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Italian region votes to scrap anti-Russian sanctions

A council in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region, is urging its national government to abandon EU international policy and recognise Crimea as being part of…

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Police end hostage-taking in attempted Moscow bank robbery

Police in Moscow have freed six hostages taken in an attempted bank robbe ry by a lone gunman.

Sport

CSKA Moscow wins 7th Euroleague title

CSKA Moscow produced a stunning performance to edge out Fenebahce 101-96 and claim their seventh Euroleague title in Berlin on Sunday. The Russian

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Russia: three dead after mass ethnic brawl at Moscow cemetery

A large black car lay upturned in the street. The windows of others parked nearby had all been smashed. A body covered by a black plastic sheet lay

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London and Moscow swap iconic art

London’s National Portrait Gallery and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow are both marking their 160th anniversary this year. They have decided to

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Moscow authorities defend bulldozing of small businesses

The authorities in Moscow have defended their right to demolish small businesses they say are illegal and unsafe. Last week they sent bulldozers to

Syria

Modern warfare brings ancient Aleppo to its knees

Syrian government forces are tightening the noose on the city of Aleppo, which since almost the very start of the Syrian civil war has mostly been in

Russia

Moscow criticised for flattening kiosks

Moscow authorities have been criticised for the late-night destruction of a number of small businesses around the city. The mayor’s office gave

Russia

Moscow demolishes illegal metro kiosks in night of long shovels

Moscow has begun the large-scale demolition of kiosks and small shopping centres. Sergei Shogurov, head of the capital’s real estate inspectorate

Economy

Russian recession set to deepen says central bank

Russia's economy is set to dip deeper into recession according to the latest central bank forecasts as the Kremlin looks at selling stakes in state owned companies.

Russia

Moscow's homeless living in sewers to escape the cold

Homelessness is on the rise in the capital as the Russian economy suffers from the falling price of oil, its main export.

World News

Ukraine retaliates to end free trade with Russia with own embargo

Following Russia’s ban on Ukrainian free trade in an escalation of Moscow’s squeezing of the barely-functioning economy, the Ukrainian parliament has

Russia

Syria: what is at stake as Kerry meets Lavrov?

The US Secretary of State meets the Russian Foreign Minister in Moscow

Russia

Moscow: activists and liberal party leader arrested during Constitution Day protests

Russian police have arrested dozens of opposition activists and the leader of the liberal Yabloko party during demonstrations in Moscow. Those taking

Turkey

Turkey says ISIL oil trade accusations are old-style Soviet propaganda

Turkey has again denied that it is profiting from the oil trade with ISIL, claiming that the Russian accusations are reminiscent of old-style Soviet

Russia

Get your skates on! Massive ice rink opens in Moscow

A massive ice skating rink has opened in Moscow, measuring 20,000 square metres. The attraction, at the city’s All-Russia Exhibition Centre, is

Russia

Russian police raid Ukrainian library in Moscow

Armed and masked police confiscated books they said contained "anti-Russian propaganda"

Economy

Russia's Transaero airline grounded over safety fears

Reports from Russia say the country’s second biggest airline, Transaero, has been grounded because of safety concerns. The transport minister has

Russia

Kazakhstan's currency plunges after central bank abandons USD peg

The Kazakh currency, the tenge, has lost a quarter of its value against the US dollar after abandoning a peg to the Greenback. The country’s national

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