Sports lawyer Paul Greene successfully defends Darya Klishina against doping allegations, as she becomes the only Russian track and field athlete allowed to compete in Rio.
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Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton’s emails
Trump’s provocation alarmed many Republican leaders and foreign policy experts, who also were dismayed by Trump’s remark that he would be ‘looking at’ whether Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, should be recognized as Russian territory.
14 children die as boats overturn in storm in Russia
Four people who organized the outing are being detained.
Russian crime gangs find gay men are easy targets for blackmail
Activists say Russian criminals have been emboldened by a 2013 law that made it a crime to expose children to gay ‘propaganda.’
Russia proposes joint airstrikes in Syria with U.S.-led coalition
The proposal, which would still need the backing of the U.S. government and its allies, comes at a time of rising tensions between Russia and NATO.
U.S. once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria
the Obama administration is trying to resuscitate a nearly dead truce in Syria.