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Reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained Wednesday on espionage charges. Griner was released from a Russian prison in December and has advocated for the release of Americans detained abroad.

Russian foreign minister rejects request and says US must not ‘make a fuss’ over arrest of Evan Gershkovich

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced voluntary cuts to their production, with Riyadh saying it would cut output by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) from May until the end of 2023, state media reported. Russia's deputy prime minister also said Moscow would extend a voluntary cut…

The KGB's top-secret facility in Kazan, east of Moscow, targeted young men and women from impoverished parts of Russia and trained them in Marxism, spycraft and seduction

A top Ukrainian official has outlined a series of steps the government in Kyiv would take after the country reclaims control of Crimea from Russia

A Russian missile attack on Sunday killed at least six people in residential areas of the city of Kostyantynivka near Bakhmut, Ukrainian authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack targeted areas where "ordinary civilians" were living. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are…

The US journalist arrested last week is the first to be accused of espionage in Russia since the cold war

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 403rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday demanded the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based correspondent who was arrested on suspicion of spying. "Evan's case is a vicious affront to a free press, and should spur outrage in all free people and governments throughout the world, the newspaper said in…

The ex-Soviet allies have grown closer and Lukashenko’s dalliances with the West appear to be over, say analysts.

The Wall Street Journal on Saturday demanded the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a Moscow-based correspondent who was arrested by Russia's FSB security service on suspicion of spying.