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IOC BANS ATHLETES FROM FLYING RUSSIAN FLAG AT PYEONGCHANG CLOSING CEREMONY
Russians have been competing as neutral athletes at the Pyeongchang Games, having had their Olympic status suspended as punishment for state-sponsored doping at Sochi 2014... READ MORE›
U.N. BACKS SYRIA CEASE-FIRE AS DEATH TOLL IN REBEL ENCLAVE SOARS TO MORE THAN 500
Control of eastern Ghouta is shared between two main Islamist factions, while Syria's former al-Qaida affiliate is also present... READ MORE›
IOC UPHOLDS BAN OF RUSSIA THROUGH WINTER GAMES
International olympic committee unanimously approves recommendation of executive board... READ MORE›
GOLDEN FINISH FOR NORWAY AS RUSSIAN FLAG BARRED
Winter Olympics legend Marit Bjoergen lifted Norway top of the final Pyeongchang medals table on Sunday, as Russia celebrated a dramatic men's hockey gold... READ MORE›
EU AND RUSSIA BATTLE FOR INFLUENCE IN VOLATILE BALKANS REGION
Russia mainly wants to discourage the Western Balkan countries -- Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Serbia -- from joining NATO... READ MORE›
UN BACKS SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS DEATH TOLL IN REBEL ENCLAVE TOPS 500
Control of Eastern Ghouta is shared between two main Islamist factions, while Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate is also present... READ MORE›
UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES 30-DAY CEASEFIRE
The Syrian government says its attempts to recapture Eastern Ghouta are directly due to the HTS presence there... READ MORE›
UN BACKS SYRIA CEASEFIRE AS DEATH TOLL IN REBEL ENCLAVE TOPS 500
After the council vote, Syrian warplanes backed by Russian air power launched new raids on Eastern Ghouta, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said... READ MORE›
FIVE-DAY ASSAULT ON SYRIA ENCLAVE KILLS MORE THAN 400
Fresh bombardment on Eastern Ghouta killed dozens Thursday, bringing the number of dead civilians in a five-day assault by the Syrian government to more than 400... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 500 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED DURING A WEEK OF BOMBING RAIDS IN THE BESIEGED ENCLAVE OF EASTERN GHOUTA
Syria At least 500 civilians have been killed during a week of bombing raids in the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA ENCLAVE TOPS 500 AS UN TRUCE VOTE STALLS
Unbelievable that Russia is stalling a vote on a ceasefire allowing humanitarian access in Syria, she posted on Twitter... READ MORE›
UN UNANIMOUSLY DEMANDS A 30-DAY CEASE-FIRE ACROSS SYRIA
The resolution calls on all parties to immediately lift the sieges of populated areas including eastern Ghouta, Yarmouk, Foua and Kefraya... READ MORE›
NEW STRIKES HIT SYRIA ENCLAVE AFTER UN DELAYS TRUCE VOTE
AFP Omar KAMAL Bombardment of Eastern Ghouta US President Donald Trump on Friday said Russia's recent actions in Syria were a disgrace ... READ MORE›
UN POISED TO VOTE ON CEASEFIRE TO END DEADLY BOMBING IN SYRIAS GHOUTA
The European Union is running out of words to describe the horror being experienced by the people of Eastern Ghouta, the bloc said... READ MORE›
OLYMPIC BAN ON RUSSIA COULD END HOURS BEFORE CLOSING CEREMONY
Canadian luge competitor Sam Edney was asked whether Russia should be allowed to march into Sunday's closing with their flag and full Russian uniform... READ MORE›
'MY ONLY LINK TO RUSSIA IS DRINKING THE VODKA'
Mr Farage praised conservatives on both side of the Atlantic for having stuffed the establishment in 2016 by electing Mr Trump and backing Brexit... READ MORE›
ALEXEI NAVALNY, RUSSIAN ACTIVIST, COULD SPEND ELECTION IN JAIL
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was briefly detained in Moscow on Thursday for organizing anti-government protests... READ MORE›
WHO ARE RUSSIA'S SHADOWY WAGNER MERCENARIES?
