Russia
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
World
March 7, 2018
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text…
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the…
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
A Russian military cargo plane crashed near an air base in Syria on Tuesday, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on…
Russia denies knowledge of Sergei Skripal poisoning in Salisbury
World
March 6, 2018
Russia denies knowledge of Sergei Skripal poisoning in Salisbury
Moscow has denied knowing anything about the sudden illness of ex-spy Sergei Skripal. British authorities have confirmed that Skripal and…
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syria on a large scale last year, while the…
Russia World Cup: Germany warns of Islamist terror and hooligan threat
World
March 6, 2018
Russia World Cup: Germany warns of Islamist terror and hooligan threat
Germany’s top police authority has found evidence that Islamist terrorist groups may target the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The…
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance
World
March 6, 2018
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance
A former Russian double agent convicted in Moscow of betraying dozens of agents to British intelligence was critically ill in…
Workers in Putin’s stronghold speak of shattered hopes
World
March 5, 2018
Workers in Putin’s stronghold speak of shattered hopes
Yevgeny Solozhnin, a 61-year-old welder and Vladimir Putin supporter, is looking for a telephone number to call the Russian president…
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Middle East
March 2, 2018
UNICEF says aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Syria’s government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in…
UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, ‘not enough’
Middle East
March 2, 2018
UN official: Pauses in Syria suburb unilateral, ‘not enough’
The five-hour daily pauses in fighting in Syria’s embattled eastern suburbs of the capital Damascus — laid out under a…