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Macedonia has set Sept. 30 for a referendum on the government's deal in June with neighboring Greece to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia which would largely clear the path for it to join NATO and the European Union.

China and Russia have staged joint drills before but not on such a large scale, and the Vostok-2018 (East-2018) exercise signals closer military ties as well as sending an unspoken reminder to Beijing that Moscow is able and ready to defend its sparsely populated far east.

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roskosmos, opened up about why the military contracts with the U.S. were vital for Russia. 

Their third round meeting in the US Open will be the earliest the Williams sisters have ever played each other in a Grand Slam.

According to Sergei Lavrov, "Russian interference" in the elections in the United States was a strategy the anti-Russian information campaign in the West had been building up for the past two years.

After missing the US Open in 2017, Serena Williams enjoyed a triumphant return to the tournament Monday, defeating Magda Linette in straight sets.

Trump partly blamed China for the lack of progress with North Korea and suggested that talks with Pyongyang, led so far by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, could be on hold.

Through a network of fake news websites and fraudulent social media personas spread across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Plus and YouTube, the Iranian-linked campaign pushed narratives in line with the country's interests.

Palij, who moved to the U.S. in 1949, intentionally hid the fact he was trained in the Nazi SS Training Camp in 1943.

Vasyl Lomachenko underwent surgery last month to repair his right shoulder.

The tax and bank fraud trial in a Virginia federal court will be the first test of Mueller's ability to win a conviction of a former Trump aide.

France has decided to shut its Business France trade agency in Russia after what it said on Monday was a long period of negotiations with local authorities following Moscow’s expulsion of its director.

"I've been saying, and I'm sure you've heard over the years...that getting along with Russia is a good thing not a bad thing," Trump said, seated next to Putin at the start of talks.

The joint statement by the G7 was released on Sunday, the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin was scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

"Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!" wrote Trump on Twitter, referring to the investigation into possible links between his 2016 campaign and Russia.

President Donald Trump said their meeting likely would take place after a July 11-12 summit of NATO leaders he is due to attend.

Kiran Kumar Nesarajah, the owner of the feline, wrote in a Facebook post that ground crew at an airport in Labuan in eastern Malaysia was responsible.

Vasyl Lomachenko suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder during his win over Jorge Linares last month.

At the end of 2017, 133 million (13 percent) arms were with military arsenals, and 23 million (2 percent) were owned by law enforcement agencies worldwide, the study found.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense tweeted that the nation is "applying for permanent U.S. bases" as it is important for "security."

“The withdrawal, so to speak, via tweet is of course ... sobering and a bit depressing,” Merkel said in an ARD television interview of Trump's decision to withdraw support for a G7 communique.