41+ min ago  (342+ words) Hackers connected to Russia's military intelligence agency snuck into thousands of Internet routers used in homes and offices worldwide and secretly monitored e-mail traffic and website log-ons and passwords for months, authorities said. Underscoring concern about the scope of the…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (356+ words) Russia's Supreme Court has allowed the Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group to be labeled as an "extremist" organization, a move that will allow authorities to go after anyone who contributes to the work of the group or shares materials it…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (91+ words) Amid Fragile Truce, One Tehran Resident Tries To Find 'Hope For Tomorrow'Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Amid Fragile Truce, One Tehran Resident Tries To Find 'Hope For Tomorrow' No media source currently available Amid the fragile two-week cease-fire deal agreed…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (306+ words) Russia's main security agency detained a former Russian freelancer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, accusing the man of treason and claiming he allegedly communicated with Ukrainian intelligence. The Federal Security Service (FSB) did not identify the man, saying only…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (353+ words) Amid reports Iran and the US are considering charging vessels a "toll" to transit the Strait of Hormuz, maritime insiders say such a move could backfire if other countries decide to charge ships for passing through natural maritime chokepoints. "This…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1280+ words) WASHINGTON -- Veteran ambassador Joey Hood, a career diplomat who has served with a focus on the Middle East under multiple US administrations, says the United States and Iran have each drawn stark lessons from the violent new chapter in decades…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago  (848+ words) This audio is automated The fragile cease-fire between the United States and Iran could hang in the balance over what Washington has labeled a "misunderstanding" over whether the truce includes Israel's offensive against Tehran-backed Hezbollah assets in Lebanon. US Vice…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1157+ words) Maybe it's the widespread state-ordered mobile Internet outages that have disrupted the lives of millions of Russians, in Moscow above all. Maybe it's the Ukrainian drone attacks that have disrupted Russians' flight plans and severely cu`rtailed Russian oil exports…...

22+ hour, 23+ min ago  (901+ words) The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week cease-fire, brokered by Pakistan, premised on Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came less than two hours before US President Donald Trump's self-imposed deadline was set to expire…...

23+ hour, 49+ min ago  (773+ words) Pakistan appears to have achieved a significant diplomatic breakthrough by playing a proactive role in brokering a 14-day cease-fire and setting the stage for the US-Iran talks in Islamabad on February 10. The last-minute cease-fire, announced by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz…...