Russia currently celebrates Christmas in January.
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman called criticism of the Syrian army nothing more than "Russophobic hot air."
Russia, which has had jurisdiction over the islands since World War II, has rejected Japan's previous claims to them.
Russia blamed rebel forces claiming they opened fire on pro-government troops, forcing them to retaliate.
A new analysis puts the United States as the frontrunner in military expenditure, followed by China, the United Kingdom and India.
The president-elect and his vice president-elect were scheduled to appear at 7 p.m. local time Tuesday at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center. Here's how to tune in.
The terror group recently found scores of weapons at an abandoned Russian military base in Syria.
The Syrian government under President Bashar Assad, who is backed by Russia, declared total victory against rebel forces in Aleppo.
Throughout the year, Beijing has increased its support of President Bashar Assad.
Vladimir Putin's popular political opponent plans to run for president in two years, if the Russian government doesn't jail him on corruption charges first.
"The people of Aleppo are caught between medieval sieges, the horror of aerial bombardment and house by house retribution."
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is wary of CIA analysis that Russian cyber attacks were aimed to help president-elect Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton.
Some manufacturers are catching up on Android 7.0 Nougat updates that never hit devices.
Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump's pick to become the next secretary of state, has a unique background despite a lack of public-office experience.
Bana Alabed's account describes the country's civil war on the ground, but some have called it fake or a propaganda tool.
After ceasefire attempts have stalled in recent months, the leaders of France and Germany struck a tougher stance on Russia, urging renewed economic sanctions.
The term "gaslighting" is typically used in discussions about abusive relationships.
International agreements among oil-exporting countries could mean more money at the pump for U.S. drivers.
Warmer temperatures in the Arctic region and human activity are considered the main reasons behind the drop in numbers of the Taimyr Peninsula herd in Russia.
With Boeing also delaying its manned space launches to 2018, the space agency will be forced to continue its reliance on Russian rockets, and even that will end in 2019.
The president-elect tweeted that he had selected "one of the truly great business leaders of the world" for the post.
There have been a number of attacks since $81 million was stolen from the central bank of Bangladesh in February, 20 percent of them successful.