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Son of Russian lawmaker pleads guilty in cyber crime cases
WASHINGTON The son of a Russian lawmaker accused of stealing credit card data and other personal information has pleaded guilty in two criminal cases stemming from a probe into a $50 million online identity theft scheme, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
New Russian envoy describes 'warm' meeting with Trump: agencies
MOSCOW Russia's newly installed ambassador to Washington said on Friday that he had a warm and constructive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian news agencies reported.
Russia hopes to agree on debt repayment with Venezuela by year-end
MOSCOW The Russian finance ministry wants to find a solution on how Venezuela will fulfill its debt obligations to Moscow by the end of this year, a senior ministry official said on Friday.
Germany disputes size of Russian wargames, predicts 100,000 troops
TALLINN Germany said on Thursday that Russia was planning to send more than 100,000 troops to war games on NATO's eastern flank this month, disputing Moscow's version that only 13,000 Russian and Belarussian servicemen would participate.
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An earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico, the U.N. said the number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh has surged and Equifax revealed what could be one of the largest data breaches in the United States.
Russia says its air strike kills several top Islamic State commanders in Syria
MOSCOW A Russian air strike has killed around 40 Islamic State fighters, including four senior commanders, near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, Russia's defense ministry said on Friday.
Trump's son met Russian lawyer for damaging information on Clinton
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's eldest son told Senate investigators on Thursday that he had set up a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer because she might have had damaging information about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
FBI chief sees no evidence of White House interference in Russia probe
WASHINGTON FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday he has "not detected any whiff of interference" by the White House into the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Russian and Japanese leaders 'decisively condemn' North Korean tests
VLADIVOSTOK Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the two leaders "decisively condemned" North Korean weapons tests.
Twitter to brief Congress on possible Russia-backed ads: U.S. senator
WASHINGTON Twitter Inc is expected to brief U.S. congressional investigators soon on whether Russia used its advertising platform to promote divisive social and political messages during the 2016 election, Senator Mark Warner said on Thursday.
Millions in Florida evacuate as Hurricane Irma pounds Cuba, heads north
HAVANA Hurricane Irma lashed Cuba as it roared toward Florida on Friday after hitting the eastern Caribbean with its devastatingly high winds, killing 21 people and leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. | Video
