The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, emphasising the two countries’ close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president.

Russia’s budget revenue rose to a record high last month even after the US targeted the banking sector with a new round of sanctions aimed at disrupting foreign trade payments and curbing ...

US President Donald Trump said Monday that Vladimir Putin was "destroying Russia" by not making a deal to end the war with Ukraine. "He should make a deal. I think he's destroying Russia by not ...

“Jaime Duzz, are you dead?” It seems like a silly question, but the fact is, it is a really serious question for her — with complex answers still unanswered on how she is considered in some ...

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the US on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to Donald Trump on his inauguration as president. “We congratulate the US ...

SUMY REGION, Ukraine — “Resistance is futile.” “Surrender.” “You’re all surrounded.” The phrases, printed in Korean with rough Russian transliterations on a weathered piece of ...

Update: At 07:05, Tkachenko reported that the death toll had risen again. Quote from Tkachenko: "Sadly, we have four people confirmed dead in the Shevchenkivskyi district. Three more people sustained ...

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David Lynch, the visionary filmmaker known for “Twin Peaks” and “The Elephant Man,” was an artist in more than one sense of the word. He was an experimental rocker and sound designer whose ...

David Lynch, who co-created “Twin Peaks” and directed films such as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 78. Lynch’s family revealed his passing via social media on ...

David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mulholland Drive and co-created the groundbreaking TV ...