Russia Is Importing Western Weapons Technology, Bypassing Sanctions

Reported by Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff Late last month, American and European Union officials traded information on millions of dollars’ worth of banned technology that was slipping through the cracks of their defenses and into Russian territory. Senior tax and trade officials noted a surge in chips and other electronic components being sold to Russia through […]

Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Launches Defense in Political Conspiracy Trial

Reported by the ASSOCIATED PRESS A Fugees rapper on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered the political arena, not break any laws, defense attorneys said Monday. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel became a best-selling, Grammy-winning artist with the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, but in […]