A popular young Russian opposition activist has been convicted in Moscow of “inciting extremism” for political blogs he posted years ago. But Yegor Zhukov, 21,…
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Russian tycoon, 49, living in Britain is mysteriously killed in crash
Russian billionaire tycoon, 49, living in Britain is mysteriously killed in crash involving three cars while walking his dog in Surrey as friend says he…
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Russian cows get VR headsets ‘to reduce anxiety’
A Russian farm has given its dairy cows virtual reality headsets in a bid to reduce their anxiety. The herd donned VR systems adapted for…
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Woman’s arms found in Russian professor’s bag
Police in St Petersburg have arrested a well-known Russian historian on suspicion of murder after he was found in a river with a backpack containing…
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Russian plane crash: What we know
What we know about a Russian passenger plane that was brought down by a bomb in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on 31 October, killing all 224…
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US official duped by Russian hoaxers
US Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry talked for 22 minutes on the phone with a man he thought was the prime minister of Ukraine. But…
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US diplomats held near Russian rocket test site
Three US diplomats were taken off a train on Monday while heading to an Arctic city near the site of a military testing accident in…
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Russian girl born without half her face can smile for the first time
Girl, 6, who scared other children because she was born without half her face is able to smile for the first time after 11-hour operation…
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Russian journalist arrested in Iran accused of spying for Israel
A Russian journalist has been arrested in Iran for allegedly spying on the Islamic Republic on behalf of Israel, according to reports. Yulia Yuzik, 38,…
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Russian actor has sentence reduced on appeal
Pavel Ustinov, an actor jailed for more than three years after he was controversially convicted of injuring a police officer, has been given a one-year…
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What was the Russian Novichok nerve agent programme and where was the military grade poison created?
NOVICHOK is a highly potent chemical poison described as the most deadly nerve agent ever made. Soviet scientists created the family of 100 substances in…
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Russian blogger jailed for ‘incitement’ tweet
A Moscow court has sentenced a Russian blogger, Vladislav Sinitsa, to five years in a labour camp for a tweet in which he allegedly called…
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Russian held in Berlin killer-on-a-bike case
A Chechen exile shot dead in a Berlin park had fought against Russian troops and may have been assassinated by a Russian agent. German police…
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Dead Russian lawyer wins 10-year rights battle
Russia has been condemned for “multiple violations” by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail…
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