He is the second pope to visit these Baltic nations. John Paul II came to the region in September 1993, after the collapse of communism, and was welcomed as a hero. Pope Francis comes exactly 25 years later, but much has changed since that first papal visit.

The entire planet will soon be gripped in a sudden and near-religious fervor.

Election monitors documented ballot stuffing and intimidation during Russia's election.

The nerve-agent attack on two Russians in the cathedral city of Salisbury has Britons feeling as though they are back in the pages of a James Bond novel.

Opponents say that leftist firebrand Andrés Manuel López Obrador is Putin’s favored candidate; he is brushing off the accusations of Russian interference in Mexico.

Pope Francis’ condemnation of deterrence is a strong challenge to nuclear strategies of the superpowers, including the United States.