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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Russian company sells children's 'Buk-bed'

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

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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.

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Putin delivers a speech on power, investment and defence in the Duma

Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the new Duma following last month's election.

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NATO jets intercept two Russian bombers flying south

Two Russian bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four different European countries as they flew from Norway down to Spain and back again, it has…

Russia

US tension over Russian missile deployment to Syria

Russia has raised tensions once again in Syria with it deploying for the first time an S300 surface-to-air missile system to its Tartus naval base in Syria.

Syria

USA / Russia : diplomatic breakdown over Syria

Just a few weeks ago, the world focused on US Secretary of State, John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov.

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Maria Sharapova's doping ban reduced on appeal

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced on appeal.

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Then there were 10: Apple Pay launched in Russia

Russia is the latest place to get Apple's contactless payment service, bringing to 10 the number of countries where it works.

Syria

US and Russia trade blame on Syria after Washington drops ceasefire talks

After repeated air raids on rebel-held parts of Aleppo, including hospitals, Washington says it has abandoned its effort to convince Russia to impose a ceasefire in…

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Russia detains Ukraine journalist on spying accusations

Russia’s FSB security service has arrested a senior Ukrainian journalist on spying charges sparking a fresh diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Five Chechens go on trial for murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov

Five Chechen men accused of the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have gone on trial in Moscow.