Russia carries out mass raids on Jehovah’s Witnesses, makes arrests
Law enforcement authorities carried out mass raids on the Jehovah’s Witnesses across Russia on Tuesday and made a number of arrests as part of a...
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Putin says ready to work with any U.S. leader, wants formalities settled
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he was ready to work with any U.S. leader and would congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the...
Russian commuter found stabbed to death after quarrel over face masks
A commuter in the Russian city of St. Petersburg was found stabbed to death after an altercation on a bus with two passengers who refused...
Moscow turns ice rink into hospital as Russia’s Covid-19 cases hit record
Russia reported a record 22,778 new daily coronavirus cases on Monday as the authorities in Moscow turned to a temporary hospital built inside an ice...
Russia says its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is 92% effective
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from Covid-19 according to interim trial results, the country’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow...
Police in Russia shoot dead teenager in Muslim-majority Tatarstan after attack (update)
Police in Russia shot dead a 16-year-old teenager in the Muslim-majority Tatarstan region after he tried to set fire to a local police station and...
Chechen leader says Macron stance on cartoons inspires terrorists
The leader of Russia’s Muslim-majority Chechnya region said on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron was inspiring terrorists by justifying cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad...
Russia orders wider use of masks, France looking to impose strickter measures
Russian authorities on Tuesday ordered people across the country to wear facemasks in some public places and asked regional authorities to consider shutting bars and...
U.S. government accuses Russian hackers of attacking U.S. state
Hackers sponsored by Russia have been trying to break into U.S. state and local government computer networks and in two instances were successful, U.S. government...
U.S., Britain call out Russian hacking spree, cyberattacks against Olympics
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a litany of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by...
EU, Britain sanction Russian officials over Navalny poisoning
The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions on top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in an unexpectedly robust and swift response...
Record coronavirus cases in Russia as it approves second vaccine
Russia announced on Wednesday it had approved a second COVID-19 vaccine, as the country recorded a record daily increase in coronavirus cases and switched to...
EU agrees to sanctions on Russians over Navalny poisoning, diplomats say
European Union foreign ministers backed a Franco-German plan on Monday to impose sanctions on Russians suspected of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a nerve...
Police crack down on marathon anti-Kremlin protest in Russia’s Far East
Police in Russia’s Far East broke up a long-running anti-Kremlin protest with force on Saturday, detaining 25 people according to local authorities, in response to...
Moscow restricts transport for students and elderly as COVID-19 cases jump
Russia’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases rose to its highest since May 11 on Tuesday, prompting Moscow to take measures to keep students and...
Moscow’s schools to switch to online education as cases surge
Schools in Moscow and the regions of Ulyanovsk and Sakhalin will switch to online remote learning soon due to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases,...
Germany urges EU to impose sanctions against Russia over Navalny case
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has called for new European Union sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny with an internationally...
Putin says Trump’s ‘inherent vitality’ will see him through Covid-19
Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Donald Trump a swift recovery on Friday after the U.S. president tested positive for COVID-19. “I am certain that your...
Russia and France seek end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia and France stepped up calls for a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces on Thursday as the death toll rose in the heaviest...
Moscow mayor urges more home-working as Russia’s new COVID cases hit 3-month high
The mayor of Moscow urged businesses on Friday to get more people to work from home as Russia’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases hit...
