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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.

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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.

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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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Russians hold WWII ancestors' portraits in windows

Victory Day commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany

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Russia celebrates Victory day with air parade

This year, the military parades that had previously topped the Kremlin's political agenda were postponed due to coronavirus outbreak.

Russia

Russia celebrates Victory Day as lockdown leaves Moscow deserted

Russia's capital resembled a ghost town on this Victory Day, with traditional military parades and lavish celebrations cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Germany

Why isn't VE Day a public holiday in Germany?

A movement is growing to make May 8 a holiday to mark the end of World War Two.

Europe News

Analysis: VE Day and President Putin's pandemic nightmare

Vladimir Putin had hoped 2020 would mark a turning point in his plans to rule Russia, Darren McCaffrey writes. But the pandemic has put Putin's project on hold.

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Russians create 75 portraits in time for VE Day Anniversary

Images of Russian war heroes are emerging across Nizhny Novgorod.

Russia

Russia hits new daily COVID-19 record as hospitals struggle to cope

Russia registered a record increase in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. But some say official data is still underestimating the scale of the outbreak.

World News

In pictures: May Day through history

May Day has always been a lot of different things to different people.

Russia

Russian PM tests positive for COVID-19 as infections exceed 100,000

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has called on citizens to stay at home after he tested positive for COVID-19.