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Fires rage across Siberia amid dryest summer for 150 years

Officials say more than 6,500 emergency workers have been scrambled to tackle the wildfires across Russia.

Russia

Russia claims successful test launch of hypersonic missile

Russia's Defence Ministry said the missile had successfully hit a land-based target on the coast of the Barents Sea.

Russia

Moscow drops COVID vaccination proof demand for restaurant clients

Moscow drops COVID vaccination proof demand for restaurant clients

Russia

Russian culture icon Pyotr Mamonov dies with coronavirus aged 70

The rock musician died in a Moscow hospital after spending two weeks on a ventilator being treated for coronavirus.

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Russia outlaws investigative media outlet Proekt calling it a 'threat'

Proekt has previously published reports exposing alleged corruption and abuses by wealthy officials close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia

Russia rejects European court order to recognise same-sex unions

Russian authorities have dismissed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that same-sex unions should be acknowledged.

Earth News

Putin and Kerry discuss climate change in phone call from the Kremlin

Putin told US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Kerry, that dialogue on the climate should not be politicised, according to the Kremlin this week.

Russia

Russian opposition politician quits Moscow role over 'pressure'

Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin has announced he is quitting as head of Moscow's Krasnoselsky district amid ongoing pressure.

Destinations

This Russian palace is celebrating 300 years of spectacular fountains

The stunning fountains at Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia are celebrating their 300th Anniversary. We take a visit to learn more about how they work and explore their beautiful setting.

Earth News

Wildfires rage in Russia, Spain and the US amid high temperatures

Forest fires have broken out in Russia's Chelyabinsk region near Kazakhstan and in north-eastern Siberia.

Syria

EU crisis management chief: Syria aid crossing must remain open

More than 1,000 trucks of humanitarian aid a month - including all donated COVID-19 vaccines - cross from Turkey into northern Syria each month through Bab al-Hawa, where a UN mandate is set to expire on Saturday.

Russia

What is behind Russia and the West's recent Black Sea confrontations?

Western nations shouldn't shy away from tit-for-tat moves when Russia breaks maritime laws, a foreign policy expert told Euronews after a series of naval incidents in the Black Sea.

Russia

Bodies recovered from scene of Russian plane crash near Palana

Rescuers have found the bodies of all 28 victims after a plane crashed in a remote area in Russia’s Far East.

Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia shut consulates as Taliban advance in Afghanistan

Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby.

World News

Uproar in Champagne over Russian law requiring sparkling wine label

A new Russian law requires French champagne to be labelled "sparkling wine".

World News

Euroviews. The Russia factor in France’s policies in Chad and Mali | View

Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer.

Russia

Russia: 28 feared dead after plane crash in country's far-east

All contact was lost with the plane, which was carrying 22 passengers and six crew in eastern Russia.

The Cube

Russian retail chain criticised for removing LGBT family from advert

VkusVill has faced backlash for removing and apologising for a recent advert campaign that featured a lesbian family.

World News

Europeans hit the clubs amid surge in Delta variant COVID-19 cases

Nightclubs and restaurants across Europe re-open and restrictions are eased despite an increase in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

Russia

Russia rejects Czech appeal for damages over deadly 2014 blasts

The Czech Republic had demanded compensation from Moscow over a deadly 2014 explosion at an ammunition depot, which Prague blames on two Russian GRU agents.