RUSSIA

Syrian Kurdish fighters raise their flag in March after overrunning the last vestige of the Islamic Strate group's "caliphate" in a US-backed offensive they had hoped would earn them Western support for their dreams of self-rule

Russia has also exerted soft power in the CAR. Kremlin funding resurrected the Miss Central African Republic beauty pageant after a three-year break

The Antarctica ocean sanctuary plans are part of a push to protect the last pristine continent

The couple's business has helped by them become social media stars

Roy Jones Jr. and Bernard Hopkins both verbally agreed to fight for the third time to finally settle the score.

Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson scored 21 points including a 'full set' of a try, two conversions, three penalties and a drop goal, as England recorded a win in November 2002 over New Zealand

All 54 African states are sending a representative to the event in Russia's Sochi

The Russian squadron consisted of a Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft, two nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers and three Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighters.

Russia and Turkey have agreed to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria's border with Turkey and to launch joint patrols, in a deal hailed as "historic" by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.After marathon talks in Russia's southern city of Sochi, Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced the deal late Tuesday just hours ahead of a deadline for Turkey to restart its assault on Syrian Kurdish forces.

“It was just the most damning testimony I’ve heard” -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) hailed "a historic agreement" on dealing with the Kurds in Syria following talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi

The former "Today" host has faced strong allegations in recent months.

It was Assad's first visit to Idlib province since the civil war erupted eight years ago

Liza Anokhina was 11 when people started recognising her in the street. Now a year older, she is one of Russia's most popular child bloggers with 2.3 million followers on Instagram.In a Moscow park, her producer jogs backwards, using his phone to film as Liza runs and blows raspberries. Tall and slim and wearing thick makeup for the shoot, she squeals with laughter when she views the result."We've done (Instagram) 'stories', now we'll do TikTok," the 25-year-old producer Ivan Bushmelev tells her, referring to her main social media platform.

Mark Zuckerberg says it's up to people to decide what and whom to believe.

NASA’s asteroid tracking system has spotted three space rocks that are currently hurtling towards Earth. If any of these asteroids collide with the planet, it will most likely create a huge explosion in the sky instead of hitting the ground.

The US wants to return humans to the Moon by 2024

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido (pictured October 17, 2019) met with various Chinese delegations in Caracas, according to his diplomatic envoy to Brazil

Facebook continues to root out foreign-backed disinformation on its platform.

2020 Democratic presidential hopeful former US Vice President Joe Biden appears to be the target of Russian attacks on Facebook, according to data from the social network

US military hardware arrives in Lithuania in 'message to Russia'