According to Russian news reports, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin spoke by phone on Tuesday, marking the first direct contact between the two agencies in several years.

A two-part historical epic film about Ivan IV of Russia made by Russian director Sergei Eisenstein. Part 1 was released in 1944 but Part 2 was not released until 1958 due to political censorship.

Tragic Valya Korolev, 9, is the same age as Putin’s secret son Ivan - who turns ten this month - which may explain his close interest in the shocking case. Two husky dogs savaged the boy ...

Two opposing factors are influencing demand for Abkhazia tours: the negative background related to elections lowers demand, while the unclear situation in Anapa increases it, the press service quoted ...

New Jersey indie film auteur Sean Baker is now an Oscar-winning director. Baker has centered most of his films around sex workers. Ani’s life takes quite a turn when she meets Ivan “Vanya ...

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin named Roger Lau as the group’s new executive director Monday. Lau previously managed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) 2020 ...

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Roger Lau, who has been serving as the DNC’s deputy executive director since 2021, will be the DNC’s next executive director, committee officials shared first with POLITICO. He replaces Sam ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Speaking backstage after his movie “Anora” was named Best Picture at the Oscars, director Sean Baker ...

Appropriately, Baker was presented the award by director and Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino, who owns a couple of Los Angeles’ best known independent theaters: the New Beverly and the Vista.

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