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Sergei Khrushchev, son of Soviet leader, dead at 84

Khrushchev once said he hoped his father would have supported his becoming a U.S. citizen. “After all, it’s not as if I’m defecting," he said.

Russia

Explainer: Russia vote that could see Putin stay in power until 2036

The vote will be over whether to accept constitution changes that would allow Putin to run for another two presidential terms.

Russia

Nearly 500 health workers die from COVID-19 in Russia

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia has rocketed in the last few weeks, and now almost 500 health workers have died.

Germany

Russia was behind killing of Georgian in Berlin, say prosecutors

The victim, a Georgian national of Chechen ethnicity identified as "Tornike K", had fled to Germany in 2016 after fighting Russian troops in Chechnya.

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Russia

Russia expels two Czech diplomats amid ongoing diplomatic tension

Russia said it was a retaliatory move after hostility from the Czech Republic

Russia

Russia sentences former US marine Paul Whelan to 16 years in prison

Paul Whelan, a former US marine arrested in Russia on alleged spying charges, faces up to 20 years in prison.

Russia

Russia's military cathedral

A huge cathedral outside Moscow dedicated to Russia's armed forces has been consecrated after it's planned opening was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic

Russia

Putin makes first public appearance in weeks to celebrate Russia Day

Russia Day, a public holiday, marks the country's declaration of sovereignty from the Soviet Union on June 12, 1990.

Russia

Race to clean up Russia oil spill hampered by strong winds

More than 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into two rivers in Siberia, and now strong winds are hindering the clean-up operation.

Russia

Coronavirus: Moscow ends lockdown as infection rate decreases

Russia's capital has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for nearly half of the country's deaths.

World News

NATO must become more political and global, says alliance's chief

Stoltenberg said allies should strive to reach political consensus quicker and get closer to like-minded countries including Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

Netherlands

MH17 trial resumes after pandemic break, but defence demands more time

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down by a missile in eastern Ukraine nearly six years ago. Families of victims want justice, but the defence says COVID-19 restrictions have made it too hard to prepare the case.

Czech Republic

Prague expels two Russian diplomats over fake mayor murder plot claim

“The whole case was a result of infighting between staffers at the Russian Federation Embassy in Prague,” claimed Czech PM Andrej Babis.

Russia

Russia's tracking app sparks fury after mistakenly fining users

The tracking app for coronavirus patients got more than 2,500 complaints over several allegedly unjustified fines, including one to a bed-ridden professor who hadn't left home in a year.

Russia

Coronavirus: Russia remains in lockdown as cases top 350,000

Russia's deaths-to-infections ratio is far lower than in other countries. Doctors and activists say the number of fatalities is much higher.

Belarus

Belarus set to fire up its first nuclear plant just 45km from Vilnius

“I still believe that we still can halt the project. Otherwise, not only Lithuania but all of Europe can pay a heavy price for it."

World News

Record 106,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in a day: WHO

Almost two-thirds of the 106,000 new COVID-19 infections reported globally on Tuesday were recorded in just four countries.

Russia

Ex Russian spy takes ‘moral responsibility’ for downing MH17 plane

Igor Girkin says as a military commander in eastern Ukraine at the time he has "indirect" responsibility for bringing down the MH17 plane.

Germany

Merkel says Germany has ‘hard evidence’ of Russian hacking

"I can honestly say that it pains me. Everyday I try to build a better relationship with Russia and on the other hand, there is such hard evidence that Russian forces are doing this," the German chancellor told lawmakers.

World

Putin orders work return amidst record pandemic figures

Russian President Vladimir Putin's call to end what he describes as the 'non-working period' is drawing sharp criticism from his political opponents. Putin said orders to remain at home would end this week for most of the country’s workforce – despite a record increase in new coronavirus figures.

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