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London schoolgirl who joined ISIL killed in Syria

Kadiza Sultana, 17, was one of three British schoolgirls who left London last year to join ISIL.

Ukraine

Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv

Russia's 2014 annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea is at the centre of renewed tensions between Moscow and Kyiv.

Sport

Cherchesov takes over Russian national football side

The Russians have decided the national football team needs a new direction and has appointed Stanislav Cherchesov as manager.

Russia

Amid boos and jeers, Russia athletes reject doping stigma

Russian athletes have been speaking out against the reaction following accusations of "state-sponsored doping" as they are booed and jeered at the Rio Olympics.

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Ukraine

Ukraine puts border troops on full alert

Tension is high in the region as Kyiv dismisses Moscow's claims of armed incursions into the contested Crimean peninsula.

Ukraine

Russia says it has thwarted armed Ukrainian raids on Crimea

Ukraine has denied Russia's claim of attempted armed incursion into peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014.

World News

Why no one is resolving the stalemate in Ukraine

The Ukrainian crisis is at a stalemate, trapped somewhere between sporadic fighting and diplomatic cheap shots, despite a reduction of the military

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Vladimir is waiting for Tayyip

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan met in St.

Brazil

Speak out against doping - Phelps

The Rio 2016 doping debacle is making waves that are causing a splash in the Olympic pool.

Russia

Turkey / Russia : Relations on the mend

A meeting between the Russian and Turkish Presidents seems to have gone some way towards mending their bilateral relations.

Russia

Russian and Turkish presidents meet to discuss restoring relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Saint Petersburg.

Georgia

Georgia marks anniversary of 5-day war

Georgia commemorated the eighth anniversary of its five-day war with Russia on Monday (August 8).

Azerbaijan

Putin in Baku for talks with Azerbaijan and Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the Azerbaijan capital Baku for talks with President Ilham Aliyev, and Iran’s President Hassan Rohani ahead of his meeting with Turkey’s president on Tuesday in

Sport

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva lose bid to appear at Rio Olympic Games

Russian Pole Vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva’s last gasp attempt to compete at the Rio Olympcis has failed after a Swiss Court rejected her appeal against her ban.

Turkey

Turkish president makes first foreign visit after coup attempt to Russia

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin will focus their talks on the Syria conflict, trade, energy and the resumption of Russian charter flights to Turkey.

Brazil

Russian paralympic ban is 'grave human rights abuse'

The head of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said a decision to suspend Russian athletes from next month’s Paralympics was “a grave human rights abuse.

Sport

Russia banned from competing at 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

Russia

Rio Olympics: Mudranov gives Russia a perfect start as American teenager Thrasher shoots to first gold

Beslan Mudranov gave Russia something to cheer about following a scandal-plagued build up to the 2016 Rio Games.

Sport

Russia's Morozov cleared to swim at Rio Games

Russian swimmer Vladimir Morozov has been cleared to Swim at the Rio Olympics after winning his appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Brazil

271 Russian athletes cleared to take part in Rio Games

Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov announced 271 Russian athletes will take part in the Rio Games amid the country’s unfolding doping scandal.

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