizenship
Action film star, now 64, officially granted citizenship by Kremlin after being "insistent for a long time in asking"
Russian city in midst of HIV epidemic
Mayor of Yekaterinburg says his city not alone in seeing spike in infections
Prominent rights group finds Moscow office bolted up by authorities
Amnesty International office officially sealed day after group announces support for jailed Kremlin critic
Was a Trump computer server connected to Russia?
A group of computer scientists, investigating whether hackers had tapped into Trump servers, may have stumbled upon a surprising find
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