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France

Frosty Franco-Russian relations

The Chief French Diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault is leading the charge to save aleppo but it is putting him at odds with Russia

Economy

Saudi Aramco boss warns low prices threaten future energy supplies

Saudi Aramco's head Amin Nasser says low prices mean cash-strapped energy companies are not investing risking shortages of oil and gas in the future.

Syria

Russian jets 'resume heavy Aleppo bombing'

After several days of relative calm in Aleppo, Russian jets resumed heavy bombardment of rebel-held areas on Tuesday, according to a rebel official and a British-based monitoring…

Russia

Putin pulls out of Paris trip amid Syria tensions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned trip to Paris next week, after his French counterpart said he would see him only for talks on Syria.

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Russia

Key energy deal seals Russia-Turkey reconciliation

Ties between Russia and Turkey continue to strengthen.

Economy

Optimism rises over OPEC oil freeze deal, Russia pledges to join in

Russia's President Putin says it is ready to join a proposed freeze of oil output by OPEC members but did not say at what level it would cap output.

Turkey

The rocky relations of Russia and Turkey

A look at the ups and downs in diplomatic relations between Moscow and Ankara over the last year

USA

Diplomatic deadlock at UN Security Council as resolutions on Syria fail

Russia blocks a French-drafted resolution calling for an end to airstrikes on Aleppo, while its own text fails to gain enough support.

USA

Russia denies US cyber attacks

Russia angrily denies US accusations that it's launched a campaign of cyber attacks to influence the outcome of the American election.

USA

Kerry wants Aleppo war crimes probe as UN votes on French peace plan

The UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria.

USA

Russia is employing Cyber warfare to influence presidential election, US claims

The US has accused Russia of a campaign of recent cyber attacks which it claimed were an attempt to interfere with the upcoming presidential election.

Russia

Calls for justice 10 years after murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

Calls for justice, ten years after Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya's murder in Moscow.

Syria

Russia gets permanent Syrian air base, ponders reopening Cuban and Vietnamese bases

Russia has ratified a treaty with Syria giving it a permanent air base and conferring diplomatic immunity on its forces there.

Russia

Finland accuses Russia of probing its airspace, bomber flies south to Bilbao

Finland says Russian fighter jets have breached its airspace twice in one day.

Russia

Russia warns US not to strike Syrian army

Moscow says Washington should 'consider the consequences' of any airstrikes on Assad's forces with a reminder of its own missile capability.

World News

Russia 'ready' to cooperate with US on Syria ceasefire

Russia said on Thursday it would study a draft French resolution on a ceasefire in Syria, and was ready to cooperate with the United States through multilateral…

Russia

Russia deals another blow to nuclear cooperation with US

Russia has further reduced its cooperation with the United States in nuclear energy by suspending a research agreement and ending one on uranium conversion.

Russia

Russian company sells children's 'Buk-bed'

A Russian company is selling a children’s bed shaped like a Buk missile launcher.

World News

New security breach at the NSA as contractor is arrested

A National Security Agency contractor in the US has been arrested and charged with taking top secret information.

Syria

Air attack destroyed aid convoy says UN as Syrian troops close on Aleppo

Satellite imagery analysts probing the deadly attack on a UN aid convoy in Syria on September 19 claim the carnage was the result of an air strike.