Germany expels two Russians over killing of Georgian in Berlin (Update)
Germany said on Wednesday it had expelled two Russian embassy employees in protest over what it said was Moscow’s lack of cooperation in an investigation...
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Olympics-IOC extremely upset by Russian doping data manipulation
By Karolos Grohmann The International Olympic Committee is extremely upset by the latest doping scandal involving Russia and swift progress is being made to bring...
Russia hopes to agree new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first half of next year, the head of Russian...
Turkey to test Russian S-400 systems despite US pressure
Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara on Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defences, Turkish media said, despite pressure...
Putin hands out awards after mystery military test
Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed top state awards to the widows of five scientists killed in an accident while testing what he called an...
Russia says it will return captured naval ships to Ukraine on Monday
Russia will return three captured naval ships to Ukraine on Monday and is moving them to a handover location agreed with Kiev, Crimea’s border guard...
MH17 investigators say phone taps reveal Russian political ties
Investigators released a series of phone intercepts on Thursday which they said revealed Moscow’s influence over pro-Russian rebels accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17...
Turkey, Russia begin joint patrols in northern Syria
Turkish and Russian troops began conducting their first joint ground patrols in northeast Syria on Friday, a Turkish military source told Reuters. Ankara and Moscow...
Russia tells Turkey Kurdish fighters have left NE Syrian border area – Erdogan
Russia has informed Turkey that Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters have withdrawn from a strip of land near the Syrian-Turkish border within a deadline set by...
Kremlin says IS leader’s death a boost for Trump if true
The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump will have made a major contribution to the fight against international terrorism if a U.S....
Russian soldier has nervous break down, shoots eight dead
A Russian conscript serving in the far east of the country shot dead eight other soldiers and badly injured two others on Friday after having a...
Russia questions language of ‘unusual’ Trump letter to Erdogan
The Kremlin on Thursday questioned the tone of a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, saying it was...
Russia-backed Syrian army sweeps in after U.S. announces abrupt exit
Russia-backed Syrian forces took rapid advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier...
Putin says a new Syrian constitution should guarantee all groups’ rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new constitution that is drawn up for Syria should guarantee the rights of all ethnic and religions groups. He...
Putin: I don’t share excitement about Greta Thunberg’s U.N. speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about...
Russia gives definitive approval to Paris climate accord
Russia said it would implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change after Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday approved a government resolution signifying...
Russia, in rare U-turn, frees jailed actor after outcry
A Russian court on Friday ordered the release of an aspiring actor whose prison sentence for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
Turkey says delivery of second S-400 battery complete (Update 1)
Turkey’s defence ministry said on Sunday that the delivery of a second battery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems has been completed as of Sunday,...
Russia carries out mass raids on Kremlin critic Navalny’s supporters
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday carried out mass raids on the homes and...
Russia calls suggestion suspected CIA mole unmasked election meddling slander
Russia condemned as lies and slander on Wednesday suggestions a suspected CIA mole in the presidential administration had handed over information to the United States...
