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Moscow told to destroy missile system or trigger collapse of treaty and alliance response

The motion restoring Russia's voting rights — revoked in 2014 over the illegal annexation of Crimea — was approved late on Monday evening with 118 votes in favour, 62 against, and 10 abstentions.

The Ukrainian delegation walks out of the Council of Europe assembly following the decision.

The United States will stop Turkish forces flying and developing its F-35 stealth jets if Ankara goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian air defense system, the U.S. envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

Denmark’s rocky Bornholm Island and the Baltic Sea waters surrounding it have been the subject of many territorial battles over the centuries.
These days, they are the focus of a geopolitical struggle surrounding a controversial gas pipeline project designed to transport Russian gas directly to...

Despite US pressure, Turkish leader reiterates delivery of Russian S-400 air defence system will start next month.

NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined alliance response in the region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the situation around Iran was developing toward a dangerous scenario, the RIA news agency reported.

Russia has military intelligence that shows that a U.S. drone was in Iranian air space when it was shot down by Iran last week, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, said on Tuesday.

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A Russian air force plane that landed in Venezuela is there to service Russian military equipment already in the country, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday, according to the Interfax news agency.

A Russian air force plane that landed in Venezuela is there to service Russian military equipment already in the country, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday, according to the Interfax news agency.

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The U.S. deployment of land-based missile systems near Russia's borders could lead to a stand-off comparable to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday.

In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world's second-largest exporter of crude this spring is long over.

A Ilyushin 62 jet reportedly arrived in Caracas months after similar visit prompted war of words between US and Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn appeared in court on Monday for the first time since hiring a new lawyer who has criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election is getting a star-studded staged reading on Monday.

A Russian air force plane landed on Monday in Venezuela's main airport, according to a Reuters witness and a website that tracks plane movements, three months after a similar arrival spurred a war of words between Washington and Moscow.

Mud was flying at a swamp soccer competition in a Russian forest around 60 kilometres from Saint Petersburg.

U.S. President Donald Trump's convicted former national security adviser Michael Flynn will appear in court on Monday for the first time since hiring a new lawyer who criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

New sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran are illegal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.

With bright blue eyes, fair skin and bushy brown hair, Peter Petrov doesn't look like a typical Chinese man.

Russia and its partners will take steps to counter new sanctions that Washington has said it will impose on Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Monday.

Sir Nick Clegg says Facebook found no "significant attempt" by outside forces to sway the 2016 vote.

A Russian immigrant and her two children were found dead in Staten Island, seven years after she became a citizen in a White House ceremony.

A Russian immigrant and her two children were found dead in Staten Island, seven years after she became a citizen in a White House ceremony.

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The latest demonstrations followed a decision by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to cancel all flights from Russia to Georgia starting on July 8.

The latest demonstrations followed a decision by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to cancel all flights from Russia to Georgia starting on July 8.

Human rights body is preparing to bring Moscow in from the cold after five years of estrangement  

In August 2018, Spanish authorities uncovered a plot by anti-Brexit campaigners to assassinate leading Brexiteer and now favorite to be Britain's next prime minister, Boris Johnson. Or did they?

Following anti-Russia unrest in Tbilisi, Moscow says it will suspend Georgian airlines from flying in its territory.

Georgia and Russia have blamed each other for the outbreak of protests and unrest in Tbilisi which was sparked by the visit of a Russian MP to Georgia's parliament.

Evraz eyes French rail lines business

Vladimir Putin ordered the suspension of passenger flights from Russia to Georgia amid escalating tensions.

President Vladimir Putin bans airlines from flying to the country following a surge of violent unrest.

Hundreds demonstrate across Georgia over Russian MP scandal that prompted protest before heavy-handed police crackdown.

A U.S. House panel issued a subpoena on Friday to Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater after he failed to appear for a closed-door interview with the committee, which is interested in his work on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has temporarily banned passenger flights from Russia to Georgia, the Kremlin said on Friday following an outbreak of unrest in Tbilisi triggered by the visit of a Russian lawmaker.

