The United States expressed deep unease over Putin's threat to send weapons to Pyongyang, warning such action could destabilize the Korean peninsula.

"It is incredibly concerning," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.

"It would destabilize the Korean peninsula, potentially, depending on the type of weapons, and might violate UN

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Jail conditions for Russian opposition political leader Ilya Yashin-- serving 8.5 years for knocking Moscow's Ukraine offensive-- have actually considerably aggravated after he was moved to a punitive cell, his lawyer informed AFP Thursday.Fears for imprisoned Kremlin critics have risen since opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in his Arctic prison in February.Yashin

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As President Vladimir Putin paid a state check out to China in May, his Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Moscow and Beijing were soon planning to sign an agreement on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline. We plan additionally to finish the review and sign a contract for the building and construction of a gas pipeline with a capability

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10 Ukrainian kids and their households have been returned to territory managed by Ukraine's militaries after living under Russian profession, authorities in Kyiv stated Thursday.Ukraine has actually accused Moscow of kidnaping nearly 20,000 kids from parts of the east and south of the country, while much more have actually discovered themselves living under

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A Moscow Court on Thursday extended the pre-trial detention of previous Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov, who was arrested in late April and after that later charged with accepting a kickback of more than 1 billion rubles ($11.4 million) while he oversaw military building projects.Moscow's Basmanny Court authorized a request from detectives to hold I

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Updated with second reported death.

A powerful storm rumbled through the Russian capital on Thursday afternoon, carrying heavy rains and winds that ripped hundreds of trees from the ground and killed at least two people, local authorities said.

Russia’s Emergency Services Ministry said a man was killed near Park Dubki in northern Moscow when wind

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