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Unable to leave Russia, director attends Cannes virtually

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CANNES, France — Celebrated Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov is banned from leaving his home country, so he is attending the Cannes Film Festival virtually....

World champ cyclist Peter Sagan to miss Tokyo Olympics

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will miss the Tokyo Olympics after he had surgery to treat an infection in his right...

Russia-based ransomware gang offline but cause not clear

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WASHINGTON — The Russia-based criminal syndicate behind a devastating series of recent ransomware attacks was offline on Tuesday, but cybersecurity experts said that it...

Russia against US troops in Central Asia near Afghanistan

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MOSCOW — Russia has strongly warned the United States against deploying its troops in the former Soviet Central Asian nations following their withdrawal from...

Putin hosts leader of Belarus for talks on closer ties

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted the authoritarian leader of Belarus, who has increasingly relied on Moscow's support amid increasing tensions...

European court urges Russia to acknowledge same-sex unions

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MOSCOW — A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to recognize same-sex unions, but the Kremlin was quick to...

China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown

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BEIJING — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that...

Albania ex-vice interior minister arrested for abuse of post

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TIRANA, Albania — A former Albanian deputy interior minister has been arrested on corruption accusations, authorities said Tuesday. ...

German FM: China using vaccine donations for political ends

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BERLIN — Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday accused China of tying the delivery of coronavirus vaccines to political demands. ...

Firm hacked to spread ransomware had previous security flaws

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For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early July for a massive...