Coming close on the heels of President Barack Obama’s “reassurance trip” to China’s East Asian neighbors in April 2014, Beijing’s deployment of an oil rig protected by over eighty naval vessels in the South China Sea is a deliberate and calculated provocation. China’s move though fits a

Lyrics to ‘Russian Federation National Anthem’ by National Anthem Orchestra: Россия — священная наша держава, Россия —

A bear performed and delivered the game ball before a Russian soccer game on Saturday.

rights groups around the world are sounding off after a circus bear was made to perform ahead of a soccer game in Russia. The bear, named Tima, was brought out at the Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk club’s stadium before Saturday’s game. Video from the event shows that the bear was instructed to

Bo Scarbrough denied that he had some harsh words for President Trump before the national championship game.

“The Great Game” was a political and diplomatic confrontation that existed for most of the nineteenth century between the British Empire and the Russian Empire over

Draughts (British English) or checkers (American English) is a group of strategy board games for two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform game pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over opponent pieces.

The bizarre episode comes three months after the Russian Foreign Ministry tweeted video-game images as proof the United States was aiding the Islamic State.

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Fergie’s rendition of the national anthem before the NBA All-Star Game was not a hit on Twitter.