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Syrian rebels and families start leaving Damascus

Hundreds of rebels and their families have boarded buses to leave a besieged opposition-held neighbourhood of the Syrian capital Damascus, according to state TV...

Syria ‘de-escalation zones’ will not be open to US-led coalition planes – Russia

The "de-escalation zones" to be established in Syria will be closed to military aircraft from the US-led coalition, the Russian official who signed the...

Trump and Putin signal closer co-operation on Syria after ‘very good’ talks

President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have signalled the prospect of increased co-operation in Syria after what the White House described as...

Vladimir Putin: No Russian interference in foreign elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Moscow ever interferes in elections in other countries. During a tense appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr...

Putin and Japanese PM discuss economic projects on disputed islands

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe have discussed joint economic projects on disputed islands which could pave the way for...

Russian navy ship sinks after colliding with freighter

A Russian navy reconnaissance ship has sunk off Istanbul after colliding with a freighter in the Black Sea. All 78 personnel on board the Liman...

Russia and China reject new sanctions against South Sudan

The US has urged the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo and additional sanctions on South Sudan to pressure the parties to...

Russian police kill two Islamic State terror suspects

The leader of an Islamic State "sleeper cell" and one of its group have been killed in a shoot-out with police, Russia's National Anti-Terrorism...

US intercepts two Russian bombers off Alaska’s coast

The US military intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska's coast, a Pentagon spokesman has said. Two F-22 Raptor aircraft intercepted the...

No positive shift yet on Russian-US ties, says Kremlin, as Trump tweets ‘things will be fine’

President Vladimir Putin's meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has not produced any positive shift yet in Russia-US relations, the Kremlin says....

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