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US sanctions top Russian investigator

The US has blacklisted Russia’s top investigator, Alexander Bastrykin, along with four others, for human rights offences Officials said the sanctions were not linked to US hacking allegations but to t

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Trump 'accepts' Russia behind cyber attacks, Obama 'underestimated' impact of hacking

Donald Trump accepts US intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind cyber attacks affecting the US presidential election, his incoming chief of staff has…

USA

Trump blasts opponents of good US relations with Russia

Could frosty relations between the US and Russia soon be a thing of the past?

Russia

Russians attend midnight mass to mark Orthodox Christmas

Russian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating Christmas, attending special midnight mass held in churches and cathedrals across the country.

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'Russian campaign was multifaceted' says US election report

A declassified report released on Friday is the US intelligence community’s starkest public description yet of what it claims were unprecedented Russian moves to manipulate American…

Russia

Russia reduces forces in Syria but civil war rages on

It is ‘mission accomplished’ for the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier – now headed back to Russia after completing its operations in waters off Syria.

USA

Putin 'ordered hacking campaign' to help Trump, US report finds

Russian leader Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton and help Donald Trump’s electoral chances in last year’s presidential campaign, according to a declassified report by US intell

Sport

Africa Eco Race: Agoshkov and Magnaldi win stage five

Russia’s Dmitry Agoshkov celebrated his first victory on this year’s Africa Eco Race.

USA

Trump slams 'Russian hacking' allegations as 'political witch hunt'

US President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed a controversy over alleged Russian hacking during the 2016 US election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday (Januar

World News

Why do some Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in January?

Each year on January 6 and 7 millions of Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate Christmas.

Syria

Syria: Russia begins withdrawing troops

The news comes from the TASS news agency, who quotes the head of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov.

USA

US top spy says Russian cyber attacks a 'major threat'

Russia’s involvement in the US presidential elections was unprecedented according to America’s top spy.

Syria

Syrian rebels threaten to boycott peace talks

They have suspended preparations for the Russian-led peace talks in Kazakhstan amid what they say are concerns about ceasefire violations.

Cinema

The life of a woman who grows a tail in Ivan Tverdovsky's film 'Zoology'

‘Zoology’ is the story of Natasha, a middle-aged woman stuck in an unhappy daily routine, who one day grows a tail, which, as you can imagine changes her life.

Russia

Expelled Russian diplomats arrive back in Moscow

A plane carrying 35 Russian diplomats and their families, who have been expelled by order of President Barack Obama, has arrived back in Moscow.

World News

From Dubai to Istanbul, millions welcome in 2017

Millions of people are welcoming in 2017.

Syria

Syria rebels threaten to declare ceasefire 'null and void'

With violence persisting in some parts of Syria, rebel groups are threatening to declare the latest ceasefire “null and void” unless attacks stop.

USA

Putin 'very smart', says Trump, as Russia fails to retaliate to US 'hacking' expulsions

Donald Trump calls Russia's Vladimir Putin 'very smart' for not taking an 'eye-for-an-eye' approach to the US expulsion of Russian diplomats.

Russia

Putin: Russia 'will not expel anyone' in US diplomatic row

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had called for tit-for-tat retaliation against Washington by declaring 35 US diplomats 'persona non grata'.

USA

Russia warns of damaging effect on relations with US following expulsion of diplomats

The Kremlin accuses Washington of 'an aggressive foreign policy' as it warns of the damaging effects of fresh sanctions on Russia.