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White House, Kremlin Play Down Undisclosed Trump-Putin Talks

The White House and Kremlin on Wednesday played down the significance of an additional, previously undisclosed meeting...

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Fifa Looking Into Russia Football Doping Claims

Fifa says “it is still investigating allegations” that footballers were involved in a state-sponsored doping...

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Moscow Says Won’t Veto UN Resolution On N.Korea Sanctions

Moscow on Friday said it will not veto a UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea, despite Kremlin ire over...

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Moscow Says US Coalition Strikes On Syrian Forces ‘unacceptable’

Russia on Friday condemned strikes by the US-led coalition against Syrian forces as "unacceptable", state media...

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Trump Tries To Save Face After Russia Released Photos of Meeting

Donald Trump has tweeted photos of meetings he had with the Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers - a day after the...

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White House Fumes After Kremlin Releases Trump Meeting Photos

Donald Trump's administration was left red-faced Thursday after the Kremlin surprised them by releasing pictures of a...

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Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App

Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...

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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,...

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Russia Probes Metro Bomber Contacts As Thousands Rally

Russian investigators on Thursday raided acquaintances of the suspected Saint Petersburg metro bomber, as the country...

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St Petersburg Metro Bombing Suspect ‘from Kyrgyzstan’

The man suspected of killing 11 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian...

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Russia Metro Explosion Suspect ‘from Central Asia’

The man suspected of killing 11 people in a St Petersburg train is in his early 20s and from Central Asia, Russian...

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St Petersburg Metro Explosions Kill Ten

At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The...

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St Petersburg Metro Explosion Kills Ten

At least 10 people killed in explosions at St Petersburg At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in an...

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St Petersburg Metro Blast Leaves Many Injured

An explosion has hit an underground station in the city of St Petersburg, Russian media report. The Tass and Interfax...

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About 2 Dozen Anti-Corruption Protesters Arrested In Moscow

Russian police arrested about two dozen protesters Sunday in Moscow, a week after more than 1,000 others were detained...

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Russia Rejects Offer For Julia Samoilova To Perform ‘via Satellite’

Russia's state-controlled television has rejected an offer from organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest to allow...

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Apple Found Guilty of Fixing IPhone Prices In Russia

Apple has been found guilty of fixing the price of iPhones in Russia for several years. Russia's antitrust regulator,...

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UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...

International

Russia To Decide In April-May If Global Oil Deal Should Be Extended

File image, A view shows an oil derrick and other facilities at Vankorskoye oil field Russia will decided in April or...