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Articles with tag "United States"

Australian-Born Singer Vassy to Represent U.S. at Intervision Contest in Last-Minute Switch

R&B artist B. Howard, originally slated to perform for the U.S., withdrew from the competition for what organizers said were “family reasons.”

U.S. Lawmaker Says Congress Exploring UFO Talks With Russian Parliament

Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna said she had “recently” spoken with Russian government officials and asked whether they had information to share...
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Makeshift Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska Memorial Appears Outside U.S. Embassy in Moscow

Nearby, a fringe nationalist group held an anti-American demonstration, with some protesters waving Confederate flags.
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U.S. Military Officers Visit Belarus to Observe Zapad-2025 Exercises

Video released by Belarus showed two men in U.S. Air Force uniforms shaking hands with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin.
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Belarus Releases 52 Political Prisoners After Meeting With U.S. Officials in Minsk

Belarusian state media reported that citizens of Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, France, Germany and Britain were among the prisoners released.
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Father of Russian Killed at Burning Man Asks Trump for Help

Igor Kruglov criticized the handling of the murder investigation by the local sheriff’s office and asked Trump to get the FBI involved.
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Medvedev Blames Political Violence in U.S. on Support for Ukraine After Charlie Kirk Killing

The former president claimed “a variety of left-wing liberal scum who support Banderite Kyiv” were to blame for the uptick in attacks.
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Iraq PM Announces Release of Kidnapped Academic Elizabeth Tsurkov

Tsurkov, who is likely to have entered Iraq on her Russian passport, traveled to the country as part of her doctoral studies.
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Russians Told to Travel to Poland or Kazakhstan for U.S. Visa Interviews

Under the new rules, Russians who hold legal residency elsewhere may apply where they live. Others must now travel to Poland or Kazakhstan.
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EU Envoy Heads to Washington for Talks on Russia Sanctions

The talks come a day after Trump threatened new sanctions on Moscow following what Ukraine described as Russia's largest-ever air attack.
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opinion Ilya Matveev

For Russian Asylum Seekers, the United States Is Not the Land of the Free

Washington's new deportation policy spells certain doom for dissident Russian asylum seekers, with no opportunity to escape the authorities.
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Russian Dissidents Plead With Canada to Accept Anti-War Activists Facing Deportation From U.S.

In a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the group asked Ottawa to grant asylum to Russians currently subject to U.S. deportation orders.
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Pentagon Approves Possible $825M Sale of Cruise Missiles for Ukraine

Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands will potentially foot the bill for more than 3,000 air-launched cruise missiles.
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Kremlin Denies Report of Russian Drones Spying on U.S. Weapons Routes in Germany

American officials told The New York Times they suspect Russia or operatives working for its intelligence services of flying drones over supply routes...
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Vance Cites ‘Significant Concessions’ by Russia on Ukraine

U.S. Vice President JD Vance rejected suggestions Moscow is slow-walking a potential peace deal in Ukraine.
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U.S. Oilfield Services Company Weatherford Expands Russia Operations Despite Sanctions – FT

The Financial Times identified roughly 100 job postings by Weatherford in Russia since late February, when new U.S. sanctions came into effect.
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Rumored Son of Michael Jackson to Represent U.S. at Russia’s Eurovision Rival

Organizers described American R&B singer B. Howard as a “world-class star whose music transcends borders and unites cultures.”
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Putin Gifts New Ural Motorcycle to Alaskan Biker

The man had told Russian state TV that repairs to his motorcycle have become increasingly costly and parts nearly impossible to find because of Western...
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Putin’s Delegation to Alaska Forced to Pay Cash for Jet Fuel, Rubio Says

The Russian president typically travels with a fleet of three planes, meaning the total bill could easily have reached into the hundreds of thousands of...
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In Photos: Vladimir Putin's Meetings With U.S. Presidents Over the Decades

While these meetings were generally warm during the Clinton and Bush years, they gradually grew more tense as relations spiraled downward.
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