Georgia and Russia traded blame on Friday for an outbreak of unrest in Tbilisi sparked by the visit of a Russian lawmaker with the Kremlin announcing it would suspend passenger flights between the two countries to protect its citizens.

The president of Georgia has accused Russia of meddling in its internal affairs and stirring anger that led to protesters attempting to storm the Georgian parliament on Thursday.

Felix Sater, the Russian-born former business associate of President Donald Trump, failed to appear before a House of Representatives panel because of health issues, his lawyer said.

A U.S. House panel issued a subpoena on Friday to Russian-born real estate developer Felix Sater after he failed to appear for a closed-door interview with the committee, which is interested in his work on a proposed Trump Tower project in Moscow.

About 240 people were hurt as protesters stormed the parliament over the presence of a Russian MP.

Ukraine, in conflict with Russian-backed forces in the east of the country and faced with Moscow’s annexation of Crimea, is promoting the official state language. Campaigning for the use of Kyiv, Ukraine wants to escape from the shadow of its Soviet past.

Russia is to begin freeing a small group of beluga whales and orcas held in a cramped pen, which some have dubbed "whale jail," in the country's far eastern coast.

Russia is ready to help Iran with oil exports and its banking sector if the Instex European payment system is not launched, Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.

Washington must weigh the consequences of conflict with Tehran, Russian foreign ministry official says.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday urged all sides to show restraint in the situation around Iran and said Moscow was concerned about rising tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Russia accused the United States on Friday of deliberately stoking dangerous tensions around Iran and pushing the situation to the brink of war, the RIA news agency reported.

Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as thousands gathered outside parliament against address by a Russian lawmaker.

Protesters have attempted to storm Georgia’s parliament over the appearance of a Russian MP.

Many Russians are less interested in war rhetoric and international issues, and are much more focused on making ends meet.

The Russian president says he "completely disagrees" with charges brought by the plane crash inquiry.

The curated questions were not all that critical, but some screen texts were. “Just one question,” one of them read. “When will you leave?”

The curated questions were not all that critical, but some screen texts were. “Just one question,” one of them read. “When will you leave?”

President speaks on EU sanctions and a range of other internal and external matters during annual call-in show.

After intervention by President Vladimir V. Putin, nearly 100 orcas and belugas will be released where they were caught with the intention of being sold to theme parks.

After intervention by President Vladimir V. Putin, nearly 100 orcas and belugas will be released where they were caught with the intention of being sold to theme parks.

The embalmed body of Vietnam's founding leader lies in a mausoleum in Hanoi, attracting thousands of visitors each year.

During a four hour TV appearance, the Russian President said that the government would deliver higher living standards and reminded voters that they were better off now than in the 1990s. He also spoke about its relations with the US and Washington's growing tensions with Iran.

It comes after the "whale jail", where orcas and belugas were held, sparked an international outcry.

WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s third official visit to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump may already be off to a better start than his last disastrous G7 meeting with the unpredictable president.
The fact that it is even being held is a signal of that.
The two leaders meet at noon in the Oval Office for their first one-on-one sit-down since last June’s summit notoriously imploded over then-stalled NAFTA talks and Trump’s steel-and-aluminum tariffs, with the president tweeting insults at Trudeau from his departing plane.
Tariffs, which were lifted last month, had overshadowed the deal reached by Canada, U.S. and Mexico to modernize free trade rules and soured Trudeau and Trump’s G7 summit talks.
Both sides say relations have since warmed.
A senior U.S. official here who spoke to the Star on condition of anonymity said Administration officials understand

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia disagreed with the conclusions of an international investigation that named three Russians and a Ukrainian this week as suspects in the downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine in 2014.

MH17: Investigators name four suspects in downing of plane, three Russian nationals, one Ukrainian

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a U.S. military attack on Iran would be a catastrophe for the Middle East that would trigger a surge in violence and a possible refugee exodus.

