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Russia‘s new Vostochny space center, a pet project of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has lost at least 11 billion rubles ($172 million) through theft and top officials have been jailed, the Kremlin has confirmed. Earlier this week, Russia’s investigative …

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption A Soyuz rocket launch at Vostochny cosmodrome (5 Jul 19) Russia's new Vostochny space centre has lost at least 11bn roubles (£133m; $172m) through theft and top officials have been jailed. So what went wrong with …

What gives? One theory is psychological: From Putin to Erdogan to Kim, the president has a thing for authoritarians mold of his father. Does he long for the power these men yield or does he long to yield to their power? A second theory is that Trump is cult…

The War Against Corruption As critical as the war against Russia is, Ukraines struggling democracy has an equally important challenge: Battling the Soviet legacy of corruption, which has pervaded Ukraines government. Corruption makes Ukraines leaders ever vu…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks during a Moscow rally in September to support political prisoners. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny sits on a beige couch in his Moscow apartment, clasps his hands and closes his…

It would be the right (thing). But its not up to us to decide, Putin said. Let him go. They can have him. Russian President Vladimir Putin today said that he and the state of Russia hope that Donald Trump, who is undergoing an historic impeachment inquiry, …

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Bolivia was on the brink of chaos and there was a power vacuum after President Evo Morales resigned under pressure on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Brasilia at a BRICS summit, Pu…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was ready to work with Bolivia’s new interim leader, but noted that she had come to power without having a full quorum in parliament. Jeanine Anez, the Senate vice-president, stepped in as interim leader on Tues…

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the global economy has been suffering from protectionism and sanctions. “Without a doubt, the global economy has been influenced by the wider usage of unfair competition, unilateral san…

It began with an anonymous phone call. A woman called the British investigative journalist Heidi Blake in March 2015, gave her an address, and told her she had a story. Blake turned up at an address in Pimlico, London where Michelle Young was waiting for her.…