Britain unveiled sanctions targeting Russian oil companies, its shadow fleet of tankers and those accused of supplying the Kremlin with goods.

Perspective: Pneumonic plague sounds like the nightmare scenario. Strangely, it may be the more reassuring one.

As rumors spread about a possible plague outbreak in Siberia, the Kremlin turned to a familiar playbook: offering little information about potential bad news.

NATO is starting its major annual nuclear exercise, "Steadfast Noon," on Tuesday. The exercise will run for 10 days and be hosted by Italy.

Yandex has said it suspended operations at its data center in Ryazan following a drone strike on Thursday.

The WHO and the US State Department have pressed Russia for more information about the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute.

Russian authorities say the 28-year-old laboratory worker died on Friday from pneumonia of an as-yet ‌unestablished origin, in a case that has ‌prompted international concern, including from US President Donald Trump, and which saw around 200 people initially placed in quarantine.

Russian authorities have sought to allay global worries over the death of a young woman who worked at a Siberian anti-plague laboratory. But moves to isolate her contacts and introduce new disease-control measures at local hospitals have raised concerns among people who fear they’re not being told the full story.

London police say a Royal Navy member has been charged with preparing to disclose sensitive information to a foreign power.