13 min Watch the programme The Bering Strait is the closest point of contact between Russia and the United States. It separates Chukotka, an autonomous Russian district, from Alaska by just 85 km.

Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up ...

The U.S. bought Alaska from Russia in 1867. To mark the 150th anniversary ... And in 1741, Vitus Bering successfully crossed the strait that bears his name and sighted Mt. Saint Elias, near ...

An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first ...

The Kerch Strait separates the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula from Russia and is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the inland Sea of Azov to the Black Sea. It has also ...