U.S. Curling Team Beats Russian Athletes To Kick Off Pyeongchang Olympics
The first games of the Winter Olympics have begun, with two U.S. curlers taking on a Russian team to start things off in a mixed-doubles tournament.
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Meet The Russian TV Personality Running For President Against Putin
A former reality TV star with a huge social media following, Ksenia Sobchak is a candidate in Russia's elections next month. She has a political pedigree, too: Her father was Vladimir Putin's mentor.
Why Civilians Are Being Targeted In Syria Airstrikes
Civilian death tolls are piling up as the Syrian regime and its ally Russia attack Eastern Ghouta, outside Damascus, and parts of the northern Idlib province.
Buried In Trump's Nuclear Report: A Russian Doomsday Weapon
The administration's Nuclear Posture Review mentions a massive, nuclear-armed torpedo capable of incinerating cities. But is it real?
Sports Tribunal Overturns Lifetime Bans For Doping Against 28 Russian Athletes
The Court of Arbitration for Sport that heard the appeals said there was insufficient evidence of doping and overturned their lifetime Olympic bans. Eleven others saw their bans reduced.
U.S. Releases 'Oligarchs List' And Opts Against New Sanctions On Russia
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.
Russian Fighter Flies Within 5 Feet Of U.S. Reconnaissance Plane Over Black Sea
The State Department says that the encounter between a Russian Su-27 fighter and a propeller-driven U.S. Navy EP-3 put the American crew at risk.
Protests Across Russia Call For Boycott Of March 18 Presidential Vote
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.
Russia's Paralympics Team Is Banned From South Korea's Winter Games
If they pass scrutiny, some Russian athletes will be able to compete in a handful of sports, under a neutral flag. The Russians dominated at the last Winter Paralympics, held in Sochi.
Putin's Man In Crimea: We've 'Returned To Russia Forever'
As the U.S. issues more sanctions over the Ukraine conflict and Russia's annexation of Crimea, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov speaks with NPR in Simferopol and lays out his vision for the region.