Moscow court delays Navalny war veteran libel trial A Moscow court has postponed the start of the trial of detained Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on charges of defaming a World War II veteran, ... World • 20 Jan
Alexei Navalny: From poisoning to prison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is being held in a Moscow police cell after his dramatic return to Moscow almost five months after his poisoning suspect ... News Lens • 04 Feb
Navalny urges Russians to 'take to the streets' Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged people there to stage mass anti-government protests during a court hearing after his arrest on arrival in Moscow ... World • 18 Jan
Kremlin critic Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow Police detained prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival at a Moscow airport today after he flew home to Russia from Germany for the first ... World • 17 Jan
Navalny aims to return to Russia on Sunday Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said he will fly back to Russia from Germany where he has been convalescing after being poisoned. World • 13 Jan
Russia in rescue effort for 17 fishermen feared drowned Russian rescuers continued to search today for 17 missing fishermen after their trawler capsized during a storm and sank in the freezing Barents Sea a ... World • 29 Dec 20
Cold war British double agent George Blake dies at 98 George Blake, who died in Russia today at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies whose secret work for ... World • 26 Dec 20
Russian professor jailed over girlfriend's murder A Russian court has sentenced a historian known for re-enacting Napoleonic battle scenes to 12-and-a-half years in jail after convicting him of the murder of ... World • 25 Dec 20
Russian police arrest Navalny ally after 'trick call' Russian police have raided the home of opposition activist Lyubov Sobol early this morning and took her in for questioning, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and ... World • 25 Dec 20
Putin rejects reports Russia poisoned Navalny Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected reports that his country's security services were behind the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. World • 17 Dec 20
11 killed in fire at nursing home in Russia Fire erupted in a retirement home in central Russia overnight, killing 11 people who were trapped as the blaze swept through the small wooden building, ... World • 15 Dec 20
Suspected Russian hackers spied on global governments US IT company SolarWinds has said that up to 18,000 of its customers had downloaded a compromised software update which allowed suspected Russian hackers to ... Business • 14 Dec 20
Russia targets high-risk groups as vaccine centres open Russia has begun vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus. The innoculations are taking place at newl- opened clinics across Moscow. World • 06 Dec 20
Russia 'threatened to ram' US warship in its waters A Russian warship has caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters and chased it off, the defence ministry in Moscow said. World • 25 Nov 20
EU agrees deal for 160 million doses of Moderna vaccine The European Union has reached a deal with US biotech firm Moderna for the supply of up to 160 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine ... Coronavirus • 24 Nov 20
Seven dead in Russia after drinking hand sanitiser Seven people in Russia's Far East republic of Yakutia have died and two are in a coma after consuming a diluted hand sanitiser widely available ... World • 23 Nov 20
Rosneft posts net loss, hit by virus and weak rouble Fallout from the pandemic and a weaker rouble sent Russian energy giant Rosneft to a third-quarter net loss of 64 billion roubles ($827m) from net ... Business • 13 Nov 20
US election system archaic, says Russia The US system of electing presidents is archaic and distorts the will of the people, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. US Election 2020 • 12 Nov 20
Russia claims Alexei Navalny had pancreatitis Russian officials have said metabolic problems and pancreatitis caused Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fall ill in August, ruling out findings by European labs that ... World • 06 Nov 20
Russian 'sausage king' killed in sauna with a crossbow Several intruders broke into a sauna at the home of a Russian meat tycoon known as the "Sausage King" outside Moscow early today, tied him ... World • 02 Nov 20
Snowden seeks Russian passport for sake of future son US whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era ... World • 02 Nov 20
US charges six Russian officers over cyberattacks Six members of Russian military intelligence agency the GRU have been charged in the United States with carrying out global cyberattacks, the Justice Department has ... World • 19 Oct 20
Russia withdraws from talks over downing of MH17 plane Russia's foreign ministry said today it was withdrawing from talks with the Netherlands and Australia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, accusing both ... World • 15 Oct 20
EU sanctions senior Putin aides over Navalny, Libya The EU has sanctioned senior aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including the man known as his chef, over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei ... World • 15 Oct 20
Ceasefire takes effect under Armenia-Azerbaijan deal A ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh is in force after a deal was struck in Moscow to allow prisoners and the ... World • 10 Oct 20
