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Russia and US say progress has been made on Syria

Talks have taken place in Moscow between the Russian foreign minister and the US secretary of state.

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Unbowed, Navalny calls for more protests

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has called on his supporters to hold protest rallies across the country on June 12. Navalny, who wants to run for president in 2018, was freed earlier this wee

World News

No reset in sight between Washington and Moscow

Donald Trump's White House reign, it was said, would herald a new era of relations with Russia. But well into the year and if anything things are worse than under Obama. What has gone wrong?

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War in Syria: Lavrov tells Tillerson US missile strikes must not be repeated

The US missile strike on a Syrian air base must not be repeated, that was the warning from Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov as he met with Rex Tillerson in Moscow on…

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Tough talks and tension for Tillerson in Moscow

Tough talks today (April 12) for US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Russia

Putin: the US is planning more strikes in Syria

Vladimir Putin says Russia has information that the US is planning to launch new missile strikes on Syria. The Russian president also says there are plans to fake chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

USA

Ivanka Trump influenced Syria bombing, brother suggests

Eric Trump said the bombing, which has strained ties with Russia, also proved that his father will not be "pushed around" by the Kremlin.

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Lauded Russian poet Yevtushenko buried in Moscow

Russian Poet Yevtushenko laid to rest in Moscow

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"Detention centres" for LGBT citizens reported in Chechnya

According to the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Chechen authorities have set up a series of camps or prisons where gay men have been killed or tortured before being made to leave the…

Spain

Russian 'hacker' arrested in Spain

An alleged Russian hacker has been arrested in Spain at the request of the American authorities.

Russia

Russia frees Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny after 15-day jail term

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from jail after serving a two-week sentence for organising anti-corruption protests.

Syria

Russia: US strikes on Syria 'play into hands of extremists'

Russia’s foreign minister has said that last week’s US missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase plays “into the hands of extremists” and further threaten regional and global…

Sport

Two golds for Russia on last day of Antalya Grand Prix

At the final of judo's Grand Prix of Antalya Russia gained two golds, one in the men's under 100 kilo category, the other in the women's under 78 kilo category.

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Norway raises security threat level after Oslo bomb scare

Norwegian police have raised the national security threat level after an explosive device was discovered in the capital Oslo on Saturday night.

Syria

Russia 'increases naval presence off Syrian coast'

Russia has reportedly sent a warship armed with Kalibr cruise missiles to join a pre-existing battle group off the coast of Syria.

USA

UN urges restraint as Washington and Moscow clash over Syria

Immediate action is needed to protect the Syrian people but it should be “rooted in the principles of the United Nations and international law,” U.

Syria

Russia slams US missile attack on Syrian airbase

Russia has vowed to strengthen Syria’s anti-aircraft defences following Washington’s most direct action in the country since its civil war began.

Syria

Syria: Trump sends strong signal

Until this week, President Donald Trump had opposed taking any military action in Syria.

USA

Attack, counter-attack - this week in pictures

Here is a selection of pictures that marked the headlines in a week dominated by attacks on civilians, from St.

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Russia denounces US "aggression" in Syria

The Kremlin has slammed the US missile strike as an “aggression against a sovereign nation”.