Syrian govt to let civilians leave rebel-held Idlib Syria has said it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the rebel-held northwestern region of Idlib, where an intense bombardment by government forces ... World • 22 Aug 19
Russia sends its first humanoid robot into space Russia has launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend ten days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. World • 22 Aug 19
Trump backs return of Russia to G7 grouping US President Donald Trump has said it would be appropriate to let Russia join the G7 group of advanced industrialised countries. World • 20 Aug 19
Syrian army set to take key town after rebel withdrawal Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the ... World • 20 Aug 19
Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy killing three Turkey has said a Syrian government air strike on a Turkish military convoy in northwest Syria has killed three civilians and wounded 12 as Syrian ... World • 19 Aug 19
Russian plane makes emergency landing in field Russians have hailed a miracle today after a passenger plane carrying 233 people made an emergency landing in a corn field on the outskirts of ... World • 15 Aug 19
Russia missile test blast kills 5 nuclear agency staff Russia's nuclear agency has said an explosion during missile testing in the Arctic left five workers dead and involved radioactive isotopes after a nearby city ... World • 10 Aug 19
Dozens arrested at opposition rally in Moscow Nearly 50,000 opposition supporters rallied and dozens were arrested in Moscow at one of the largest authorised protests since President Vladimir Putin's return to the ... World • 10 Aug 19
Two killed in explosion at Russian military base Two people in Russia were killed after an explosion at a military base used for missile tests in the far north of the country, the ... World • 08 Aug 19
Russian opposition leader discharged from hospital Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a Moscow hospital where he was treated for an unexplained health problem and returned to prison ... World • 29 Jul 19
Russia threatens retaliation against British media Russia has threatened Moscow-based British media with retaliation after the UK's media watchdog imposed a heavy fine on Russia's state-funded RT broadcaster. UK • 26 Jul 19
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian aircraft The South Korean military fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace this morning. World • 23 Jul 19
Russian LGBT activist murdered after threats Russian campaigners have said a woman found murdered with multiple stab wounds in the city of Saint Petersburg was a well-known local activist who had ... World • 22 Jul 19
14 crew killed in Russian submarine fire Fourteen seamen have died in a fire on a deep submersible, Russia's defence ministry said, the latest in a string of disasters and accidents to ... World • 02 Jul 19
Exhausted polar bear wanders into Siberian city A starving polar bear has strayed hundreds of kilometres from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into the major Russian industrial city of Norilsk ... World • 19 Jun 19
40,000-year-old wolf's head found in Russia A man walking on the banks of the river Tirekhtyakh, close to the Arctic Circle in Siberia, made a grisly discovery last summer - a ... News Lens • 14 Jun 19
Trump praises meeting with Britain's 'Prince of Whales' US President Donald Trump lauded his own diplomacy with royalty and foreign leaders, but mistakenly described Britain's Prince Charles, as the "Prince of Whales". US • 13 Jun 19
Trump considers increasing US troop levels in Poland US President Donald Trump has said he is considering sending 2,000 more troops to Poland. World • 12 Jun 19
Charges against Russian reporter dropped Criminal charges have been lifted against Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov. World • 11 Jun 19
Russian journalist in custody hospitalised - police Russian police said today that an investigative journalist facing drugs charges in a case supporters say is trumped-up has been taken to a Moscow hospital ... World • 08 Jun 19
US-led coalition 'killed 1,300 civilians' since 2014 The US-led coalition has said its forces have unintentionally killed more than 1,300 civilians in airstrikes during its fight against the Islamic State group in ... Syria • 31 May 19
Russian army says ceasefire called in Syria's Idlib The Russian army has said President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian forces had ceased fire "unilaterally" in north western Idlib province, where the UN fears a "humanitarian ... World • 19 May 19
Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that burst into flames on the runway of Moscow's busiest airport, killing 41 people, said lightning led to ... World • 06 May 19
Putin's plan to simplify nationality rules angers Kiev Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow was "thinking" of making it easier for all Ukrainians to obtain Russian citizenship after the Kremlin moved to ... World • 27 Apr 19
