Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency, ignited a global controversy in 2013 after leaking classified documents about secret surveillance programs. The files revealed ...

District leaders say they have about 5,000 fewer students compared to 2017, which means roughly $55 million less in state funding each year. Portland Public Schools board mulls tough decisions amid ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new Kenyan intelligence report says that 1,000 Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being sent to ...

Six Russian athletes and four Belarusians will be allowed to represent their nations, officials said. The decision could pave the way for a Russian team to compete at the 2028 Summer Games in Los ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Russia announced a "partial" mobilization in the fall of 2022, its society experienced a genuine shock. The queues at the ...

Russia’s long history of westward expansion reinforces that concern. Whether it has expanded in search of security, to regain lost Russian lands, or to unify the Russian people— three narratives Putin ...

Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws. The move follows six months of pressure on ...

Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp.

U.S. messenger app WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, has been completely blocked in Russia for failing to comply with local law, the Kremlin said on Thursday, suggesting Russians turn to a ...

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The news comes days after it emerged that ...

Chinese intermediaries enable Russian auto dealers to bypass sanctions Zero-mileage cars reclassified by traders as used to avoid automaker restrictions Automakers say they are doing their best to ...

Russia plans to send soon oil and oil products to Cuba as part of humanitarian aid, the Russian embassy in Cuba told Russian media on Thursday. Cuba’s worsening economic and humanitarian situation has ...