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Russian agent Maria Butina arrives in Moscow

Maria Butina (R) smiles after her arrival at Sheremetievo Airport in Moscow, Russia, 26 October 2019. According to media reports, Russian Maria Butina was released from US prison on 25…

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US judge says Trump impeachment inquiry legal

A US judge on Friday handed a major victory to House Democrats investigating US President Donald Trump and directed his administration to hand over an unredacted copy of secret grand…

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Russia sends state-of-the-art air defence system to Serbia

Russia's defence ministry announced that it has sent its advanced air-defence S-400 missile system to Serbia for a joint exercise. The S-400 and a Pantsir anti-aircraft gun and missile system will be deployed at Batajnica base outside…

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Russian soldier shoots dead eight fellow soldiers

Russian serviceman shot dead eight fellow soldiers and injures two more on base in Siberia, officials say. The Russia news agency Interfax said that the soldier, a conscript, was detained.…

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Russia deploys troops to the Turkey-Syria border

Russian forces have begun to deploy towards the Turkey-Syria border, as part of deal to remove Kurdish troops. Units have already entered the two key border towns of Kobane and…

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Turkey, Russia broker deal on further withdrawal of Kurdish YPG

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a joint news conference with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that the two leaders had agreed to a further withdrawal of Syrian…

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Russian hackers hit Iranian hacker group

An Iranian hacking group was itself hacked by a Russian group to spy on multiple countries, UK and US intelligence agencies have revealed. The Iranian group - codenamed OilRig -…

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Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns

Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in Sochi next week, Turkish Foreign…

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Libya complains to Moscow about Russian mercenaries fighting for Haftar’s forces

The Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj has confirmed that his government has submitted a complaint to Moscow about Russian mercenaries fighting alongside Khalifa Haftar's forces that are leading an offensive…

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Photo Story: The mining dam tragedy in Russia

Handout photos made available by Russian Emergencies Ministry shows Russian rescue workers on site after a mining dam of the gold mining technological reservoir burst on the Seiba River near…

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UkraineGate renews attention on Link University and Prof. Joseph Mifsud

The US impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and the long-running allegations of Russian interference in the US 2016 elections have renewed attention on Joseph Mifsud, a missing Maltese professor…

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Three US diplomats held near Russian test site where mystery blast killed five

Three American diplomats were briefly detained in Russia near the military test site where a mysterious explosion released radiation in August, several Russia state news agencies have reported. The US…

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Possible Putin-Trump meeting in Chile in November

The Kremlin said on Friday that it would look into the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit…

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Alexei Leonov, the first man to conduct a spacewalk, has died

Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut, who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness. The Russian…

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Photo Story: Autumn in St Petersburg

People walk on a sunny day in the seasonal colored Lower Park in Peterhof Palace, near St. Petersburg, Russia. The Peterhof Palace is a group of buildings and gardens commissioned…

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Reports of Russian mercenaries killed in Libya

The Libya Observer and Latvian based Meduza website are reporting that between 10 and 35 Russian mercenaries may have died while fighting for Khalifa Haftar's forces in "Libya’s civil war."…

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Ukraine signs key agreement with pro-Russia separatists

Ukraine has signed an agreement with pro-Russia separatists allowing for local elections to be held in separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine. It could pave the way for further peace talks.…

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Unable to accept its decline, West subverts international law to suit its needs, Russia’s Lavrov tells UN

While crediting the United Nations for preventing ‘World War III’, the Foreign Minister of Russia lamented to the General Assembly on Friday that the number of conflicts on the planet…

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Russia bans smoking on apartment balconies

The Russian emergencies ministry announced that smoking on the balconies of apartment blocks would be banned under new fire regulations. Under the new rules, "open fire" is prohibited on apartment…

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Installation of Soyuz rocket booster in Kazakhstan

The Soyuz booster rocket FG with Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft attached, is rolled out to the launch pad by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, 23 September 2019. The launch…

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Reports that Russian warplanes intercepted and destroyed Israeli drone

On Thursday evening, the Russian Air Force destroyed an Israeli drone in the airspace of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Israeli website Hadashot 12 reported, through information gained from Russian…

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Photo Story: Amazing interactive model of Moscow

People observe the interactive model of the metropole at the pavilion 'Model of Moscow' in the 'Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy', commonly known as VDNH (or VDNkH) park,…

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Gas explosion in lab storing dangerous viruses in Siberia

A research lab in Siberia that stores dangerous viruses including smallpox, anthrax, and Ebola was hit by a gas explosion on Monday. A gas cylinder exploded in a sanitary inspection…

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Serbia determined to join Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in spite of EU warnings

Serbia’s plan to join a Russian-led economic union is drawing ire from the European Union, which the Balkan nation says it wants to be part of. The EU’s executive commission…

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Russia’s ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election

Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, has lost a slew of seats in the Moscow parliament, RIA news agency said on Monday, suggesting a tactical voting…

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Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners

A major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine took place on Saturday after lengthy negotiations between the two countries. Planes carrying the prisoners landed at almost the same time at…

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Kremlin critic Navalny’s offices raided

Russian security forces have raided three of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s offices in Moscow on the eve of a local election where he is advocating voters to unseat Kremlin-backed candidates.…

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Putin’s anger at the arrest of Russian manager in Naples

A top manager at ODK, a state-run Russian firm that produces engines, has been detained in Naples at the request of the United States which accuses him of "economic spying",…

