Russian President Vladimir Putin focused heavily on domestic issues in his May 7 inauguration speech. Here’s a look at the first address of his fourth term in office -- with context.
With an acquittal rate of 0 percent, landing yourself in court in Uzbekistan means you are guilty.
Journalists killed doing their job or targeted because of their work over the past decade.
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Though 94 percent of the world's stocks have been destroyed, chemical weapons have made a macabre comeback in the Syrian war.
With more than 400,000 imprisoned Jews at its highest point, Nazi Germany's Warsaw Ghetto was the largest in Poland during World War II. The final act of Jewish resistance started 75 years ago, on April 19, 1943, a month before the ghetto was burned down in May of that year.
These are the countries where governments have blocked the encrypted messaging service Telegram.
At least 993 people were executed and 2,591 were sentenced to death in 2017. These numbers don't include thousands of executions believed to have been carried out in China, where data on the use of the death penalty remained classified as a state secret.
Russians tend to view former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin more favorably than 10 years ago.
Five of the weirdest creations that ever flew, skimmed, or twisted their way across the Soviet Union.
Less than 4% of the world's declared chemical agent stockpile has not yet been destroyed.
The presidents of Turkey, Russia, and Iran are meeting on April 4 in Ankara for their second three-way summit on Syria. However, this isn't the only topic they'll probably discuss.
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