Russian mercenaries are reported to be in the thick of the fighting in Syria, helping President Bashar al-Assad's forces... READ MORE›
UN SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS VOTE ON 30-DAY SYRIA TRUCE RESOLUTION
Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for Syria, stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire in comments made before Thursday's Security Council meeting... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN EX-CON INDICTED BY U.S. SEEN AS DOING 'DIRTY TASKS' FOR PUTIN
Unlike some Russian oligarchs, Prigozhin might not mind doing the riskier favors because his interests are more local... READ MORE›
MUNICH DID NOTHING TO APPEASE COLD WAR 2.0 FEARS
That was not a particularly subtly code for Cold War 2.0, which could fast develop into a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia... READ MORE›
RUSSIA CASTS DOUBT ON UN SYRIA TRUCE DEAL
For the fifth day running, Syrian government forces carried out a wave of air and artillery strikes... READ MORE›
WORLD LEADERS CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE IN SYRIA AFTER DEADLY RAIDS
The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, that works in opposition-held areas said its paramedics rushed to several areas after the shelling... READ MORE›
SU-57'S DEBUT? VIDEO CLAIMS TO SHOW RUSSIA'S 5TH-GEN JETS IN ACTION OVER SYRIA
A video published on the Facebook group 'Syrian Military Capabilities' purports to show the brand new Russian aircraft in the skies over Syria... READ MORE›
WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERS CITING RUSSIAN DEATHS IN SYRIA AS SIGN OF U.S. RESOLVE
U.S. forces used a deconfliction line with the Russian military to inquire whether the attacking force was theirs... READ MORE›
SYRIA'S EAST GHOUTA MILITANTS DERAIL PEACE TALKS WITH ARMED PROVOCATIONS - RUSSIAN MOD
Syria's East Ghouta militants derail peace talks with armed provocations - Russian MoD -- RT World News... READ MORE›
STUDENT PUSH FOR GUN CONTROL SPARKS CLAIMS OF ANTI-TRUMP CONSPIRACY
IOC President Thomas Bach met with Igor Levitin, a Vladimir Putin confidante and key member of Russia's Olympic Committee, today in South Korea... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN OLYMPIANS FILE LIBEL SUIT AGAINST DOPING WHISTLEBLOWER
Russian Olympians file libel suit against doping whistleblower... READ MORE›
UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL ON RUSSIA-BACKED REGIONS
KIEV, Ukraine AP -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed a bill aimed at reintegrating the territory in the country's east controlled by Russia-backed separatists... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN OLYMPIC CURLER DENIES KNOWINGLY DOPING, SAYS POSITIVE TEST A 'SHOCK'
Russian curling federation president Dmitry Svishchev earlier dismissed the case against Krushelnitsky as a provocation, a subversive act ... READ MORE›
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. STRIKES KILLED SCORES OF RUSSIAN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA, SOURCES SAY
U.S. Strikes Killed Scores of Russia Fighters in Syria, Sources Say... READ MORE›
'AMPLE EVIDENCE' OF COLLUSION BETWEEN TRUMP CAMPAIGN, RUSSIANS
Schiff 'Ample evidence' of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians... READ MORE›
'BITCOIN' ARRESTS AT RUSSIAN NUCLEAR LAB
Russian security officers have arrested several scientists working at a top-secret Russian nuclear warhead facility for allegedly mining crypto-currencies... READ MORE›
YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN RUSSIAN OLIGARCH INDICTED BY US IS KNOWN AS PUTINS COOK
Starting with the St. Petersburg schools, he moved on to feeding the far more numerous Moscow schools and, finally, most of the Russian military... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TOLL IN SYRIA BATTLE WAS 300 KILLED AND WOUNDED
Russian President Vladimir Putin C, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu R and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW KILLING ALL 71 ABOARD
The plane went down near the village of Stepanovskoe, about 50 miles southeast of Moscow in the Ramenskoye District, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry... READ MORE›
OLIGARCH MET WITH TOP RUSSIAN OFFICIAL AFTER TRUMP AIDE 'OFFERED BRIEFINGS'
Oligarch met with top Russian official after Trump aide 'offered briefings'... READ MORE›
PILOT OF DOWNED RUSSIAN SU-25 IN SYRIA DIED FIGHTING ON THE GROUND (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Citing a Russian Defense Ministry source, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper confirmed the deceased pilot was Filippov... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN INDICTMENTS COULD SET STAGE FOR MORE MUELLER CHARGES
The indictment said the Russians conspired with persons known and unknown, which could include Americans... READ MORE›
FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN LANDS TRIPLE AXEL IN THE OLYMPICS
Japan's Midori Ito and Mao Asada also landed triple axels during the Olympics... READ MORE›
IS RUSSIA ATTEMPTING TO ERASE CRIMEAN MUSLIM CULTURE?
