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What you need to know about Russia’s controversial local elections

In Moscow, all ruling party candidates are running as independents as its popularity wanes.

Russia

Russia military base explosion: how do locals feel about their safety?

Despite rumours that there is radiation in the area, the inhabitants of the small Russian village of Uyma, near Severodvinsk, have continued to pick mushrooms and berries as they do at the start of every autumn.

World

Woman, 24, reunited with parents 20 years since disappearing on train

A woman from Belarus has been reunited with her parents, more than 20 years since losing them on a train when she was a girl.

Georgia

Georgia's controversial interior minister poised to become next PM

The ruling Georgian Dream party has nominated Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia for the post of prime minister amid controversy over his handling of anti-Kremlin protests earlier this year.

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Russia

Thousands defy protest ban in Moscow and march against Putin's government

Weeks of demonstrations over elections for the city legislature have turned into the biggest sustained protest movement in Russia since 2011-2013, when protesters took to the streets against perceived electoral fraud.

Georgia

Georgia reports 'military buildup' along border with South Ossetia

Georgia warned Friday of the risk of a "serious confrontation" with Russia-backed South Ossetia after the breakaway region demanded that Georgian authorities remove a checkpoint on its disputed boundary.

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Tatarstan brings in skills and investors

In partnership with Wolrd Skills Kazan

As Kazan hosts the WorldSkills competition, Euronews takes a closer look at this eclectic city and visits Innopolis, a satellite development outside Kazan known as the Silicon Valley of Tatarstan.

Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap 'close' after release of MH17 suspect

Dutch prosecutors investigating the downing of Flight MH17 over territory in eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian separatists in 2014 have urged Kyiv not to allow Tsemakh to travel to Russia.

USA

Russia denies visa to U.S. senator amid G7 tensions

Russia denies visa to U.S. senator amid G7 tensions

Russia

Europe's top human rights court says Russia violated lawyer's rights

Europe's top human rights court rebuked Russia on Tuesday for multiple violations of the basic rights of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in pre-trial in 2009.

World News

How a Nazi-Soviet pact is still dividing Europe 80 years on

How a little-known WWII pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union is still dividing Europe today.

Russia

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is released from prison

Alexei Navalny spent 30 days is prison according to his spokeswoman.

Kazakhstan

Watch: Russian robot takes solitary rocket trip to final frontier

Russia has tested a new rocket by sending an (almost) unmanned mission to the International Space Station. Fedor the robot took the commander's seat, holding a small Russian flag.

USA

Message in a bottle: Russian sailor's 1969 letter found in Alaska

Message in a bottle: A Russian sailor's 1969 letter is discovered by a man in Alaska.

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Laying the groundwork for the skills of the future

Partner content presented by World Skills Kazan 2019

Traditional methods of education are barely keeping up with the dynamism of globalised industries, but one thing is certain – human capital remains central to the world’s economies even with the increased use of robots and artificial intelligence.

Russia

Watch: Russia takes first place at International Fireworks Festival

The winning 10-minute performance was inspired by theatre, with elements of ballet and opera. With eight countries competing, Portugal and Italy came second and third.

Russia

Watch: Street festival sees creativity with cardboard in Russia

More than 30 theatrical troupes, dance groups and street artists took part in the celebrations, ensuring the audience wasn't card-bored!

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Turkmenistan hosts the 1st Caspian Economic Forum

In partnership with Caspian Economic Forum

The five states surrounding the Caspian sea are seeking to deepen their cooperation in the industrial, trade and tourism sectors at the 1st Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan.

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Lenin: The reimagining of a Russian revolutionary

An exhibition in Russia shows how local artists are grappling with Lenin's legacy of political repression and mass killings.

Russia

Russia plane emergency: 'The pilots did not make a single mistake'

"The pilots did not have any room for manoeuvre," said aviation expert Vadim Lukashevich. "They were lucky because they landed in the field where there were no buildings. But still, they worked in an extreme situation and did not make a single mistake. At least I did not notice a single error."