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Kerry tries to head off UN clash over Palestinian state

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Rome on Sunday as the US tries to diffuse tensions over

Sport

Freund in World Cup ski jump victory

Severin claimed victory in the latest round of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil on Sunday. His win came in the individual large hill event

Russia

Protesters in Moscow take to the streets against the city's education and health cuts

The authorities in Moscow have enraged doctors and teachers with cuts leading to schools and clinic closures. Facilities are being regrouped as the

Ukraine

Russian aid convoy arrives in Donbass as separatists' truce with Kyiv wobbles, but holds

Ukraine’s truce with pro-Russians in its east is in its third day, and despite it beginning well with no fatalities for the first time in months

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Italy

Police search for missing baby in Italy

Police in Italy are searching for a missing nine-month old baby. The Russian mother has been placed under investigation after telling police she left

Russia

Cat burglar's 1000 dollar meal

A cat burglar has made off with almost 1000 euros worth of seafood at Vladivostok airport in Russia’s far-east. Passers-by noticed something fishy

Russia

[WATCH] Human rights activists pelted with eggs over Chechnya claims

Ukraine

Ukrainian President Poroshenko claims fragile truce is holding

The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been on a two day visit to Australia. While there he said a truce in the conflict-ridden east appeared

Netherlands

NATO joins search for 'Russian submarine' off Scottish coast

The Dutch air force has released video of the moment it is said to have intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic sea on Monday. More

Ukraine

Chechen 'death' unit fighting with rebels in eastern Ukraine

Hundreds of fighters from the Russian republic of Chechnya have joined the insurgents in East Ukraine. The so-called “death unit” has made a former

Russia

Russian oligarch Usmanov to return Watson's auctioned Nobel medal

Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov says he will give a Nobel prize medal which he bought in an auction, back to its original owner. The billionaire

Ukraine

'Day of Silence' in eastern Ukraine reportedly shattered by shelling

A storm of shelling reportedly shatters the calm in eastern Ukraine as a 'Day of Silence' is brought to an abrupt end.

Europe News

EU energy officials mull next move over South Stream

A number of EU energy minister have held talks in Brussels after Russia’s move to cancel the South Stream gas pipeline. Officials from eight

Russia

Gazprom resumes gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine

Russian gas producer Gazprom says it has resumed supplies to Ukraine after a six-month suspension over a dispute about prices and unpaid debts. The

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Saint Petersburg: The Art of Life

Russia

Russian Hermitage museum celebrates 250th anniversary

The Russian Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg has celebrated its 250th anniversary with a dazzling light show

Russia

France's Hollande meets Russia's Putin in surprise stopover at Moscow airport

French President Francois Hollande has met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an unscheduled visit in Moscow. Hollande was travelling

Sport

UEFA bars Crimean clubs from playing in Russian football league

UEFA makes no exceptions for Crimea and prevents its football clubs from changing federation to play in the Russian leagues .

Sport

German documentary claims large-scale Russian doping

Ninety-nine percent of Russian Athlete’s are guilty of doping – that’s according to a recent German documentary aired on ARD. The programme also

Russia

Human Rights Watch accuses Russia of 'worst crackdown since Soviet era'

The international organisation says a 'dramatic deterioration in the past decade has made Russia's human rights landscape virtually unrecognisable'.