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The governor of Russia’s Khabarovsk region, Sergei Furgal, at a court hearing in Moscow on Friday. He has been charged with organizing ‘the murders and the attempted murder of a number of entrepreneurs’ in 2004 and 2005. (Photo by Dimitar Dikloff/AFP via Getty Images)
Chanting Anti-Putin Slogans, Russians in Far-East Rally in Defense of Arrested Governor
July 13, 2020 | 11:00pm EDT
The Hagia Sophia is among Istanbul’s best-known landmarks. (Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)
Russians Join Calls Urging Turkey Not to Revert One of Christendom’s Most Famous Churches into a Mosque
July 8, 2020 | 7:41pm EDT
U.S. soldiers patrol Afghanistan’s Paktika province. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images, File)
Russia Calls Reports that it Offered Bounty on US Troops in Afghanistan ‘Fake News’
June 28, 2020 | 7:57pm EDT
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Belarus Strongman Cracks Down on Opposition Ahead of Elections, Accuses Russia of Fomenting Unrest
June 22, 2020 | 6:59pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony last month marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. (Photo by Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
‘Deep Internal Crises’: Putin Weighs in on US Protests, COVID-19 Response
June 14, 2020 | 9:25pm EDT
Fighters loyal to Libya’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) at an airbase southwest of Tripoli last month. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia, Seeking to Bolster its Influence, Steps Up Intervention in Libyan Conflict
June 10, 2020 | 6:35pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Denies Meddling in US Protests, as Pro-Kremlin Outlets Vent
June 4, 2020 | 5:40pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Nov. 2019. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Backs China on Coronavirus Outbreak, Hong Kong
May 27, 2020 | 9:22pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a teleconference briefing with top officials on Monday relating to the pandemic. (Photo: The Kremlin)
Russia Now Reporting Second-Highest Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; Putin’s Approval Rating Falls
May 12, 2020 | 10:28pm EDT
The U.S. Navy fast combat support ship USNS Supply, left, replenishes the Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent in the Barents Sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Lt. Lauren Spaziano)
US, Russian Navies Flex Muscles in Arctic
May 5, 2020 | 11:38pm EDT