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More than 200 feared dead as Russian passenger plane crashes in Egypt
A passenger plane carrying 224 people has crashed over Egypt, the prime minister’s office has confirmed. The plane was travelling from the Egyptian...
Parents of first Russian soldier to die in Syria dispute suicide claims
Russia has confirmed the death of one of its soldiers in Syria for the first time since the Kremlin launched a campaign of airstrikes.
Russia steps up air campaign as it targets ‘rebel’ sites in western Syria
Russian jets carried out air strikes on areas in western Syria on Saturday and an Islamic State stronghold in the north was rocked by a large explosion,...
Russian military operation in Syria includes ground troops, says NATO chief
NATO’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said a “substantial” build-up of Russian forces in Syria includes ground troops.
NATO raps Russia over Syrian airstrikes as IS destroys more of Palmyra
Syria’s antiquities chief fears the ancient city of Palmyra “will be totally gone in three to four months”. Maamoun Abdulkarim’s...
Gulf Arabs oppose Russian intervention in Syria claiming it will prolong war
Russia’s military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad has dismayed Gulf Arab enemies of the Syrian leader who say it will prolong...
Gulf Arabs oppose Russia role in Syria, still bent on Assad’s ouster
Russia’s military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad has dismayed Gulf Arab enemies of the Syrian leader who say it will prolong...
Sweden summons Russian ambassador after NATO threat
Sweden’s foreign ministry on Friday summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow threatened retaliatory measures if the Scandinavian country joined...
Russia briefly bans Wikipedia over entry which ‘contained banned info’
Russia has cancelled a ban on the Russian-language version of Wikipedia after it caused controversy among internet users in the country.
U.S. concerned about reports of Iran Quds chief’s visit to Russia
The head of Iran’s elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has met senior Russian officials in Moscow, an Iranian...
Outrage as Russia destroys tons of cheese and smuggled Western food
Authorities in Russia are stepping up their crackdown on smugglers trying to get round a ban on importing western food.
‘Faulty repairs’ blamed as 23 soldiers killed in Russian military barracks collapse
More than 20 soldiers were killed when the ceiling of a Russian military barracks collapsed.
Russia vetoes UN genocide resolution on Srebrenica
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the 1995 massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica during the Bosnian war as a “crime...
NATO denounces ‘sabre-rattling’ as Putin builds more nuclear bombs
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defence system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’ as Putin builds more nuclear bombs
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
Putin says Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal, NATO denounces ‘saber-rattling’
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia was concerned about an anti-missile defense system near its borders, after announcing that Russia...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, we want peace - Putin’s message to the West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Don’t be afraid of Russia, Putin tells West
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still committed to a Ukraine...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko warns of Russian invasion threat after fighting surge
Ukraine’s president told his military on Thursday to prepare for a possible “full-scale invasion” by Russia all along their joint border,...
Russia plans to use prison labor for 2018 World Cup
Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup.
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite fails after launch
A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned Saturday shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled...
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite burns up over Siberia
Russia on Saturday lost a Mexican satellite on launch just hours after a glitch with a manoeuvre involving the International Space Station, the latest...
Russian rocket carrying Mexcian satellite burns up over Siberia
Russia on Saturday lost a Mexican satellite on launch just hours after a glitch with a manoeuvre involving the International Space Station, the latest...
Dislike: Ukraine accuses Facebook’s Zuckerberg of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
Dislike: Ukraine accuses Facebook’s Zuckerberg of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
Ukraine accuses Facebook of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder...
3 young women jailed in Russia for twerking next to monument
A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial.
Russia supplying weapons, troops to Ukraine separatists: NATO
NATO believes that Russia has supplied more troops and weapons to pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, a German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung...
Russia lashes out at controversial law to erase Ukraine’s Soviet past
Controversial laws designed to leave Ukraine’s Soviet past behind stoked tension in the war-divided country Friday and prompted an angry reaction...
‘Lady Death’ WWII sniper film aims for hit in Russia, Ukraine
A Russian-Ukrainian film about a legendary Soviet sniper nicknamed “Lady Death” is aiming to be a hit on the silver screen in both nations...
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