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Russia's transport system a target for terrorism

Russia's transport system a terrorist target

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Blast rocks St Petersburg metro system, killing at least ten people

Around ten people have been killed and around 40 injured after an explosion tore through a train carriage in St Petersburg’s metro system, Russian authorities…

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Putin promises justice for St Petersburg victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin promises the truth will out following a deadly explosion in a St Petersburg subway.

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St Petersburg explosion: What we know

At 2:30pm local time, at least one explosion tore through the central St Petersburg Metro system.

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Local hero Okruashvili takes gold in Georgia

Adam Okruashvili battled his way to gold on the final day of the Tbilisi Grand Prix

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Russians rally against Kremlin, despite 'solid popularity' of Putin

Between 20 and 30 anti-corruption protesters have been detained in Moscow as they tried to organise a march towards the Kremlin.

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Skimpy skiing in Sochi

Hundreds of Russian skiers in swimwear hit the slopes of Sochi in a world record attempt.

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Poet Yevtushenko dies

Tributes are pouring in for the Russian poet who strove to liberate artistic expression from the shackles Soviet politics

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Putin accused in US Senate

After a string of resignations from Donald Trump’s team over their ties with Russia, both the US House and Senate continue to investigate alleged Russian hacking apparently aimed at getting Trump…

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Warning over suicide 'game'

'Blue Whale' suicide 'game' causes concern in Europe following a recent rise in cases

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President Putin visits Arctic as Russia reasserts claims

On the same day as an international summit began on the Arctic, president Vladimir Putin has visited the desolate Franz Josef Land archipelago, reaffirming Moscow’s claim to the…

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Public hearings to begin in Senate probe into 'Russian hacking'

The leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have jointly pledged a bi-partisan investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential…

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Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6

An earthquake has struck Russia’s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey.

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Russia and Iran agree to reduce their oil output

The Russian and Iranian leaders have agreed to cooperate in a bid to stabilise the global energy market.

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Trump's son-in-law to be questioned over Russian links by US senate investigators

The Senate Intelligence Committee wants to interview Jared Kushner as part of its investigation in to suspected Russian interference in the US election.

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Russian protest symbols explained

Russian protesters took rubber ducks and sports shoes to demonstrations on Sunday

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is jailed for 15 days

Alexei Navalny, Russia's opposition leader, is jailed for 15 days and fined 20,000 roubles for organising mass protests

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Iran's President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Russia for Kremlin talks

As Syria's six year-long civil war has sucked in both regional and international players, Iran and Russia have found themselves forging a new strategic alliance in the Middle East.

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UPDATE Russian opposition figure Navalny fined over 'illegal protest'

It comes a day after he was arrested at major opposition demonstration in Moscow.

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Arrests at Moscow anti-corruption demo

Thousands of people crowded into Moscow’s Pushkin Square on Sunday for an unsanctioned protest against the Russian government.