The head of Britain's foreign intelligence agency has thanked Russian state television for encouraging Russians to spy for the U.K. after it broadcast part of a speech he gave calling on Russians to join hands with British intelligence.

Ghislaine Maxwell is off to Florida to serve a 20-year prison sentence for helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.

Some Russian prisons might be mistaken for vacation destinations based on their nicknames, which include animal appellations such as the Black Dolphin and the Polar Owl.

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost a substantial amount of weight in custody, his organization says.