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Children mingle and dream big at 'Football for friendship' tournament

Each country can only have one player on the field, so the teams are mixed. The event promotes tolerance and a healthy lifestyle - as well as ambition.

Russia

Five convicted over murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Russian court convicts five Chechens in Boris Nemtsov murder trial.

United Kingdom

UK's new aircraft carrier is a 'convenient target', sneers Russia

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Spacewalk legend Leonov's plunge into the unknown

Alexei Leonov, cosmonaut and first man to walk in space describes what it was like to be the first to drift free in the empty ocean of space around him.

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Russia

Football for Friendship forum unites 64 young journalists from around the world

Ukraine

Global cyber attack hits Australian chocolate factory

A Cadbury chocolate factory has become the first Australian business to be hit by a global cyber attack.

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FIFA corruption report: what does it tell us?

The Garcia report uncovers a murky world of expectation and entitlement.

Russia

Jury retires in Nemtsov murder trial

The outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin was shot dead as he walked across a bridge in Moscow

World News

A wave of cyber attacks strike companies in several countries

Reports of a massive computer virus affecting countries worldwide.

Russia

Russia threatens to block Telegram app over terror links

The FSB, Russia's security service, claims the perpetrators of April's deadly attack at St Petersburg metro used the messenger service

Russia

FIFA investigating Russia's entire 2014 World Cup squad for alleged doping

Russia's state-sponsored doping scandal reaches football as FIFA investigates entire 2014 World Cup squad.

Russia

Russia is a 'servile generation', says Nobel Prize winner in disputed interview

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Putin lays wreath to mark WWII anniversary

The Russian president laid a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow

Serbia

US allegations of Russian 'spy nest' in Serbia 'absurd' - Zakharova

The Russian Serbian Center is poised to help during natural disasters

Russia

Portugal beat hosts Russia in Confederations Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo scores winning header as Portugal win 1-0.

World News

Court slams Russian gay law

Russian gay law "discriminatory"

Syria

US says it shot down a Syrian warplane in self-defence

Following Russia's warning that it will view US warplanes as targets if they fly west of the Euphrates river, the US military has justified shooting down a Syrian warplane on Sunday as an act of self-defence.

Syria

Russia warning after US shoots down Syrian jet

Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Russian military will consider any flying objects within reach of its war planes as possible targets after the US shoots down a Syrian military jet near Raqqa.

USA

The world's deadliest wildfires

The 1949 Landes fire in France burnt for four days, consuming more than 50,000 hectares.

Sport

European Fencing Championships: Russia shines in Tbilisi

Team Russia produced a stunning performance to down Ukraine by the narrowest of margins at the European Fencing Championships in Tbilisi.