VLADIMIR PUTIN

By attacking the rebels who oppose Syrian leader Bashar Assad, Russia is aiding the Islamic State group, a State Department official said.

Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Poland could all see an addition of up to 1,000 troops, as NATO attempts to deter Russian aggression in the region.

Russia's 2002 application to the U.N. to widen its control of the polar region was rejected, but now the Kremlin is trying again.

The Islamic State group has recruited thousands of people from Russia and its neighbors.

Ties between the two countries have been close since the Cold War in the 1960s.

NATO reported increased Russian submarine activity with new technical capabilities and longer ranges in the North Atlantic.

Russia has been building up its military presence in the Arctic Circle region for several years.

While major protests have abated, the economic crisis in the small ex-Soviet republic is just getting under way.

A weekend round of accusation throwing between Russia and Turkey has heightened fears of another aerial military confrontation.

The Kremlin’s move was prompted by the combination of Western sanctions, the low price of crude oil and a slumping economy.

In a speech Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter previewed a $582 billion spending plan for fiscal 2017 that will be detailed next week.

Officials are proposing different ways out of the situation caused by the oil crash as the government ponders a $35 billion crisis plan.

The country’s Labor Ministry predicted that unemployment will hit 6 percent this year, as sanctions and the low price of oil take their toll.

Ramzan Kadyrov, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's most loyal allies, released a video showing an opposition leader in the cross-hairs of a sniper's rifle.

Ramzan Kadyrov, who has called critics of the Russian president "traitors" and "enemies," posted an image of an opposition leader in crosshairs.

A Russian Su-34 jet allegedly flew over Gaziantep for 20 or 25 seconds Friday, but Moscow says it didn’t.

While the economic woes of China and Russia have captured much of the world’s attention, neighboring Kazakhstan has faced its own growing crisis.

With an expanded Northern Fleet and four new bases completed last year, Russia is causing concerns among its neighbors in the Arctic.

If all goes according to plan, businessman Donald Trump will appear at the next debate in New Hampshire.

About 20 institutions in England and Paris went on high alert Thursday after receiving what police called "false and malicious" phone messages.

The International Criminal Court has launched its first case outside of the continent after being accused of focusing only on Africa.