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As elections loom, Kremlin applies 'ethical standards' to muzzle criticsIn September, Russian voters will be able to directly elect some of their representatives to the national legislature – potentially allowing reformers to gain national office. Authorities are looking to stop that.
Why does the Pentagon want to refurbish a base in Iceland?The $21.4 million in upgrades are designed to equip the station with reconnaissance planes that will patrol the North Atlantic for Russian submarines.
Three men in Brussels charged with terrorist attacksGermany is calling for better data sharing among European security agencies. Belgian federal prosecutors on Saturday said they had charged three men with terrorism.
Radovan Karadzic verdict: From the streets of Sarajevo to genocideMonitor reporter Robert Marquand first met the now convicted war criminal in 1991. At the time Karadzic 'came across more as a used-car salesman than a leader of any gravitas.'
Former Serb leader Karadzic convicted of genocide, gets 40-year sentenceProsecutors had sought a life sentence, but the court's chief prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, said 40 years amounted to the same thing for the 70-year-old Karadzic.
Brussels attacks: Why can't Europe close the gap in its intelligence sharing?One of the alleged suicide bombers in Brussels had been deported into Dutch custody by Turkey last year, but was set free. Last year's attacks in Paris exposed similar shortcomings.
US-Russia thaw? Kerry arrives in Moscow for Syria talksThough a breakthrough is unlikely, there is a growing cooperation on Syria, which many Russians hope will ease the tensions between the Washington and Moscow.
Belgium bombings: Europeans show resilience to terrorism's 'new normal'Though many feared an attack like the one on Brussels Tuesday, Europeans increasingly feel they can cope – and that a sense of solidarity, rather than harsh reaction, should govern their response to terror.
Months after Paris, why Brussels is still Europe's ground zero for jihadistsBelgium's capital has been on alert since the Paris rampage last fall. Days before Tuesday's blasts, which claimed 30 lives, a top Paris suspect was captured in Brussels.
Brussels bombings put 'the whole of Europe' under attackEuropean nations quickly declared solidarity with Belgium after Tuesday's deadly bombings in Brussels. But the attacks may widen divisions within the EU over how to handle immigration and security.
Can a Russian indigenous group be a 'foreign agent'? The Kremlin thinks so.The targeting of an organization dedicated to protecting indigenous culture is just the latest abuse of a law meant to root out foreign actors in Russian politics.
European security tightened after attacks in BrusselsEurope has tightened security at airports, subways, borders and on city streets after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system. At least 28 are reported dead, and dozens more injured.
For Parisians, capture of 'most wanted' terrorist brings little closureThough relieved that Salah Abdeslam was caught in Brussels on Friday, many in Paris worry other would-be terrorists could strike again in France.
Rift in Britain's ruling Conservative Party deepensThe resignation of prominent minister Iain Duncan Smith on Friday has exposed internal divisions over the party's austerity policies and the referendum to stay in the European Union.
Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new actsThe lawyer for Salah Abdeslam has also threatened legal action against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the Paris attacks.
Russia mourns plane crash victims as investigation beginsWith the plane's flight recorders badly damaged, officials said it could take weeks to learn why the plane crashed.
European Union, Turkey reach migration deal. How will it be implemented?European Union and Turkish leaders have reached a deal to send thousands of asylum-seekers back to Turkey. But Greek government officials signaled Saturday that implementation will need to be gradual.
Dead Brussels gunman linked to Paris attacks sought ISIS suicide missionA gunman linked to the Nov. 13 Paris attacks told Islamic State extremists he wanted to die as a suicide bomber. Instead, a police sniper killed him in a raid that led authorities to Europe's most wanted fugitive, Salah Abdeslam.
Paris terror attack suspect captured in BrusselsFriday's capture of Salah Abdeslam comes after Belgian authorities say they found his fingerprints in an apartment raided earlier this week in another Brussels neighborhood.
As EU and Turkey haggle, refugees caught in limbo in GreeceOn the Greek side of the sealed border with Macedonia, thousands of refugees wait in a makeshift refugee camp for the route to Europe to reopen.
