Russia on Friday sentenced a resident of east Ukraine's Lugansk region to 16 years in prison for "high treason," Moscow's FSB security service said. Moscow regularly hands heavy sentences to ...

Russian lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday to expand the definition of high treason in Russia to include “activities against [the] security of the Russian Federation.” The expanded definition means ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that broadened the definition of high treason, part of authorities' efforts to tighten control as the fighting in Ukraine is nearing ...

(The State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament via AP) MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that broadened the definition of high treason, part of authorities’ ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison. It’s part of authorities’ efforts to tighten ...

Mohamed Bazoum was toppled as president more than two years after he took office Niger's military junta has announced plans to prosecute deposed President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and ...