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Thousands march in support of arrested governor in Russia's far-east

It's the fifth-consecutive weekend of protest against the arrest of former Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal.

Belarus

Ties between Russia and Belarus cool ahead of presidential elections

Moscow says Lukashenko and Putin expressed confidence that the situation will be settled as the arrest of 33 Russians in Belarus threatens to sour ties between the historic allies.

Russia

Russia firefighters battling to contain wildfires after heatwave

The wildfires are said to have spread across 60,000 hectares of land and have been further affected by a recent heatwave

Belarus

Belarus: Leader warns of 'harsh sanctions' against opposition protests

Belarusian authorities have detained more than 1,000 participants in protests since the campaign's start.

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United Kingdom

Russians hacked into UK minister's emails ahead of election: Report

The UK government accused Russian actors of attempting to interfere in last year's general election by illicitly obtaining and disseminating sensitive UK-US trade documents.

Russia

Fourth week of anti-Kremlin protests in Russia's far-east

Thousands of protesters took to Russia's eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for a fourth consecutive weekend, up in arms over what they call a politically motivated arrest of the region's popular governor.

Belarus

Kremlin calls for release of Russians accused of conspiracy in Belarus

Russia demanded that 33 of its citizens who had been arrested in Belarus be released.

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Athletes in Russia test out new device to make them swim faster

Invented by Aleksey Lukyanov, the devices resemble a propeller screw with pedals.

France

World's largest nuclear fusion project being assembled in France

Fusion is a nuclear reaction that powers the Sun and the stars and is a potential source of safe, non-carbon emitting and virtually limitless energy.

Ukraine

Kyiv claims two breaches after ceasefire begins in eastern Ukraine

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists claimed more than 14,000 lives since 2014.

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Russian engineer builds his very own steam railway

It's the realisation of a long-held dream which has inspired Pavel Chilin to spend more than ten years on building this railway complete with its very own steam locomotive.

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Vladimir Putin leads Navy Day celebrations in Saint Petersburg

Over 40 warships took part in the naval parade along the Neva River in St Petersburg.

World News

Putin reveals plan to expand Russia's navy with 40 new vessels

Vladimir Putin announces new ships and hypersonic weapons for Russia's navy during a ceremony in St Petersburg.

Russia

Third protest in Russia's Far East demands fair trial for governor

Demonstrators in Khabarovsk, Russia, continue for the third week calling for a fair trial of the former regional governor, Sergei Furgal.

World News

Russia 'rewriting history' to justify occupation of Baltic states

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the United States have accused Russia of seeking to “rewrite history” to justify the annexation of the Baltic states in 1940.

Denmark

All eyes on the Arctic: US, China and Russia race to control far north

As the Arctic ice sheet melts, the United States, Russia and China are racing for a share of the region’s energy and mineral resources.

Russia

Gulag historian Yuri Dmitriev handed three-and-a-half year jail term

His supporters say the case is an attempt to silence Dmitriev, who has spent nearly 30 years compiling a list of the 40,000 people deported or executed under Joseph Stalin in Karelia, a Russian region bordering Finland.

United Kingdom

UK 'actively avoided' probing possible Moscow meddling in Brexit vote

The UK parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee has released the findings of its long-awaited report into Russian interference in British politics.

Russia

Do protests in Russia's Far East show Putin's grip is weakening?

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the eastern city of Khabarovsk in spite of several Kremlin attempts to dissuade them. Are Moscow's once-reliable methods of control diminishing?

United Kingdom

Russia's UK ambassador rejects coronavirus vaccine hacking claims

Britain, the US and Canada said earlier this week that a hacking group called APT29 — also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of Russia's intelligence services — has been targeting various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development in the three western countries.