Charles Maynes
[Copyright 2024 NPR]
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Gunmen attacked several religious sites in the region of Dagestan. A majority Muslim area, it is home to a diverse group of ethnicities and religious faiths, but no stranger to Islamic extremism.
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Russia is courting new international trading partners since its invasion of Ukraine caused much of the globe to economically isolate it.
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Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was sentenced to nearly four years in prison on charges of theft and threatening to murder. -
Putin is expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid growing international concern over the two country's military cooperation.
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Staff Sergeant Gordon Black is on trial in Russia. He was stationed in South Korea and was about to return to the U.S. when he decided without authorization to enter Russia to see his girlfriend.
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American reporter Evan Gershkovitch is set to go on trial for alleged espionage in Russia.
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Russia is carrying out drills with tactical battlefield nuclear weapons near the border with Ukraine. European leaders stated recently that they may be open to a more direct role in the conflict.
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President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing. -
President Putin starts his first foreign trip of this new term: a two-day visit to China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Here's the significance of this trip and what we can expect from it,
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China for a state visit this week. The invitation from his Chinese counterpart marks the first international trip of Putin's new term.
