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Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension of pre-trial detention in a Moscow Court. His appeal sought to overturn a court ruling in May that extended his pretrial detention for three months, through at least August 30. The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March and is...

A U.S. citizen and a military veteran who has lived in Russia for over 10 years has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, Russian news media reported Saturday. The Associated Press quoted reports that Michael Travis Leake, a musician, was suspected of selling mephedrone, a ...

A senior Russian diplomat on Tuesday warned of growing risks of a direct military confrontation between Moscow and the U.S. What Happened: Russian Foreign Ministry’s Head of Nuclear Non-proliferation Vladimir Yermakov told TASS that the President Joe Biden-led...

Saying she is ready to share the "unfathomable" experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, Brittney Griner is working on a memoir scheduled for spring 2024. The WNBA All-Star was returning to Moscow to finish the season with a Russian team she’d...

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is speaking out about the plight of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was detained in Russia last week on dubious espionage charges, for which the Kremlin has not provided any evidence. Gershkovish filed an appeal against his...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed willingness to conclude a peace treaty with Russian President Vladimir Putin to resolve territorial issues.  What Happened: Kishida, at the National Rally for the Return of the Northern Territories, said it is regrettable that even after 77 years...

India once again defended its ties with Moscow amid the war in Ukraine that has killed thousands of people. What Happened: At a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, in Canberra, India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar responded to a query about whether the South...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold an official signing ceremony in the Kremlin Palace today to annex four more areas of Ukraine after announcing victory in self-styled referendums.  What Happened: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin would preside over a treaty signing...

Russia's principal security agency on Monday detained a Japanese diplomat in Vladivostok for suspected espionage, drawing a "strong protest" from Tokyo. What Happened: The Federal Security Service released Japanese consul Motoki Tatsunori after a brief detention and ordered him...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision of partial mobilization “sets no parameters,” according to experts.  What Happened: Hours after Putin ordered the country's first military draft since the Second World War, protests broke out in Russia, with thousands of...

At least 32 Americans have signed up to play in Russia’s top basketball league this coming season despite Brittney Griner’s harrowing experience, according to USA TODAY.  Griner had been playing for Russia’s UMMC Ekaterinburg for seven years during the WNBA off-season...

Donald Trump made clear his opposition to recent prisoner exchange talks that may or may not be underway between the U.S. and Russia involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan for Viktor Bout - a convicted Russian arms trafficker who has been...

Brittney Griner's hearing in a court outside Moscow ended Thursday without a verdict. Defense attorneys will continue to argue her case on Friday, one week after the WNBA star pleaded guilty to having cannabis oil in her suitcase when she was detained at a Moscow...

LeBron James had a few impassioned words for Brittney Griner who has been stuck in a Russian prison cell for nearly five months. "Now, how can she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" LeBron said...

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says he’s planning to travel to Russia in the near future in the hope of striking a deal to free WNBA superstar Brittney Griner who is now nearing five months of detention in a Russian jail.   An anonymous source told ABC News that Richardson...