Things in the Arctic have never been hotter. In the past year, Russian nuclear submarines have practiced firing cruise ...

Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn't be the first body ...

"It will be a signal that it is not for Russia to decide who should be in Nato and who should not, but for the United States of America to decide ... In January, South Korea’s National ...

Disinformation campaigns are exploding across Africa, with Russia believed to be the main instigator. DW untangles how their ...

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By Henrik Pryser Libell and Lynsey Chutel The Kremlin is trying to cripple YouTube in Russia, internet experts say, pushing some people to state-controlled domestic alternatives. But many Russians ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. At least 14 people were killed in Poltava ...

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...

Howard LaFranchi explores some possible effects of a foreign-aid funding freeze on America’s place in the ... Monitor's Moscow correspondent, covering Russia and the former Soviet Union, since ...

The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most ...

The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...

After Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine's normally febrile political life was becalmed under martial law. But there have been growing signs of activity picking up, as the United States has set its ...