Russia

What’s NATO’s future after US-Turkey rift?

Turkey currently has military personnel in Russia learning how to operate the new surface-to-air missile system it says will be delivered next month. In the United States, Turkish pilots are training on…

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Syrian and Russian bombardment leaves 28 dead

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian and Russian air strikes and shelling on Thursday killed at least 28 people including seven civilians in embattled northwest Syria. The attack…

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EU election was targeted by Russian disinformation

The Financial Times reports that according to an initial review by Brussels, Russian sources mounted a “continued and sustained” disinformation effort to “suppress turnout and influence voter preferences” at last…

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More than 200 persons arrested at Moscow journalist protest

More than 200 people were arrested, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a…

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Photo Story: The Hot Air Balloon Festival in Velikie Luki, Russia

Hot air balloons fly over Lovat River during the 24th International Balloon Meet in Velikie Luki, Pskov region, Russia 11 June 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV

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Russia drops case against arrested journalist amid frame-up claims

Russian police say they have dropped a criminal case against an investigative journalist amid claims he was framed. Euronews reports how Ivan Golunov, known for his work probing corruption, was…

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Russian police accused of framing journalist

Supporters of the Meduza news project journalist Ivan Golunov hold a placard 'Freedom for Ivan Golunov' in front of the Nikulinsky District Court. Ivan Golunov was arrested on 06 June…

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UPDATED: Dangerous confrontation between Russian and US warships in the East China Sea

After an incident in the air between Russian and American warplanes over the Mediterranean a few days ago that could have had serious consequences, this time there was another but…

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Pope and Putin to meet again in July

Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin in an audience in the Vatican on July 4, Vatican spokesperson Alessandro Gisotti told reporters on Thursday. It will be the third…

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Russia states D-Day wasn’t decisive in ending World War Two

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, speaking at a weekly news conference in Moscow, offered a tribute to those who died on the western front of World War Two…

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Putin and Xi meet to strengthen ties

The Russian and Chinese leaders on Wednesday met once again, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum after having cozied up repeatedly in recent years. Russian President Vladimir Putin…

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Russian and US warplanes confront each other over the Mediterranean

Aircraft of Russia and United States came face to face on Tuesday as the former intercepted a US aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea three times in…

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Tinder required to provide user data to Russia’s communications regulator

Russia's communications regulator said Monday that the popular Tinder dating app will be required to provide user data on demand to the country's intelligence agencies, including the FSB security service, successor to the…

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At least 79 injured in blast at explosives plant in central Russia (Updated)

At least 79 people were injured and 15 people hospitalised after a blast at a Russian explosives manufacturing plant, according to a statement from the Russian health ministry. The blast took…

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Opposition Rally held in Moscow

Supporters of the Other Russia party attend an opposition rally in Moscow, Russia 31 May 2019. Supporters of the Other Russia party gathered for a rally to defend Article 31…

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Trump acknowledges then retracts comments on Russian help

President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea. “No Russia did not get me elected,” Mr.…

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Russian space tourism firm to make first flight in returnable capsule

Russia’s CosmoCourse CEO Pavel Pushkin told Russian news agency TASS that the CosmoCourse private space tourism company will send from one to six dummies for the first autonomous flight of…

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UN Maritime Tribunal orders Russia to release sailors arrested onboard Ukrainian vessels back in November

Russia must release 24 sailors it arrested onboard three Ukrainian vessels last year as they crossed a strait between Russian-annexed Crimea and southern Russia, an international maritime tribunal said on…

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PhotoStory: Satellite imagery of Russian military aircraft at Ugolny Airport

Satellite images of Russian warplanes sitting at the Anadyr Airfield, also known as Ugolny Airport, northeastern Russia. Earlier this week Russian strategic bombers escorted by fighter jets tested US…

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More Russian jets intercepted near Alaska

US fighter jets have once more been deployed to intercept Russian warplanes that flew too close to American airspace near Alaska. This was the second day in a row…

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Russian warplanes intercepted by US jets off the coast of Alaska

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement that U.S. fighter jets on Monday intercepted Russian warplanes off the coast of Alaska and kept tabs…

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Russia will remain in Council of Europe

Russia will remain in the Council of Europe after members of the human rights watchdog reached agreement Friday to resolve a years-long dispute that began after Moscow's annexation of Crimea.…

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Austrian Vice Chancellor resigns over video footage leak (Updated)

Austrian Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache announced his resignation on Saturday after being accused of offering business deals to a woman claiming to be Russian in exchange for her help in Austria's…

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RAF Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft over the Baltic coast

The British Defence Minister revealed that Britain has scrambled Typhoon fighters twice in two days in the Balticarea to intercept Russian aircraft. The first incident was on Tuesday when…

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Time for Russia and USA to put aside years of mistrust – Sergei Lavrov to Mike Pompeo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday it was time for Moscow and Washington to put aside years of mistrust and find a…

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Escalation in bombardments in Syria’s Idlib province raises concern of another humanitarian catastrophe and a new Aleppo

