Russia has become the first country to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government.

American rapper Tyga performed in Moscow after Russia's three-year Hollywood drought.

A woman was lured into attempting to kill a prominent Ukrainian activist in Kyiv.

Mikhail Khachaturian, murdered by his daughters, was posthumously convicted of sexual violence.

Two Argentinian influencers were accused of promoting a human trafficking scheme in Tatarstan.

A Ural journalist was released from jail, only to be re-arrested.

A pro-war bookshop in St. Petersburg closes, saying, "the end of the world is near."

A Belarussian man fled Georgia after being arrested in recent anti-government protests.

Moscow police raided three nightclubs to "fight LGBT propaganda."

A Russian island in the Arctic disappeared from satellite images.

Another ex-con who fought in Ukraine to get out of jail brought his criminal behavior home.

Russian flags are nowhere to be seen in the Paris Olympics, but its athletes are competing. How is that possible?