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Russia intensifies strikes against ISIL in Syria

Russia has intensified airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria as President Vladimir Putin vows to hunt down those responsible for blowing up a

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Russia recognises Sinai plane crash as 'terrorist act'

The Kremlin recognised for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger plane last month over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt

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People from Russia, China and South Korea pay their respects to those who died in Friday night’s Paris attacks.

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IAAF suspends Russia indefinitely from international athletics competitions

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Fed Cup pits Czech and German women in final in Prague

It is Federation Cup Final weekend and the two teams, defending champions the Czech Republic and challengers Russia have met up in Prague. The draw

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Moscow bans EgyptAir flights in wake of Russian jet crash in Sinai

Russia has banned incoming flights by Egypt’s state-owned airline according to a Moscow airport spokesman. It’s understood the ban will come into

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Russia to partly admit to some WADA doping charges

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Awaiting their fate: will Russia's athletes be banned from Rio?

Russia has pledged to adopt new measures to clamp down on doping in athletics. Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says the authorities are planning new

Syria

Internal refugee crisis in Syria

Although many people are fleeing Syria for the safety of Europe there are still thousands of internally displaced people inside the country. Euronews

Syria

Latakia airbase: the hub of Russia's Syrian bombing campaign

Since the end of September Russia has carried out daily strikes against targets in Syria that it considers to be terrorists. Euronews correspondant

Economy

Russia 'warns Twitter it must store user data locally'

Russia has reportedly warned Twitter that it must store Russian users’ data in Russia. A new law that came into effect in September requires internet

Russia

Putin calls for individuals to bear responsibility in doping scandal

President Vladimir Putin says he wants Russia to carry out its own investigation into allegations its athletes have systematically taken

Syria

Euronews visits Syrian government stronghold after recent attack

“Latakia mourns the victims of the shelling which killed and wounded dozens of citizens in the city centre. The authorities of this coastal province

Business Line

Business Line: a blow to Egypt's tourism, and Hedy Lamarr's legacy

The Sinai plane crash shattered Egypt’s tourism dream. The country has been doing its best to lure back visitors after the Arab Spring revolution of

Syria

Syria conflict: Turkey's Erdogan issues a 'friendly warning'

Turkey renewed calls for a safe zone for refugees in Syria on Wednesday as war continues to tear that country apart. Images uploaded to social media

Economy

Sharm el-Sheikh and Egypt's tourism fear hangover from Sinai crash

Egypt’s President has said the “lights will not be going out in Sharm el-Sheikh”, as he visited the Red Sea resort hit by the suspension of foreign

World

Winning back the trust of athletes and spectators after the doping revelations

The damning report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) could draw in other Russian sports which used the same laboratory which now stands

Russia

IOC calls for IAAF action over doping claims in Russian athletics

The IOC calls for disciplinary procedures to be initiated against athletes found to have violated doping laws, but says it's the IAAF's responsibility to act.

Syria

Syrian troops break two-year ISIL siege of northern airbase

Syrian government forces claim to have broken a two-year siege by ISIL militants on an airbase in the north of the country. A military source said

Jordan

Russia is key to end ‘third world war,’ Jordan’s king tells Euronews