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Syria ceasefire deal comes into effect

A ceasefire brokered by the US and Russia has come into effect across Syria, but the Islamic State group and al Qaida's branch in...

Bashar Assad assures Vladimir Putin of his commitment to proposed truce

The Syrian president has assured Russia's Vladimir Putin of Damascus's commitment to a Russia-US proposed truce. However, a spokesman for a Saudi-backed alliance of Syrian...

Russia rubbishes claims by human rights group that they bombed hospital in Syria

Russian officials have rebuffed claims that warplanes from the country struck a hospital in northern Syria. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for president Vladimir Putin, told...

Two children among six killed in gas blast at Russian apartment building

At least six people, including two children, have been killed in a gas blast at a five-storey apartment building in a central Russian city. Nine...

Russia prime minister accuses West of rekindling Cold War

The Russian prime minister has accused the West of rekindling the Cold War. He told senior defence officials and national leaders that sanctions imposed after...

US brushes off Russia’s plan for March 1 Syria ceasefire

The US has dismissed a proposal by Russia for a March 1 ceasefire in Syria, saying Moscow is giving itself and the Syrian government...

Russia open to hard-liners attending Syria peace talks

Russia has said it supports the inclusion of all opposition parties in Syrian peace talks, including representatives of two hard-line Islamic groups. The announcement came...

Turkey warns Russia after ‘second airspace breach’

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Moscow that it will “endure the consequences” if its jets continued to enter his country’s airspace, after...

Alexander Litvinenko inquiry a ‘show’, claims Russian foreign minister

Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by two men acting at...

Russia attacks findings of Alexander Litvinenko ‘quasi-investigation’ as a ‘blatant provocation’

Russia has sharply criticised the conclusions of a UK inquiry into the 2006 poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The report by Robert...

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