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By Alexander MarrowMOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a Jehovah's Witness to six and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of organising the activities of a banned extremist organisation, his lawyer said.The ruling at the Pskov City Court, handed to 61-year-old Gennady Shpakovskiy, was…

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to start arms control talks later this month as the only remaining treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is poised to expireBy DEB RIECHMANN Associated PressJune 8, 2020, 8:54 PM3 min readWASHINGTON -- The U.S. and Russia have agreed to start arms control…

Image copyright Getty Images In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says children are now having to police their credulous parents on WhatsApp.Just a few years ago, local comedians had a field day with jokes about elderly Nigerian mothers and their nonchalant attitudes towards…

Last night a flurry of reports from CBS, The New Yorker, the AP, NBC news and others presented a new version of what happened a week ago Monday outside the Episcopal Church in front of the White House, what now seems clearly to have been a turning point, at least…

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency in the city of Norilsk after a massive oil spill in the Arctic region.Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a state of emergency in the city of Norilsk after a massive oil spill in the Arctic region. An estimated 20,000 tons of fuel from a power plant spilled onto a road, and a large part made its way into an river on May 29.A…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Russian-controlled Crimea jailed a Jehovah's Witness for six years on Thursday after finding him guilty of belonging to an organisation banned in Russia since 2017, according to a local human rights group.Crimean Human Rights Group said in a statement that Artem Gerasimov had become…

As part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on protests against racism, federal agents wearing no insignia have been patrolling the streets of Washington, DC.The officials have refused to identify themselves, but reporters have established that they're from the Bureau of Prisons.In a statement to news outlets, the bureau said the…

President Donald Trump looks at Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018. | Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his push to reinvite Russia to the Group of Seven summit later this year — arguing that President Vladimir…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a delayed vote on constitutional reforms that could extend his rule beyond 2024 will take place on July 1, pressing ahead with the plan despite the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement on Monday comes days after officials said the health crisis had…