Russia fires cruise missiles at IS targets from Mediterranean
A Russian warship and submarine have fired four cruise missiles from the Mediterranean at Islamic State targets near the Syrian city of Palmyra, the Defence...
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Putin spurns allegations that Russia meddled in foreign elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who held his first meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, said there was nothing to discuss about allegations of...
Unannounced, new Russian passenger plane completes maiden flight
Russia completed the maiden flight of its new MS-21 medium-range passenger plane on Sunday, its first foray into mainline commercial aircraft since the collapse of...
Trump son-in-law had undisclosed contacts with Russian envoy
By Ned Parker and Jonathan Landay U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the...
Trump talks trade with EU, varied differences remain
A smiling Donald Trump offered European Union chiefs assurances on security in Brussels on Thursday but EU officials did not conceal lingering differences with the...
Wannacry exposes wider security shortcomings
By Jack Stubbs Russia’s postal service was hit by Wannacry ransomware last week and some of its computers are still down, three employees in Moscow...
Lavrov visit will strengthen cooperation, Russia says
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov`s visit to Cyprus on Thursday will contribute to strengthening cooperation and bringing the two countries and peoples closer together, Moscow...
Putin says can prove Trump did not pass Russia secrets
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump had not divulged any secrets during a meeting in Washington with Russian officials and offered...
Putin warns of risks of governments creating hacking tools
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that intelligence services should beware of creating software that can later be used for malicious means – a...
Thousands protest in Moscow against housing resettlement plan
Thousands of Muscovites joined a protest rally in the centre of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from...
Russian who played Pokemon Go in church avoids jail term
A Russian court on Thursday gave a suspended three and a half year jail sentence to a blogger who was detained after he played the...
Banned from Eurovision, Russian singer performs in Crimea
Russian singer Yulia Samoylova has sung her Eurovision entry “Flame is burning” in Crimea as part of celebrations to mark the Soviet Union’s victory over...
Russia showcases Arctic hardware in Red Square military parade
Russia rolled out air defence systems built to operate in sub-zero Arctic conditions on Tuesday as it showcased its military might at a parade on...
Islamic State says it beheads Russian officer in Syria
Islamic State has issued a video showing the beheading of a man it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the US-based Site...
Germany challenges Russia over alleged cyberattacks
The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency accused Russian rivals of gathering large amounts of political data in cyber attacks and said it was up...
Putin, Merkel struggle to move past differences in tense meeting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a rare visit to Russia, said that Berlin and Moscow had to keep talking despite their disagreements, but those same...
27 hurt in turbulence on Aeroflot Moscow-Bangkok flight
At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday when their Boeing 777 hit an air pocket, the...
Russia seeks prison sentence for church Pokemon Go player
A Russian state prosecutor asked a court to jail a blogger who played Pokemon Go inside a church for three-and-a-half years on Friday, saying he...
Russia accuses Macron campaign of discriminating against its media
Russia accused French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron‘s campaign team of discriminating against its media on Thursday, saying it had trampled on the freedom of the press...
Russian ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast
A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on...