Washington has warned Turkey over its plan to buy the advanced technology

Russian ambassador Vladimir Chizhov shared his thoughts with Euronews on the INF treaty suspension, US deployment of troops to Poland and the announcement of the four MH17 suspects. Read more about what he has to say.

Mahathir Mohamad criticises the charging of three Russians over the downing of the Malaysian plane.

A former U.S. Marine held in Russia on suspicion of spying called on U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Britain, Canada and Ireland to help him as he appeared in court at an appeal hearing on Thursday.

The polar bear was spotted in Norilsk, hundreds of kilometres away from its natural habitat while Copernicus has released images of wildfires in the Arctic Circle.

International investigators tied three Russians and a pro-Russian Ukrainian to the crime. They — and their sponsor — must be called to account.

International investigators tied three Russians and a pro-Russian Ukrainian to the crime. They — and their sponsor — must be called to account.

Debate rages about Putin's real level of support after one poll suggested trust was below 32%.

A group of fishermen from an Indigenous community in Guatemala demanded to know more about the environmental impact of a ferronickel mine established on their ancestral land. One of them was killed, and a local reporter was criminalized for covering the story.
Forbidden Stories, an international consortium of 40 journalists publishing in 30 media organizations around the world, joined forces to continue the reporter’s work. This is part of the “Green Blood” series, a project pursuing stories of journalists who have been threatened, jailed or killed while investigating environmental issues.
If it were not for a journalist taking pictures that day, some might claim that it is unclear how Carlos Maaz’s last moments unfolded. There was a cloud of tear gas, the chaos of an improvised protest, the echo of bullets and rocks flying through the crowd.
In one photograph, he is seen

Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, on Wednesday said U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller must testify before Congress about his Russia investigation.

Four men were charged with murder for an attack on a plane in 2014. What happened then, who are the defendants and what does it have to do with Russia?

Four men were charged with murder for an attack on a plane in 2014. What happened then, who are the defendants and what does it have to do with Russia?

Five years after a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 people onboard, Dutch prosecutors charged four militants associated with the Russia-backed separatist movement in eastern Ukraine for their involvement in the tragedy.
The Dutch-led Joint Investigations Team said...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it regretted the findings of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash investigation and called murder charges against Russian suspects groundless.

The polar bear was spotted in Norilsk, hundreds of kilometres away from its natural habitat while Copernicus has released images of wildfires in the Arctic Circle.

CALGARY—Politicians and business leaders alike tout the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project as a catalyst for thousands of well-paying Canadian jobs and an additional conduit to Asian markets thirsty for Alberta’s crude oil.
Trans Mountain Corporation says construction on the twinning of the existing 66-year-old pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., would create “15,000 equivalent jobs” each year, citing Conference Board of Canada estimates. Another 37,000 “direct, indirect and induced” jobs are anticipated for each year of pipeline operations.
Tripling the system’s capacity would boost market access to Asia, a region the International Energy Agency expects to consume far more oil over the next several decades. Both Alberta’s current and former premiers claim the project would diversify export markets and lessen the overwhelming reliance on oil sales to the United

Britain said Russia must cooperate fully with the murder prosecution of three Russians and a Ukrainian for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing 298 people including 10 Britons.

Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine which killed 298 people, in a trial to start in the Netherlands next March, an investigation team said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian separatist commander is fourth man accused of murder of all 298 people onboard Malaysian airliner

Leaders of a Russian-backed militia have been indicted and will face trial in the Netherlands in March 2020.

Investigators have collected enough evidence to show that Russia provided the missile launcher used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, they said on Wednesday.

Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in which 298 people were killed, in a trial to start in the Netherlands next March, an investigation team said on Wednesday.

Investigators said on Wednesday that three Russians and one Ukrainian would be tried in the Netherlands in March, whether they were present or not.

Investigators said on Wednesday that three Russians and one Ukrainian would be tried in the Netherlands in March, whether they were present or not.

UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed to Russia and Turkey on Tuesday to stabilise Idlib