American intelligence agencies tracked a shipment of 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions from North Korea to Russia, according to the White House.
The government in Azerbaijan said pro-Armenian leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a cease-fire, an apparent calming of hostilities that could avert a wider war in the region.
The American, whom Russia accuses of espionage, is appealing a ruling that extended his pretrial detention. The United States has said he is wrongfully detained.