RUSSIA

“We're going to cancel the Paris climate agreement and stop ... all payments of the U.S.’s tax dollars to U.N. global warming programs,” Donald Trump said.

With Turkey and Egypt no longer options, Russian tourists are visiting Greece and bringing their money.

Germany hinted Friday that it would support the gradual lifting of sanctions on Russia ahead of a July decision to renew.

The last time the Russian president was rated so “poorly” in a poll by Levada-Center was in February 2014, just before Russia’s annexation of Crimea.

Stanislav Klikh and Nikolai Karpyukh were sentenced to two decades behind bars for allegedly fighting alongside Chechen rebels in the 1990s.

Official documents contradict the claims of valor made in the book by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle.

Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko was welcomed in Kiev on Wednesday after being released in a prisoner exchange with Russia.

Russia reportedly released Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko in exchange for two Russian special forces officers.

Russia has deployed military divisions along its western border as one part of measures to respond to NATO’s buildup.

North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations has termed the Republican candidate’s willingness to meet Kim Jong Un as “propaganda.”

Retail sales, a barometer of domestic consumer demand, were down 4.8 percent, but the fall was less than the 5.8 percent seen in March.

America produced more petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons than any other nation in 2015, beating out Saudi Arabia and Russia, thanks in part to advances in fracking.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for multiple bomb attacks in two Syrian cities on the Mediterranean coast.

The country test launched its home-grown winged reusable launch vehicle Monday, joining Japan, Russia and Europe in the race.

In a further sign of abundant supply, the number of rigs operated by U.S. drillers was steady last week for the first time this year.

The city, about 30 miles south of the Turkish border, is divided between the government and rebels fighting to topple the Syrian president.

Russians from several sports, including rugby sevens, biathlon, speed skating, volleyball and athletics, have returned positive tests for meldonium.

Nearly 300 people perished when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine after being shot down in July 2014.

Russia’s track and field athletes are suspended as a result of a probe into doping accusations ahead of the Rio Games.

The comments come amid rising tensions between the two as the military alliance’s expansion right up to Russia’s doorstep has angered the country.

This week’s EgyptAir Flight 804 tragedy adds to the numerous setbacks the nation's tourism-fueled economy has absorbed in recent years.