Tag: Russia
Perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear found in Arctic Russia
Sep 14, 2020 11:07 AM
Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave bear, researchers...
10,000 women march to demand that Belarus president resign
Sep 12, 2020 12:36 PM
By YURAS KARMANAU
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 10,000 women marched noisily through the Belarusian capital on Saturday, beating pots and...
Support for Putin wanes in his former Russian stronghold
YULIA ALEXEYEVA and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia (AP) — In 2011, the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil was dubbed "Putingrad" for its...
GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing
ZEKE MILLER, JAMES LAPORTA and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing Monday about explosive allegations...
Trump denies briefing about reported bounties on US troops
ZEKE MILLER, JAMES LAPORTA and DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has denied he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials'...
Watchdog finds new problems with FBI wiretap applications
ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department inspector general has found additional failures in the FBI's handling of a secretive surveillance program...
Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents...
Citing virus, Putin delays vote that would extend his rule
DARIA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Citing the coronavirus, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday postponed a nationwide vote on proposed...
Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024
DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform in the third and final reading Wednesday, a move that will...
Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a constitutional amendment...