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...
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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...
Britain says Trump’s position shifting on Russia
US President Donald Trump’s administration is shifting its stance on Russia and now sees Moscow as a competitor, Britain‘s defence minister said on Thursday during...
Russian navy visits Philippines as Duterte courts US
Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under President Rodrigo Duterte’s...
Russia to boycott Eurovision song contest due to Ukraine row
Russia’s state broadcaster has said it will boycott this year’s Eurovision song contest after the host country, Ukraine, said it would bar entry to the...
Russia, US ‘agree US strikes on Syria should not be repeated’
Russia and the United States have a shared understanding that US air strikes on Syria should not be repeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told...
Europe court faults Russia over storming of besieged school
Russian authorities breached European human rights laws when they stormed a school seized by Chechen militants in 2004, resulting in the deaths of some 300...
Trump sours on Russia, warms to China and NATO
The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words as...
Putin says US trust erodes, Moscow icily receives Tillerson
Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday trust had eroded between the United States and Russia under President Donald Trump, as Moscow delivered an unusually hostile reception...
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
President Donald Trump’s administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria’s government from blame for a deadly gas attack, as Secretary of State...
Tillerson heads to Moscow carrying Western call for Russia to abandon Assad
By Steve Scherer and Andrew Osborn US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday denouncing...
Russia, before Tillerson visit, ‘worried’ US may attack N. Korea
Russia said it hoped forthcoming talks in Moscow with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would be productive, but said it was extremely worried the...
Russia tells airlines it may suspend charter flights to Turkey
Russia may suspend charter flights to Turkey due to the “difficult political situation” there, the Federal Air Transport Agency has warned airlines, a source at...
Kremlin, angry at Syria missile strike, says Putin won’t meet Tillerson
The Kremlin said on Monday that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will not meet President Vladimir Putin when he visits Moscow on Wednesday, a...
