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Russian military plane carrying army choir crashes near Sochi

A Russian defence ministry plane, carrying 92 people on route to Syria, has crashed into the Black Sea near Sochi, the defence ministry said.

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Underwater Christmas Eve celebrations in subzero Lake Baikal

Russian divers stage a pre-New Year party underwater in Lake Baikal

Sport

Putin denies state-sponsored doping programme in Russia

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday once again denied allegations of state-sponsored doping programme in the country, but admitted Russia “does have problems with…

Russia

Annual Putin news conference: Tough talk and praise for Trump

“We are stronger than any potential aggressor”.

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USA

Trump and Putin call for stronger nuclear forces

Donald Trump has called for the US to greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear weapons capability.

Russia

Russian student jailed for attempting to join ISIL

Varvara Karaulova pleaded not guilty, saying she was motivated by love for a man fighting in Syria whom she had met online.

Turkey

Turkish security over Russian ambassador's murder called into question

Moscow has called Andrei Karlov's assassination 'a blow to Turkey's prestige' and has sent its own investigators to Ankara.

Russia

Russia lays to rest slain envoy to Turkey

Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow was packed with Russians paying their respects to slain ambassador Andrei Karlov on Thursday.

Turkey

Gülen denies involvement in murder of Russian envoy to Turkey

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there was "no doubt" the policeman who carried out the attack had ties to exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen, his archenemy.

Russia

Ceremony for slain ambassador Andrei Karlov begins in Moscow

Russia pays tribute to slain ambassador Andrei Karlov.

Turkey

Funeral of Russia's murdered envoy takes place in Moscow today

Books of condolence have attracted queues of visiters at embassy facilities in Turkey as people pay tribute to the Russian envoy who was shot dead by a gunman in Ankara on…

Turkey

'It's too early to say', Kremlin distances itself from Turkey's claims over ambassador's killing

Turkey's Foreign Minister told US Secretary of State John Kerry that Gulenist supporters were behind the killing of Andrei Karlov

Turkey

Profile: the off-duty cop who shot a Russian ambassador

The picture of off-duty cop Mevlut Mert Altintas standing calmly behind his soon-to-be murder victim has chilled as much as it has shocked.

Turkey

Conspirator or lone wolf ? - Russia and Turkey investigate envoy's killer

Russian and Turkish investigators are working together to determine whether the assassination of Moscow envoy, Andrei Karlov, was the work of a lone gunman or part of a wider…

Russia

Death toll in Russian mass alcohol poisoning climbs to 58

Mass alcohol poisoning has killed at least 58 people in Russia and hospitalised dozens.

Russia

Body of Russia's ambassador to Turkey returns home

The body of the assassinated Russian ambassador to Turkey, Sergei Karlov, is back on Russian soil.

Russia

Russia, Iran and Turkey push for Syria peace plan without US or UN

Russia, Iran and Turkey say they are ready to help broker a peace deal and ceasefire for Syria without the involvement of the US or the UN.

Russia

Russian ambassador to Turkey flown home after airport ceremony

Slain ambassador to Turkey honoured as body flies home to Russia

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Turkish police arrest gunman's family after ambassador's shooting

Turkish police have made seven arrests including family members of Russian ambassador's killer.

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Finnish, Russian Santas exchange gifts at border

The Finnish Santa Claus and the Russian Grandfather Frost met at the Finnish-Russian border to exchange gifts on Monday.