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Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat that "unfriendly" countries would pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles only from now on received the unfriendly treatment by European Union nations on Thursday. Janez Jansa, Slovene Prime...

Unexpectedly, Afghanistan's Taliban rulers decided not to reopen schools Wednesday for girls above sixth grade. They reneged on a promise and chose to appease their hardline base at the cost of further alienating international...

Tens of thousands of Russians protested Alexei Navalny's arrest in January 2021. They demanded that the top Kremlin critic be freed and shouted slogans against President Vladimir Putin. Many were detained. Putin has launched the most...

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Wednesday that Russia will require that non-friendly countries pay for Russian natural gaz exports in rubles only from now on. Putin stated to government officials during a meeting that "a...

Europe's governments are cutting fuel taxes and distributing tens of trillions to help consumers, truckers, and farmers with rising energy prices. This is in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. However, it is not enough...

Officials said Wednesday that Poland had ordered the expulsion from Russia of 45 Russians who were identified by the government as intelligence officers and using their diplomatic status to cover for operations in the...

Simba, a lion named Akyla and a wolf called Akyla were evacuated from a Ukrainian zoo and taken to safety in Romania. The operation was described by animal rights groups as a four-day task...

NATO estimates that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers were killed in the four-week-old war in Ukraine. The fierce fighting of the country's fast moving defenders has prevented Moscow from achieving the quick victory...

On Tuesday, federal officials proposed that the northern long-eared bat be designated an endangered species. This bat was once quite common, but has been decimated by a deadly fungus. Since white-nose syndrome colonies were discovered...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, stated early Sunday that the Russian troops' war crimes were responsible for the siege and capture of Mariupol. Zelenskyy stated in a video address to nation that "to do this to...