RUSSIA

In a bold diplomatic move, Ukraine has decided to double what it buys from Europe rather than rely on a traditional supplier.

Shares in both Japan and South Korea were down early Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged.

ISIS has targeted Russian tourists in the past and now the Russian tourism agency is warning its citizens in Turkey about new threats.

Public documents shown in Russian media suggest that the Russian president’s ex-wife has remarried, shedding light on his secretive private life.

An investigation is ongoing into the crash of a MiG-31 over Siberia as Russia grounds the remainder of its signature interceptor fleet.

The two countries rank as the most corrupt nations in Eastern Europe, a transparency watchdog organization says.

Stocks in Japan and South Korea climbed Wednesday after Iraq’s oil minister hinted that Saudi Arabia and Russia may cooperate to boost oil prices.

The closest the clock has come to midnight was in 1953 after a series of U.S. and Soviet nuclear tests saw the clock moved to two minutes to midnight.

The Russian president has been amassing a large personal fortune and the U.S. knows about it, according to the Treasury.

Eighteen corpses have been uncovered in the recaptured city of Ramadi, and officials estimate dozens more could be discovered there.

With Western officials hinting that economic sanctions against Russia could be lifted, Eastern European states are working to increase their military defenses.

Amid threats of boycott by several Syrian opposition groups, it is still not clear who would be attending the long-delayed negotiations.

India should expect to pay between $94 million and $108 million for each unit, meaning the deal for just the aircraft could be around $4 billion.

The fast-food giant has gained a foothold in the sanctioned country, which is facing an economic crisis.

Declining oil prices and Western sanctions have helped create the deepest economic crisis in Russia since 2009 — and it's hitting poor people hardest.

The country, reeling under a double whammy of falling oil prices and U.S. and EU sanctions, reported its worst economic performance since 2009.

After Rabia's recapture, Syrian government troops were closing in on rebel supply routes through the Turkish border to the north, according to a Britain-based monitor.

The U.N.-sponsored negotiations have been delayed because Washington and Moscow disagreed over which parties to include in the peace process.

In advance of the next round of peace talks, U.S. authorities say they are ready to find a military solution to the problem posed by the Islamic State group in Syria.

Nationally, Donald Trump was atop the field of GOP U.S. presidential candidates by about 20 percentage points this week, according to one poll aggregator.

The Kremlin is eyeing the possibility of oil hedging and a social security program cut as the economy continues to be battered.