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Russian forces just killed one of the country's most notorious jihadists
Just a few months into his tenure as the head of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate (ICE), Magomed Suleimanov, also known as Abu Usman Gimrinsky, has been killed by Russian security...
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Russian soldiers have a history of committing heinous crimes while stationed...
From the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniester to the mountainous Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, Russia has thousands of troops stationed in other former Soviet republics.As the trial of a...
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Russian Army major explains how he was sent to Ukraine to fight with separatists
As eastern Ukraine is experiencing some of its heaviest fighting since the Minsk II agreements were signed in February, a captured Russian army major tells Euronews there are about 2000 Russian...
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Iran is trying to sell the nuclear deal to Russia, Pakistan, and India
Iran is planning talks with Pakistan on the nuclear agreement between the Islamic republic and six world powers. The leaders of the neighboring countries will also talk about measures to improve their...
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Sweden is dropping its sex assault probe of Julian Assange
Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish prosecutors are set to drop a sexual assault probe against Julian Assange on Thursday when the case reaches its expiration date without investigators having succeeded in...
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5 US military officers who were almost certainly crazy
These five American generals and admirals did things that played with the thin line between cunning and crazy, but they were awesome at their jobs so most everyone looked the other way.1. A Navy...
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Ukraine posts video of captured Russian major asking for Putin’s help
Ukraine’s state security agency has released a new video purporting to show a Russian army officer who was detained last month in eastern Ukraine appealing to President Vladimir Putin to secure his...
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Reddit is now censoring posts and communities on a country-by-country basis
Reddit will censor posts and communities in certain countries in response to takedown requests from authorities, the company confirmed on Thursday night.A spokesperson for the site posted on...
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World War II ended 70 years ago — here's the planned US invasion of Japan...
On August 14, 1945, US President Harry Truman announced the unconditional surrender of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, thereby ending World War II.The surrender came after months of bombing raids across the...
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Russian warplanes used practice bombs with “To Berlin!” and “For Stalin”...
Transport planes of the Russian Baltic Fleet used practice bombs signed “To Berlin!” and “For Stalin!” during recent drills in the Baltic Region.At the beginning of August, the Russian Navy Baltic...
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Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky faked malware to harm rivals, according to...
Beginning more than a decade ago, one of the largest security companies in the world, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, tried to damage rivals in the marketplace by tricking their antivirus-software programs...
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Political analyst: 'There is panic at the top of the Kremlin'
You know things are getting really bad when Sergei Lavrov blows his cool.The Russian foreign minister is usually smooth as silk in public, shamelessly and effortlessly twisting, spinning, distorting,...
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Russia denies that Iran's military mastermind visited Moscow recently
A senior Russian official has denied claims that an Iranian general visited Moscow in violation of a UN travel ban.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said General Qassem Soleimani -- the commander...
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The US Air Force is sending 12 A-10 Warthogs to eastern Europe to deter...
The Air Force didn’t help its long-standing argument that the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet should be retired when the service announced this week it would deploy more of the aircraft to Europe this...
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5 facts that explain Russia's economic decline
Corruption, cheap oil and unproductive workers all hold Russia back—though Russians don't seem to careFor the first time since 2009—low point of the global economic slowdown—Russia is in recession. Its...
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Putin calls an emergency defense meeting as tensions mount in Ukraine
Russian-backed rebel forces in Ukraine are building up to "full combat readiness" after an urgent meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and some of his top military advisers.The announcement...
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Russia and China want to radically change how the internet is used
Russia and China will maintain a unified front to challenge the West's conception of the internet.Efforts to fundamentally alter internet governance are likely to fail, but Moscow and Beijing will be...
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Putin is getting caught in his own trap
Are little green men about to appear on the North Pole?Russia's claim last week, using an extremely creative interpretation of international law, to exclusive economic rights to nearly half a million...
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Gazprom's output is slumping and the energy giant could be forced to splinter
Moscow (AFP) - Facing a cold shoulder from Europe and increased competition at home, Russia's Gazprom has struggled to assert dominance on the global energy market, prompting speculation the energy...
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The world is already weakening one of the key 'checks' on the Iran deal
Despite the fact that the US Congress has yet to sign off on the Iranian nuclear deal, Europe appears ready to forge ahead.Multiple European countries are already laying the groundwork for massive...
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