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Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘obstacle’ To Improved Relations
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said...
Government Forces Advance Against Rebels North of Hama
The Syrian army and allied forces have advanced against rebels in western Syria near Hama city, building on recent...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...
Russian Hacker Roman Seleznev Sentenced To 27 Years
A federal judge has handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the US for a cybercrime case to the son of a...
Russia Tried To Use Trump Advisers To Infiltrate Campaign
Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests...
Russia Boss Juggles Expectations, Ageing Squad and Growing Angst
When he took over as Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov was handed the mammoth task of transforming a failing and ageing...
Russian Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses As Extremist
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Jehovah's Witnesses were an "extremist" organization and must disband and...
Russian FM Presses US’s Tillerson Over Syria Probe
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced "regret" in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington's...
Kwesi Appiah Arrives In Ghana To A Rousing Welcome
Re-appointed Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has arrived in the West African nation to a rousing welcome. The 56-year-old was...
Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the...
Philippines’ Duterte Tours Russian Warship
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte toured a visiting Russian warship on Friday for the second time in barely four...
‘Assad Blames Ex Al-Qaeda Affiliate For Bombing Evacuees’
Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday blamed the country's former Al-Qaeda affiliate for a deadly bombing against...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...
Russia’s Supreme Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia’s Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating in the country,...
Russia Court Outlaws ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia's Supreme Court has accepted the government's request to designate Jehovah's Witnesses as an outlawed religious...
Arrest of WikiLeaks’s Assange A ‘priority’
The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a US "priority," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said, as media...
Russia Supreme Court Bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling banning Jehovah’s Witnesses after the justice ministry called on...
Uno Lifts Japan Into Lead In Figure Skating World Team Trophy
Japan's teen Shoma Uno topped the men's short programme at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Thursday, making up...
UN Security Council Threatens New Sanctions On N.Korea
The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile test and threatened to impose new...