Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday’s presidential election. Mr Putin, who has ruled the country as either president or prime...
The US on Tuesday cleared out of two diplomatic compounds around Moscow under the first stage of punitive measures imposed by Russia in retaliation for new sanctions being readied in Washington....
A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials said, in the latest incident in rising tensions between the two sides. It comes...
Moscow on Wednesday dismissed allegations that Russian hackers helped spark the diplomatic crisis around Qatar, after CNN reported that US officials believed they planted a false news story. "We're...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed cooperation on oil and the conflict in Syria with powerful Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a meeting in the Kremlin. Oil...
The Kremlin on Wednesday described the firing of the FBI director James Comey by US President Donald Trump as an internal matter that had nothing to do with Russia. "This is absolutely a domestic...
US President Donald Trump will receive Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov at the White House Wednesday even as a political firestorm has put Moscow's alleged meddling in the US election back in the...
Merkel meets Putin to discuss crises in Syria and Ukraine Mr Putin is reportedly keen to hear Mrs Merkel's opinion of US President Donald Trump German Chancellor Angela Merkel has begun talks with...
These were the chaotic scenes on board an Aeroflot plane as major turbulence threw passengers all over the cabin on a flight between Russia and Thailand. At least 27 people – including three babies...
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jehovah's Witnesses were an "extremist" organization and must disband and hand over all property to the state, local media said. The religious grouping...
Russia’s Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating in the country, ordering the religious group to close 395 of its local chapters. The...
The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were meeting in Moscow. Donald Trump said Russia was backing “an animal” in...
Russia's defence ministry said Tuesday that two soldiers acting as military instructors to government troops in Syria had been killed by rebel forces. "Russian professional servicemen who were in a...
The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country's security service says. At least 45...
The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian media report. At least 45 people were injured in the explosion between two...
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg. News agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploschad and nearby Tekhnologichesky Institut stations in...
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax agencies reported the blasts hit the Sennaya Ploschad and...
At least 10 people killed in explosions at St Petersburg At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in an underground station in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax...
An explosion has hit an underground station in the city of St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax agencies reported a blast at the Sennaya Ploshchad metro station, which left a...
The United States criticized Moscow on for arresting hundreds of people demonstrating against corruption, calling the move an "affront" to democracy. The march in Moscow was one of the biggest...
