Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Detained In Moscow

Russian opposition politician and anticorruption campaigner Aleksei Navalny has been detained outside his residence in Moscow, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Twitter on August 25.

UN Refugee Agency Calls On EU Countries To End 'Immoral' Migrant Standoff

The United Nations' refugee agency has called on European Union countries to take responsibility for 150 migrants stranded aboard an Italian coast guard ship and urging Italy to let the migrants off the ship immediately.

U.S. Sanctions On Russia Over Poisoning In Britain Start Aug. 27

Sanctions against Russia announced after the United States determined that Moscow used a nerve agent in an attempt to "assassinate" a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain will take effect on August 27, the government says.

Bolton Says U.S. Sanctions To Stay Until Russia Changes Behavior

White House national security adviser John Bolton says U.S. sanctions against Russia will remain in place until Moscow changes its behavior.

Russia Vows To Speed Efforts To Stop Using U.S. Dollar In Trade

Police Officer Wounded, Gunman Killed In Moscow Attack

A man from Russia's volatile North Caucasus region shot and wounded a police officer in Moscow on August 23 and was fatally wounded by retaliatory fire, officials said.

Report Claims Manafort Promoted Russia's Interests In Kyrgyzstan

A team of Russian investigative journalists has reported that U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, Paul Manafort, worked in Kyrgyzstan in 2005 to promote the Kremlin’s geopolitical interests -- including the closure of a U.S. military installation near Bishkek that was the main logistics hub for NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Five Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Fighting In Bloodiest Day In Months

Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.

'U.S. Won’t Tolerate Election Meddling,' Bolton Tells Russia's Patrushev

White House national security adviser John Bolton said he warned Moscow in talks in Geneva on August 23 that the United States "wouldn't tolerate meddling” in the upcoming midterm elections.

Assailant Kills Two Near Paris After Purported IS Audio Urges Attacks

French police say a man with a knife has killed two people in a suburb of Paris and gravely wounded a third victim.

U.S. To Appoint Special Envoy On Afghanistan To Promote Peace: Reports

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to appoint Zalmay Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former U.S. ambassador to Kabul, as his special envoy on Afghanistan, media reported on August 22.