North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could be visiting Russia this year, according to South Korean media and the Kremlin. It remains uncertain, however, whether Jong-Un will visit himself or will send another dignitary for Russia's celebrations of the end of the Second World War.
The United States and its European allies are putting tighter sanctions against Russia back on the table after attacks by Moscow-backed rebels effectively ended a fragile, five-month truce in eastern Ukraine.
On Friday, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud vowed to the policies of his predecessor, the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, as he took over the reign of Saudi Arabia, one of the closest Middle East allies of the United States. The new ruler called for unity among his region's countries in a period of widespread unrest.
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine affirmed on Monday that they were in control of the Donetsk airport. The city of nearly a million inhabitants serves as the capital of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, and the airfield - though largely destroyed in earlier clashes - is of significant strategic and symbolic value.
Russia passed a law preventing people considered to be "sexual deviants" from obtaining driver's license in an attempt to curb the country's atrocious number of car accidents. However, human rights groups and activists have decried the Kremlin's actions.
A report on the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup games may soon be available for public scrutiny–in a limited scope–after FIFA revisits the issue.
The ruble showed signs of recovery Wednesday after the dramatic devaluation the Russian currency had experienced in the previous two days. Vladimir Putin's government pressured exporters not to hoard foreign-currency earnings, and the country's central bank announced measures to support financial stability.
Google is set to close its engineering in Russia amid new regulations that require data on local citizens to be kept on servers within the country. An anonymous source with knowledge of the development told the agency about the planned move, though it was not immediately clear whether the Internet search giant was reacting to the legislation.
It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie. SexyHoney trap: The temptress tried to enthrall the man who exposed American cyber snooping and keep him in Moscow. Russian spy Anna Chapman reportedly tried to seduce Edward Snowden on orders from the Kremlin.
Over the weekend, Israeli aircraft attacked Syrian positions near Damascus, according to the Syrian military. Israel denies the claims that its planes bombed sites near Damascus' airport and a small town, areas deemed secure under the Assad government's control. Syria and Russia have demanded answers from Israel.
At least 19 people have been killed in the Chechen capital of Grozny as Russian security forces battled with separatist militants. The fighting, during which troops stormed two buildings, including a school, "punctured the patina of stability" Moscow aims to portray in the North Caucasus republic, the news service noted.
Ukraine reports it had an incident with one of its nuclear power plants. Though the issue posed no threats to the populace, the shutting down of one its reactors has worsened Ukraine's energy crisis.
After continued pressure from its European and American allies, France has decided to suspend the sale of two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Russia. The move comes as tensions between Russia and the Ukraine continue to increase. France, however, does not seem willing to outright cancel the contract.
U.S. recognition of Russia's takeover of Crimea is not a question of time, Vice President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian leaders on Friday. "The United States will never recognize (the) annexation, and (Biden) warned Moscow that it faces greater isolation if it continues its 'provocative action,'" the Los Angeles Times said.
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a September ceasefire agreement between the government in Kiev and separatists in the east of the country, the U.N. Human Rights Office revealed in a report.
The U.S. government dismisses the new Russian report that a Ukraine fighter jet shot down the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17.
Wayne Rooney celebrated his 100th cap with the national team scoring in England's 3-1 victory over Slovenia. Also, Spain rolls on in the Euro 2016 qualifiers while Russia is upset by Austria and Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to action, coming back from a heel injury.
