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People gather outside the Zimnyaya Vishnya (Winter Cherry) shopping center to pay tribute to the victims of a fire that engulfed the mall on Sunday, killing at least 64 people. The building's alarm system reportedly had been shut off.

World News

Putin Says Deadly Mall Fire In Central Russia Due To 'Criminal Negligence'

9:52am March 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Thousands gathered in Kemerovo to protest the official response to the blaze, which reportedly killed dozens of children. Four people have also reportedly been detained for questioning.

The U.S. government says Russian government hackers have targeted and gained access to U.S energy computer networks.

Politics & Government

Russia Hacked U.S. Power Grid — So What Will The Trump Administration Do About It?

10:28am March 23, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The Trump administration says Russia penetrated at least one power plant's control software. And yet, President Trump has passed up opportunities to call out Russia's actions.

Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who came to the aid of a former Russian spy and his daughter was released from Salisbury District Hospital Thursday after treatment for exposure to a deadly nerve agent.

U.K. Officer Hospitalized In Russian Poisoning Case Released As a Second Is Admitted

7:46pm March 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The policeman who responded to the scene of the nerve agent attack on a former spy was released Thursday, as another officer exposed to the deadly chemical was being treated for minor symptoms.

President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Vietnam on November 11, 2017.

President Trump Congratulates Putin On Re-Election

3:09pm March 20, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump placed a congratulatory call to Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday, two days after an election marred by ballot-box stuffing and forced voting.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow, on Sunday.

World News

Vladimir Putin Easily Wins New 6-Year Term As Russian President

2:58am March 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a widely expected outcome, Putin faced a weak field of candidates after disqualifying his only potential rival. He is set to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Stalin.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation between Britain and Russia, on Wednesday.

World News

Russia Promises Reprisals To U.K. As White House Calls Out Moscow Over Poison Attack

11:23am March 15, 2018

The leaders of France, Germany and the U.S. say, "We share the U.K. assessment that there is no plausible alternative explanation" other than Russia being behind the attack.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., seen in 2013, stands out in the Republican Party for his urging of closer ties with Russia. Under the cloud of investigations over Russian meddling in American politics, he's being challenged over that stance in his re-ele

Politics & Government

GOP Congressman's Pro-Russia Views Are An Issue In Re-Election Fight

8:24am March 11, 2018

by Tim Mak

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is one of the most pro-Russia voices in the GOP, and his opponents are making sure voters know that.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley gives a statement on Wednesday in Salisbury, England. Sergei Skripal, who was granted refuge in the U.K. following a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia in 2010, and his daughter remain critically ill after being e

World News

British Police Say Nerve Agent Was Used To Poison Russian Ex-Spy Sergei Skripal

5:11pm March 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Skripal and his daughter suddenly collapsed over the weekend near a shopping mall in southern England. Police have now confirmed that the illness resulted from exposure to a nerve agent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen here during a campaign meeting with supporters on Tuesday, compared the U.S. list to a dog barking at a caravan.

National

U.S. Releases 'Oligarchs List' And Opts Against New Sanctions On Russia

1:14pm January 30, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The tally includes Russia's elite and powerful, and part of it duplicates a Forbes list. Russia's President Vladimir Putin isn't on the list, though his cabinet is.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (center) attends a rally in Moscow on Sunday. Navalny was arrested while walking with protesters.

World News

Protests Across Russia Call For Boycott Of March 18 Presidential Vote

10:35am January 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was wrestled to the ground and bundled into a waiting police van amid protests in some 100 cities across the country.