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Russian hackers reached sensitive White House systems: Report
Russian hackers penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system after intruding at the U.S.
Fire put out on Russian nuclear submarine in shipyard
Firefighters have put out a blaze on a nuclear submarine which was undergoing repairs at a shipyard in Russia’s northern province of Arkhangelsk...
Fire on Russian nuclear sub under repair at northern shipyard
A Russian nuclear submarine undergoing repairs caught fire Tuesday, officials said, although reports indicated the vessel was not carrying nuclear fuel.
Trawler sinking off Russia kills 56, dozens rescued
A fishing trawler sank in freezing waters off Russia’s Far East on Thursday, killing at least 56 people and setting off a frantic search for survivors...
At least 56 dead after Russian trawler sinks in freezing Pacific
A Russian trawler with an international crew of 132 people has sunk in the Pacific, killing at least 56 crew. The boat is said to have gone down so...
At least 54 dead after Russian trawler sinks in freezing Pacific
A Russian trawler with an international crew of 132 people has sunk in the Pacific, killing at least 54 crew. The boat sank in the Sea of Okhotsk...
At least 43 dead after Russian trawler sinks in ocean
At least 43 crew of a Russian trawler died and more than two dozen were missing after the vessel sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in...
European far-right politicians in Russia to support Putin
About 150 members of Russian nationalist and right-wing European parties — including Greece’s Golden Dawn and Germany’s National Democratic...
Propaganda war: Russia has a new use for YouTube
The Russian government is hiring communications experts to produce slick YouTube videos with patriotic slogans and anti-American diatribes and scorn heaped...
Ikea drops lifestyle website in Russia over ‘gay propaganda’ fears
Ikea is closing its lifestyle website in Russia over fears it could flout a controversial law banning promotion of gay values to minors.
Sweetening gloomy Russia, one sugary chocolate bar at a time
When days are dark, friends are few and the state of your bank account makes you want to weep, there is only one thing you can do in bleak, crisis-hit...
As ruble weakens, Central Asian migrants head back home
Almost half of St Petersburg’s migrant workers who do the city’s manual labour have returned home in a mass exodus that is leaving streets...
Russian bomber films NATO fighter jets intercepting it
Video has emerged showing NATO fighter jets ‘buzzing’ a Russian Tu-95 bomber. The footage was shot from the cockpit of the bomber and broadcast...
New Cold War: U.S, Russia fight over Europe’s energy future
The United States and Russia are once more locked in what could be a generation-defining conflict, but this time it’s about heat and electricity...
German FM: Russia, Ukraine agree withdrawal of heavy arms in Berlin talks
Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a procedure for the withdrawal of heavy weapons in eastern...
From Stalin to Daft Punk: Russian Red Army Choir keeps those hits coming
Russia’s Red Army Choir, famous for its patriotic marching songs, is now heading in one direction - the charts.
Can Putin convince Russians to rally in face of new sanctions?
As stunned Russians confront a sharply degraded economic landscape, a new law that would sharply increase U.S.
Russia denies military jet near-miss with airliner over Sweden
Russia’s defence ministry on Sunday denied a report by Swedish military that a Russian military plane nearly collided this week with a passenger...
Russia raises interest rates as sanctions and falling oil prices take hold
The Bank of Russia increased its key interest rate to 10.5% on Thursday, to help spur the economy amid sanctions and sliding oil prices.
Hit by sanctions over Ukraine, Russia warns of 2015 recession
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Western sanctions have not halted Russia’s support for separatists in Ukraine but have damaged...
Ending the bloodshed? Ukraine and rebels agree to ‘truce’ in Luhansk
Ukraine’s military and separatist forces have agreed “in principle” on a new ceasefire from Dec.
A new Cold War: Russia, NATO accuse each other of creating instability
Russia accused NATO on Monday of destabilizing northern Europe and the Baltics by carrying out drills there and announced new military exercises of its...
Russian navy in English Channel as France keeps hold of Putin’s new warship
Russian naval vessels staged a drill in the English Channel on Friday, according to a state news agency.
China in talks with Russia over joint military drills in 2015
China’s defence ministry said on Thursday that it was in talks with Russian counterparts about joint military exercises next year, after Moscow announced...
NATO warns Russian military build-up in Crimea could exert control over Black Sea
Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels fighting the Kiev government, NATO’s top military...
Ferguson crackdown sparks rebuke, Tiananmen Square comparison
The violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, reflect simmering U.S. tensions over racial discrimination that could undermine the country’s stability,...
Russia theatens to sue France over helicopter carrier spat
Russia has reportedly threatened to sue the French government after it refused to hand over a helicopter carrier Moscow ordered.
Germany’s early release of Russian spy fuels prisoner swap rumours
A Russian spy, jailed in Germany with her husband last year, has been freed early and allowed to return home.
NATO leader sees ‘serious military buildup’ in Ukraine, urges Russia to pull back
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has denounced what he calls a serious Russian military buildup both inside Ukraine and on the Russian side of the...
Hollande ‘won’t be pressured’ over warship delivery to Russia
French President Francois Hollande said Sunday he would not be pressured into delivering two warships to Russia, after delaying their handover due to the...
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