Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war.

Temperatures rose to unseasonable highs throughout Russia last week. In Moscow, city-dwellers welcomed the reprieve from the cold, casting off their heavy coats and delighting in the sound of singing ...

Thousands of Ukrainians have disappeared into prisons in Russia, and a network of Russians and Ukrainians are working together to find them.

The Trump administration secured the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained for more than three years in Russia, in an “exchange,” the White House announced Tuesday.

Sneak in after the summer crowds and before the harsh winter to score some excellent deals (relative to Moscow standards). Key Events: Russian winters are not for the faint-hearted. "Long" is the ...