Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Enhe was once home to thousands of ethnic Russians. Under Xi Jinping’s push for ethnic unity, little remains beyond nostalgia and props for tourists. Buildings with Russian-style decorative features ...

The maniac accused of shoving a 72-year-old man into a moving Bronx train in an unprovoked New Year’s Day attack — is an established Russian doctor working in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.

Three scholars walk into a bar and watch a country being invaded on TV. The constructivist says: “We must help.” The pragmatist says: “We should calculate costs and benefits.” The realist says: ...

President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 attempting what had eluded his predecessors: personally engaging both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an ...

It is known as Dolgiye Borody, or Long Beards, and it is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favored official residences, built on a lake shore in the country’s northwest. In the past, it was ...

After February 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his so-called special military operation—a full-scale invasion of Ukraine—the popularity of George Orwell’s 1984, a dystopian novel ...

Russia's Oreshnik missile system is seen during a training in an undisclosed location in Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) The ministry released a video showing combat vehicles ...

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about, even as Kyiv has denied it happened.

For Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s billionaire envoys working on a deal to end the Ukraine war, Russia is a land of vast natural resources and rich business opportunities.

Widespread aerial attacks marked Christmas 2025 in the Russia-Ukraine war, as Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged drone and missile strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in border regions.

NATO chief Mark Rutte and other European leaders have issued repeated warnings in 2025 about a possible Russian attack on NATO countries in the coming years. Some experts doubt Russia’s capability or ...