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Photo Story: 15th anniversary of Beslan hostage tragedy

People form the name 'Beslan' with candles lit during a commemoration ceremony on the Nevsky prospect in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the night of the 03 September 2019. Russians on…

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Photo Story: Cadets of the Russian Nakhimov Naval Academy in St. Petersburg

A cadet yawns, as Cadets of the Russian Nakhimov Naval Academy attend a ceremony at the start of the school year known as 'Day of Knowledge' in St. Petersburg, Russia,…

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Russia assumes presidency in UN Security Council

Russia will hold the monthly presidency of the UN Security Council in September, which this year coincides with the opening of the 74th session of the General Assembly on September…

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Russian warning on US strikes in Syria

The Russian military said on Sunday that the United States had carried out air strikes in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone in breach of previous agreements, inflicting numerous casualties and endangering…

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Photo Story: Highlights of the MAKS 2019 outside Moscow

A series of photos of the highlights of the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia. The airshow runs from 27 August to 01 September.…

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Russia announces ceasefire after it had stepped up raids with its allies on NW Syria

Russia has announced a unilateral ceasefire in northwestern Syria, where Moscow-backed government forces have been waging a fierce offensive to capture the rebels' last major stronghold, from Saturday morning. Russia…

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UN considering Syria ceasefire resolution

The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would call for a truce in northwestern Syria "to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation,"…

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Russia and Iran Foreign Ministers to meet in Moscow next week

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif will meet in Moscow on Sept. 2 for talks on the situation in the Gulf region, RIA news agency…

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Ukraine warned about China’s ‘debt diplomacy’

U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser told Ukraine on Wednesday to avoid being lured into China's orbit by what he called Beijing's "debt diplomacy" amid a Chinese move to…

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Russia unveils competitor to Boeing and Airbus

Russia unveiled on Wednesday its new passenger plane MC-21, billed as a competitor to Boeing and Airbus even as the project is overshadowed by sanctions and setbacks with its predecessor,…

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Putin and Erdogan share deep concerns on Syria

The leaders of Russia and Turkey said Tuesday they shared deep concerns over fighting in northwestern Syria, with Ankara warning it would take the steps necessary to protect its troops…

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Huawei in talks with Russia to provide OS system to use for country’s census

China’s Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets to conduct Russia’s population census next year, two sources told Reuters.…

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Radioactive isotopes released after explosion in Russia, indicative of nuclear reactor explosion – Reports

A mysterious explosion at a Russian weapons testing site earlier this month released various radioactive isotopes, creating a cloud of radioactive gases that swept across a nearby town, the country's…

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Russian built android fails to connect with International Space Station

Fedor, a Russian-built space-faring android, is running late for his rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) after the docking procedure failed to execute on Saturday morning. The robot left…

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Russian floating nuclear power station sets sail – Activists call it ‘Chernobyl on Ice’

A floating Russian nuclear power station that environmentalists are calling a potential “Chernobyl on ice” set sail Friday on a 3,000-mile journey across the Arctic. The Akademik Lomonosov, which left…

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Leading Russian opposition politician Navalny released from jail

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after 30 days in prison. Navalny, a prominent Kremlin critic, was jailed on charges of violating Russia’s protest laws after he…

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Russia medical workers fear ‘radioactive’ contamination

Russian medics who treated radiation victims after a military explosion in the Arctic had no protection and now fear they were irradiated themselves as they were not informed that the…

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EU against Russia’s return to G7

The European Union is against making any unconditional invitation to Russia to let it rejoin talks among the G7 world leaders, a senior official with the bloc said. This week…

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Vladimir Putin warns US over missile test

Russia's Vladimir Putin has said America's latest missile test has raised new threats and will warrant a response from Moscow. The Russian leader said the test signalled "the emergence of…

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Photo Story: Mural-Art fest in Russia

A view of a graffiti depicting Yuri Gagarin (R), the first man in space, created by Italian artist Jorit Agoch at Trehgorka district in Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia during the…

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New tensions between Russia, Iran and Turkey over Syria

Turkey has defied warnings from Russia, Iran and their local allies in Syria by seeking a deal with the United States and continuing to support insurgents as they clashed with…

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Ukraine’s and Syria’s conflict on agenda as Macron hosts Putin

Syria's and Ukraines' conflict were on the agenda as the French and Russian Presidents met on Monday ahead of the G7 summit in Biarritz, southwest France. Russia was excluded from…

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Turkey says its convoy attacked in Syria

Turkish military convoy was attacked en route to one of its observation posts in northwest Syria on Monday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said, adding that three civilians were killed and 12…

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Ukraine high on agenda as Macron meets Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare meeting on Monday before the start of the G7 summit in Biarritz. Macron is hoping to…

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Doctors treating Russians after nuclear explosion in training site were not informed of incident

Five hospital staff workers, including senior doctors, told The Moscow Times that FSB agents had their colleagues sign non-disclosure agreements. The three injured men arrived at the hospital around 4:30…

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Russia’s state owned oil company Rosneft becomes largest oil supplier to Venezuela through ship-to-ship transfers near Malta, Gibraltar and Aruba

Russia’s state-owned oil company Rosneft has become the last major supplier of petrol to Venezuela, propping up President Nicolás Maduro’s regime as the US intensifies economic pressure on Caracas, according…

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