Renewed violence in rebel-held northwestern Syria has killed dozens of civilians and forced 150,000 people into flight in one week alone, leading to fears of a government offensive that humanitarians have…

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Two Russian spies, nine Serbian citizens and three Montenegrins jailed for attempted coup in Montenegro

A Montenegro court has sentenced 14 people including two Russian military intelligence officers, two Montenegrin opposition leaders, nine Serbian citizens and another Montenegrin to up to 15 years in prison…

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Slideshow: Victory Day Parades in Moscow’s Red Square

Russia is commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany with a major military parade in Moscow's Red Square on May 9. May 9 is one of…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing, May 9th 2019

Good morning, Your morning briefing for today, reviews the main news from Malta, Europe and the World. Start your day informed. Cover Story On Europe Day, European Union leaders meet…

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Russia will allow Polish investigators to examine the debris from 2010 Smolensk plane crash

Russia said it would allow Polish investigators to examine the wreckage of a Polish plane that crashed in 2010, an incident that killed Poland’s then-President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people. In…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Tuesday 7th May 2019

Good morning Your morning briefing with a review of the headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world. Latest: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has rattled the Pacific island nation of…

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Russia not grounding Sukhoi jets after Moscow fatal crash landing

Russia has said it has no plans to ground its fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100s after one of the planes burst into flames on landing. Some 41 people were killed…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Monday 6th May 2019

Good morning, The aviation tragedy in Russia, the clashes in Tripoli, a cease fire in Gaza and US's warning to Iran dominate the world headlines. The political activities leading to…

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41 passengers die as Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing in Moscow after catching fire mid air (UPDATED)

Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed Monday that 41 people were killed after an SSJ-100 passenger plane en route to the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk caught fire before an emergency landing…

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Tense atmosphere in Venezuela in the wake of new protests

Juan Guaidó has appealed for his supporters to take to the streets of Venezuela again on Wednesday, after a day of violent clashes on Tuesday. His call followed a…

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Warnings about money laundering by Danske Bank in Estonia were ignored

Russia's Central Bank sent warnings in 2007 and 2013 to Estonian and Danish financial supervisors over suspect transactions worth billion of dollars at the Estonian branch of Danske Bank but…

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Photo Story: Russia – Commemorating the past, setting the path for the future

Russian military vehicles participate in the rehearsal for a military parade in Moscow, Russia, 29 April 2019. Russia will hold a Victory Day military parade on 09 May 2019 to…

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Photostory: ‘Spy’ whale found off Norwegian coast

A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian-made has raised the alarm of Norwegian officials and prompted speculation that the animal may have escaped from…

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Putin raises possibility of meeting new Ukrainian leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of meeting Ukraine's president-elect. This possible move is being seen as a sign Moscow might want to improve relations that soured after…

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Russia irked with Ukraine’s law to boost use of Ukrainian language

Tensions mounted between Moscow and Kiev after Ukraine’s parliament voted to boost the use of the Ukrainian language, a move testing already fraught relations between the two countries in the…

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North Korea – Russia Summit’s message to Trump’s USA

North Korea may still be the hermit kingdom but its leader Kim Jong Un is becoming quite the traveller. Thursday's meeting in Vladivostok with Russian President Vladimir Putin is the…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Friday April 26th, 2019

Good morning, A clear morning, after days characterised by the presence of sand from the Sahara Desert in the atmosphere. Your morning briefing brings you a quick over-view of the…

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Red Cross warns humanitarian situation in Libya sharply deteriorating

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned that the humanitarian situation has sharply deteriorated around the Libyan capital Tripoli, where "densely populated residential areas are gradually turning…

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Putin and Kim pledge stronger ties

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin have pledged to boost ties at their first ever summit near the port city of Vladivostok in Russia's far east.…

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Putin and Kim to hold Vladivostok summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vladivostok for his first talks today with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. The summit is being held on Russky island near the port city…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, The latest from Sri Lanka, Libya and the UK, the headlines from Malta's front pages in your morning briefing for today. Sri Lankan intelligence has named the…

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Kim arrives in Russia for summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived in Vladivostok in the Russian far-east for a summit with President Vladimir Putin. Kim was greeted with gifts after he crossed the border into…

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North Korea confirms Kim-Putin summit in Russia

The North Korean state media confirmed that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Russia for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This visit is seen working…

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US State Department praises Malta’s stance on Russian warplanes

The US State Department, via its spokeswoman, Morgan Ortagus, has praised the Maltese Government's stance after the refusal to let two Russian military planes pass through Maltese airspace. The…

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Russian and North Korea Presidents to meet in April

Russian President Vladimir Putin and top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un will discuss bilateral relations, denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and regional cooperation, the…

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Maltese Professor Joe Mifsud, the link with Russia, the dirt about Clinton, Papadopoulos and Trump’s Campaign as defined in Mueller’s report

"In late April 2016, Papadopoulos was told by London-based professor Joseph Mifsud, immediately after Misud's return from a trip to Moscow, that the Russian government had obtained "dirt" on candidate…

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