The AI-powered robot is named AIdol. It is made by the Russian robotics firm Idol. As it walked over to the reporters, the Russian robot waved as the main theme song from Rocky, Gonna Fly Now, played ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Kyiv sees Russia preparing for a "big war" in Europe that could begin as early as 2029. "We need more pressure on Russia. According to the situation ...

Maxim Kruglov during a court hearing in Moscow last week. (Yulia Morozova/Reuters) Hardly a day goes by without another political arrest in Russia. Under Vladimir Putin, the scale of repression ...

Restrictions on publishers and sellers have grown more severe. Volumes are being pulled from shelves or redacted like secret documents, but bookstores remain important sources of community.