RUSSIA

The documents released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Sunday allegedly show close associates of Vladimir Putin channeled $2 billion through a series of shell companies.

The documents leaked from a Panama-based law firm allegedly show that some companies were being used for money laundering, arms and drug deals and tax evasion.

The manufacturer of the famed Russian AK-47 assault rifle has been battered with declining sales amid sanctions from the U.S. and Europe over Russia’s Crimean annexation in 2014.

Officials and state-owned media were silent Monday on the money-laundering allegations against President Vladimir Putin and others contained in the Panama Papers.

Millions of documents leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca show schemes regarding tax shelters linked to Vladimir Putin and other world leaders.

Azerbaijan and Armenia, two former Soviet states, have reignited a decades-old feud over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Energy Ministry data Saturday showed that in tons, oil output reached 46.15 million in March, ahead of a producers’ meeting in Doha, Qatar.

The Kremlin says Turkey has allowed $1.9 million in explosives and chemicals to be smuggled across its border into Syria, a report said.

The GOP candidate “doesn’t know much about foreign policy ... or the world generally,” the president said after Trump suggested that Japan and South Korea should have nuclear weapons.

Dmitry Tsilikin, 54, was found late Thursday evening after friends and family said he went missing. His phone and computer were taken from his apartment.

A group of Russian activists are pushing for the U.K. government to change the rules on anonymous ownership of real estate.

The Russian president may or may not have a new love interest, but real estate connections reveal the women in his life.

Germany is among the members of a U.S.-led coalition striking against the Islamic State group in Syria.

China backed the toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea after its recent nuclear test, but doubts remain about Beijing’s attitude.

The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad held elections, he won in a landslide with nearly 90 percent in a process observers said was deeply flawed.

Explosions on consecutive days in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, reportedly claimed by the Islamic State group, killed a police officer and injured several.

Representatives from 56 nations and organizations are meeting in Washington starting Thursday to discuss nuclear proliferation, terrorism and other topics.

A state-run news service reported that authorities took about 20 people into custody Wednesday, most of them from Uzbekistan but carrying Turkish paperwork.

Iran’s top leader said Wednesday that those who believe the country’s future lies in negotiations are “either ignorant or traitors.”

The U.S. says the missile tests are in violation of a United Nations Security Council resolution.

Russian state bank Vneshekonombank has funded many of President Vladimir Putin's expensive projects, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics.