Russia is visible from the U.S., as evidenced in a photograph shared in February 2024 that allegedly shows Russian territory as seen from Alaska, just 2 miles away. Although Russia's Big Diomede ...

Just 2.4 miles from Russia's Big Diomede Island, the city of 83 people can see the border from the shore. "We're safe, as long as we sleep good at night," a resident told Insider. "We keep the eyes ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for Little Diomede in a Friday statement, responding to the partial collapse of the city building into the local school late last month. The shifting ...

In the Bering Strait, two small islands sit only a few miles apart, yet they operate on different calendar days. One belongs to Alaska. The other belongs to Russia. The water between them is narrow, ...