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Moscow to raze more than 10 percent of its housing

The city of Moscow will undergo a major facelift under a plan by mayor Sergei Sobyanin to modernise the housing of at least 1.6 million people

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Ukraine-Russia court battle over 'terrorism' claims

Kyiv has taken Moscow to the International Court of Justice over the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

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Communists mark anniversary of Stalin's death

Russian Communists marked the anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death with a march in Moscow on Sunday (March 5).

Russia

Russian lawmaker proposes to legalise football hooliganism

A leading politician in Russia's legislative assembly has proposed turning behaviour which has plagued football in Europe into a sport of its own

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Iran

Iran tests Russian-made air defence system

Moscow had suspended delivery of the system back in 2010 after objections from the US and Israel

USA

Trump’s Russia connection: Democrats keep firing at Attorney General

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EU's Mogherini booed by pro-Russian Serbian MPs

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has faced pro-Russian chants in the Serbian parliament.

Russia

What are Russians saying about Trump, Jeff Sessions and Sergey Kislyak?

US President Donald Trump has called the attacks of the US Democratic Party against Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a witch-hunt.

Sport

Russia to trial fan ID ahead of football World Cup

Russia is to try fan ID at the 2017 Confederations cup ahead of hosting the World Cup the following year.

USA

Attorney General Jeff Sessions steps aside from Russia probe

Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions recuses himself from probe into alleged Russian interference in the US presidential election

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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces calls to quit over Russia links

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions denies discussing "political campaign" with Russia after reportedly meeting ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice

USA

The Russian hacking saga

On the 30th of December 2016, former US President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in

USA

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions facing calls to quit over Russian contact allegations

President Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing calls to quit after it emerged he spoke with Russia’s ambassador during last year’s US electoral…

Sport

Putin admits sports anti-doping system broken in Russia

Putin promises new anti-drugs body for Russian sport to replace "broken" system for which Russia only has itself to blame.

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Contemporary dance at the Sochi Winter International Arts Festival

The Olympic city of Sochi is staging The Winter International Arts Festival.

Russia

Russian anti-Kremlin activist freed after conviction overturned

Russia has released anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin from a Siberian prison after the Supreme Court overturned his conviction on Wednesday.

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Moscow rally for murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Thousands marched in the Russian capital to mark the second anniversary of the opposition leader's killing.

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Russia honours fallen diplomat Vitaly Churkin

Russia's late ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has been honoured in Moscow at a memorial service.

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'Highway to Hell' the curse of the traffic jam

The world most congested cities revealed

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Jailed Kremlin critic Ildar Dadin's jail term quashed

Russia’s supreme court has overturned the conviction of jailed opposition activist Ildar Dadin and ordered his release.