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A man receives treatment after this week's alleged chemical attack

Britain blames Russia for Syria chemical deaths

World / 09 Apr 17

Sergei Lavrov is Russia's Foreign Minister

US 'playing the terrorism game' in Syria warns Lavrov

World / 08 Apr 17

The attack on the Saint Petersburg metro killed 14 people

Russia metro suspect 'identified' as death toll rises

World / 04 Apr 17

Flowers and candles were laid outside the metro station in Saint Petersburg

St Petersburg train station attack an 'act of terror'

World / 04 Apr 17

The protests come a year before a presidential election in which Vladimir Putin is expected to run for a fourth term

Up to 30 protesters detained after rally in Moscow

World / 02 Apr 17

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) was detained by Russian police officers during the opposition rally in central Moscow

Russian police detain opposition leader during protests

News / 26 Mar 17

Boiko Borisov, former Bulgarian prime minister and leader of centre-right GERB party, voting in Sofia earlier today

Exit poll: Bulgaria's pro-EU party GERB wins election

Europe / 26 Mar 17

Devin Nunes said the communications were apparently monitored legally

US spy agencies 'monitored' Trump team communications

James Comey confirmed the FBI investigation

FBI director denies Donald Trump's wiretap claim

News / 20 Mar 17

Jeff Sessions said his statement should not be interpreted as confirming the existence of any investigation

US Attorney General recuses himself on any Russia probe

News / 03 Mar 17

The funeral is held for a Ukrainian soldier killed in Avdiyivka

Russia blamed for fresh fighting in Ukraine

News / 03 Feb 17

Russia's Gazprom supplies more than a third of Europe's gas

Russia's Gazprom beats forecasts with Q3 profit

Business / 19 Jan 17

US soldiers pictured during a welcome ceremony at the Polish-German border in Olszyna, Poland

US military build-up in Poland 'a national threat'

News / 12 Jan 17

The Trump transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment

Trump dismisses compromising info claims

News / 12 Jan 17

A US intelligence report alleged that Vladimir Putin directed a cyber campaign aimed at helping Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the US election

Russia says US allegations amount to 'witch-hunt'

News / 09 Jan 17

The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier will be the first of Russia's military deployment to return from Syria

Russia scaling down Syria military deployment

News / 06 Jan 17

'Russia is a full-scope cyber actor that poses a major threat to US government, military, diplomatic, commercial and critical infrastructure' - a joint US statement said

Russian cyber attacks 'major threat' to US

News / 05 Jan 17

Donald Trump resumed tweeting about the hacking issue today

Trump voices fresh doubts over hacking claims

News / 04 Jan 17

The previous record for the lowest annual inflation rate was in 2011, when consumer prices rose by 6.1%

Russian inflation at lowest since fall of USSR

Business / 30 Dec 16

Donald Trump, who will succeed Barack Obama on 20 January, has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin

Trump praises Putin for holding off on reprisals

News / 30 Dec 16

Rescue vessels search the Black Sea outside Sochi after the military plane crash

Terrorism not ruled out as plane search continues

News / 29 Dec 16

All 92 people on board the flight, which was en route to Syria, were killed on Christmas Day

Russia finds main black box from crash jet

Russia / 27 Dec 16

Flowers are left at the coast in Sochi

Russia expands search for crashed military plane

News / 26 Dec 16

Candles were lit by residents of Sochi in memory of victims

Putin orders probe as 92 die in Russian jet crash

News / 25 Dec 16

Syrian army forces in the city of Aleppo

Aleppo evacuation expected to begin within hours

Aleppo / 14 Dec 16