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Putin softens pension reforms

Russia's President Putin has softened his pension reforms after protests from unions who claim many people will not live long enough to see retirement

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Europe briefing: Eight stories to know about today

In a rush? Here are eight stories from around Europe that you need to know about today, Wednesday, August 29.

Russia

Watch: Putin enjoys the great outdoors as he hikes in Siberia

Russian President Vladimir Putin gets back to nature in the Siberian hills on his summer holiday

Russia

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny detained in Moscow

A spokeswoman for Russia's opposition leader has said that Alexei Navalny is being held at a police station.

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Russia

Russia is 'looking for a nuclear-powered missile that went missing'

Russia is launching an operation to recover a nuclear-armed cruise missile that came down in the Barents Sea in 2017, according to CNBC intelligence sources.

Austria

Watch: Eyebrows raised as Putin dances with Austrian foreign minister

WATCH: Putin spent just over an hour at the wedding, before flying to Germany to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkle.

Germany

Merkel meets Putin | Euronews Answers

What did we learn from the meeting of two of the most experienced leaders in world politics?

Switzerland

Tributes praise Annan as 'a man of peace and champion of rights'

Leaders around the world paid tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan, who died in the early hours of Saturday aged 80

Austria

Russian president dances with bride

Russian President Vladimir Putin danced with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding as opposition parties criticised her choice of guest

Focus

Five nations sign landmark deal on status of Caspian Sea

In partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The convention sees five nations - Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan – agree to the status of the disputed body of water.

United Kingdom

UK pleased, Russia angry at US sanctions over Skripal case

Washington's announcement of new sanctions against Russia over the Skripal poisoning has been welcomed in London, and condemned in Moscow.

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Euroviews. It's not Orwell's Newspeak: Why we must take charge of shaping our language | View

We need new ways of resisting the rhetoric of power addicts in the 21st century.

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No Comment: Grand naval parade marks Navy Day in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Saint Petersburg on Sunday to review his navy fleet and watch a spectacular naval parade on the annual holiday.

Russia

Russian protests continue over pension reform

According to a recent poll, around 90 percent of the population oppose the bill

USA

Trump threatens to strip critics of security clearances

Donald Trump is considering revoking security clearances for ex-CIA Director John Brennan and other Obama-era critics of his administration.

Russia

Putin tries to calm retirement age outcry

Putin tries to calm retirement age outcry

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State of the Union: Trump trashes EU, as Google's hit with whopping fine

Russia

Putin: Meeting with Trump was "successful"

At a speech to his Ambassadors and permanent representatives on Thursday, President Putin says his meeting with President Trump was "successful and has led to useful agreements"

USA

President Trump holds President Putin personally responsible for meddling in 2016 election

Trump made the comment in an interview with CBS, after a second day of efforts by the White House to quell nationwide anger - even from his own supporters - over his failure to publicly hold Putin to account at a joint news conference in Helsinki