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Russia to Washington: Talk to us about Syria or risk 'unintended incidents'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called on Friday for Washington to restart direct military-to-military cooperation to avert "unintended incidents" near Syria, at a time when U.S. officials say Moscow is...
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Photos of the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers intercepted by RAF Typhoons
On Sept. 10, RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland (along with a supporting Voyager tanker from RAF Brize Norton) to intercept two Russian...
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Live like a Russian billionaire in this over-the-top Long Island mansion,...
Whether you want to relive the glamour of the Roaring Twenties or just want to see what life is like for a Russian billionaire, this $100 million property on New York's Long Island has got you...
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We just got the clearest sign yet that Russia doesn't really care about...
Moscow will reportedly provide Russian troops in Syria with an advanced antiaircraft missile system as part of its military support for Syrian president Bashar Assad."This system is the advanced...
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Russia is urging other nations to support Syrian dictator Bashar Assad
President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday against doubling down on its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, casting a recent buildup of Russian military equipment and personnel in Syria as...
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Online flight tracking provides revealing details about Russian air bridge to...
Some days ago we explained how everyone (including low-tech terrorists “armed” with a mobile device and an Internet connection), could have the operational equivalent of a ground-based radar detection...
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US Olympian and boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. just became a Russian citizen
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree approving a citizenship application from famed US boxer Roy Jones Jr.The announcement appeared on the Russian presidential website on September...
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Germany says 'significant progress' has been made toward resolving the...
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said after meeting his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts in Berlin on Saturday that "significant progress" had been made...
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Elton John wants gay-rights talks with Putin
British pop star Elton John said he would like to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the country's attitude to gay rights."I'd say, come on. Gay people are not the problem here," the...
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Russia is expanding an airport in a key stronghold for Assad
Russian forces are expanding the tarmac of a major airport in Syria's coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar Assad and his minority sect, a prominent Syrian monitoring group said...
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With China slowing down, Russia is trying to sell its oil to India
By now, the whole world knows Russia has been trying to pivot toward China in response to the US and European Union sanctions that specifically targeted the Russian oil and gas industry.On September 3,...
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Deutsche Bank plans to close almost all of its Russian operations
Deutsche Bank is preparing to close all of its Russian operations, except for transaction banking services, a financial source told Reuters on Monday.It was very likely that the group would close 90%...
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EU extends sanctions on Russia by 6 months
The European Union has extended by six months a visa ban and asset freeze targeting several close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin and others involved in Russia's annexation of Crimea and...
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Putin is shifting the fronts of 2 wars
Throughout the summer, Russia's forces in eastern Ukraine kept up a daily drumbeat of attacks on the Ukrainian army, inflicting significant casualties while avoiding a response by Western...
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We are witnessing 'the most significant new Russian military foothold in the...
Russia is taking a more active role in propping up the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, expanding its physical footprint in the Middle East.American officials admitted to The New York Times...
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Here's what Russia's up to in Syria — and why it won't work
Russia’s apparent escalation in Syria is less dramatic than it seems, but it still represents another depressing development in the ongoing nightmare of the Syrian civil war.While it appears no Russian...
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US officials: Russia is positioning tanks at a key Syrian airfield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of...
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Russia just threw the book at Google, and Russian rival Yandex's stock is...
Google has been found guilty of violating Russian antitrust regulations.In February, Russian's Federal Antimonopoly Service started investigating Google for its method of including its own apps with...
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The US is operating in a dark new reality in Iraq
The US is continuing to operate in a potentially dark new reality in Iraq. US military advisers in Iraq's Anbar Province, which has largely been overrun by the Islamic State (aka ISIS, ISIL, and...
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Russia has positioned half a dozen tanks in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of...
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