U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (Democrat-New Jersey) faces a 14-count indictment on corruption charges. He's also a top foreign policy voice who has sparred with U.S. President Barack Obama on issues such as Iran and Ukraine.
A nuclear deal with Iran appears to hinge on sanctions relief. Here's a look at who imposed the long list of sanctions against Tehran, what they target, and how easy it would be to lift them.
Democratic Party backers of a bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of a potential Iran deal are concerned that a Republican letter to Iran could hurt the measure.
The United States says Russia has transferred more weapons to separatists in recent days despite an ongoing cease-fire.
The chairman of Georgia’s parliament says Tbilisi's relations with Russia have deteriorated since start of the war in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists.
A Ukrainian lawmaker was detained by Russian police ahead of a march in Moscow in memory of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
Slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was looking ahead to a planned March 1 opposition rally, though in an interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service earlier this month, he portrayed the demonstration as just a first step in a long struggle.
A Belgian lawmaker observed pro-Russian rebels' offensive on the town of Debaltseve and Kyiv's "chaotic" retreat during his visit to eastern Ukraine last week.
U.S. officials say three Central Asian men were arrested on charges they planned to provide material support for Islamic State (IS) militants.
The Russian punk art collective Pussy Riot has released its first English-language video, a tribute to an African-American who died after being placed in a chokehold by a New York police officer.
A group of Russian students has rejected the Kremlin’s narrative of the Ukraine conflict, releasing a video in which they ask Ukrainians for forgiveness.
Amid international criticism of Azerbaijan’s human rights record, U.S.-based Jewish organizations are firm in their support of Baku.
U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to authorize the use of force against the Islamic State (IS) group in a resolution.
A new U.S. national security strategy portrays Russia as a threat to international stability, a stark contrast to the collaborative approach to Moscow outlined in the previous strategy issued in 2010.
A lone protester recently jumped the stage at a Tchaikovsky opera in New York to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies in Ukraine. A previous protest won him the support of Pussy Riot and got him banned from Harvard.
Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili has warned that Russia could annex the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia as it did Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
A key U.S. senator says he and nine other senators are holding their support for a bill imposing new sanctions on Iran over its controversial nuclear program.
United States federal prosecutors announced charges against three men who they said were part of a Russian spy ring in New York on January 26.
Fresh off an electoral victory, Senate Republicans are eyeing several measures to give Congress a say in an Iran nuclear deal, hoping to pick up a few Democrats in the process.
Load more