Ukraine's Culture Ministry bristled at Russia's totalitarian and aggressive policies aimed at destroying ethnic identity and self-identification of Crimean Tatars and ethnic Ukrainians... READ MORE›
HACKERS STOLE $6 MILLION IN ATTACK ON SWIFT SYSTEM, RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK SAYS
The central bank said it had been sent information about one successful attack on the work place of a SWIFT system operator... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN TROLLS WERE SLOPPY BUT INDICTMENT STILL POINTS AT THE KREMLIN
So for many Russians, the main surprise after the United States indicted the most notorious troll farm was that the work might be considered criminal... READ MORE›
U.S. SOLDIER FOUND DEAD NEAR GERMAN TRAIN STATION
The cause of 1st Sgt. Nicholas S. Amsberry's death is being investigated... READ MORE›
RUSSIA PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW WITH 71 ON BOARD; DEBRIS FOUND
A Russian passenger jet crashed several minutes after takeoff from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Sunday, killing all 71 people on board, Russia's Air Transport Agency confirmed... READ MORE›
UKRAINIAN RADICALS STORM RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN KIEV, BURN RUSSIAN FLAG (PHOTOS)
Ukrainian radicals storm Russian cultural center in Kiev, burn Russian flag PHOTOS -- RT World News... READ MORE›
TRUMPS NATIONAL SECURITY CHIEF CALLS RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE INCONTROVERTIBLE
The indictment characterized the cyberattacks and social media fraud as part of a larger effort by Russia to undermine the United States... READ MORE›
'FURIOUS' US HOCKEY COACH SKIPS HANDSHAKE WITH RUSSIAN COACH
Ex-NJ Devil Ilya Kovalchuk scored two back-breaking goals as the Russians overmatched the US as each team wrapped up pool play at the Olympics... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN PASSENGER PLANE CRASHES NEAR MOSCOW, KILLING 71 PEOPLE ON BOARD; PRESIDENT PUTIN OFFERS CONDOLENCES
A view shows a scene where a short-haul regional Antonov AN-148 crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018... READ MORE›
SERGEY LAVROV ON RUSSIAN-US RELATIONS AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Russian Foreign Minister - Sergey Lavrov I do not agree that the American presence in international affairs is shrinking... READ MORE›
U.S. STILL UNSURE WHO DIRECTED SYRIA ATTACK, DESPITE RUSSIAN DEAD
Russian military officers told the United States during the incident that Moscow was not involved... READ MORE›
MOMENT OF DEADLY AN-148 CRASH IN MOSCOW REGION CAUGHT ON CCTV (VIDEO)
The Antonov An-148 passenger plane took off from Domodedovo Airport at 14 21 Moscow time with 65 passengers and six crew aboard... READ MORE›
NEW REPORT CONCLUDES RUSSIAN SOCIAL MEDIA INTERFERED IN UK'S EU REFERENDUM
A new report published by British communications agency 89up.org has concluded that there was significant pro-Brexit Russian influence during the EU referendum campaign... READ MORE›
NO SURVIVORS IN RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH NEAR MOSCOW, TRANSPORT MINISTER SAYS
One of the flight recorders was recovered, Russian news reports said, but it was not immediately clear if it was the data or voice recorder... READ MORE›
RUSSIA LOOMS LARGE AS U.S. ELECTION OFFICIALS PREP FOR 2018
Federal officials, they said, continued to provide inadequate information to states about the nature of the Russian cyber threat and how to protect against it... READ MORE›
PASSENGER PLANE WITH 71 ABOARD HAS CRASHED NEAR MOSCOW, RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SAY
MOSCOW -- A regional airliner flying out of one of Russia's busiest airports crashed Sunday outside Moscow, killing all 71 people aboard, officials said... READ MORE›
'RUSSIANS KILLED' IN US SYRIA AIR STRIKES
At least two Russian fighters were killed in US air strikes in north-eastern Syria last week, their associates have told the BBC... READ MORE›
MIKE PENCE TO STOP NORTH KOREA 'HIJACKING' WINTER OLYMPICS, AIDE SAYS
US vice-president to use own presence at Games to remind world 'everything the North Koreans do at the Olympics is a charade'... READ MORE›
PUTIN URGES NETANYAHU TO AVOID ESCALATION IN SYRIA
Putin told Netanyahu there was a need to avoid any steps that would lead to a new confrontation in the region, Interfax reported... READ MORE›
ICE ON SENSORS 'MAY BE CAUSE'
The Saratov Airlines jet went down minutes after take-off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Sunday... READ MORE›