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Putin’s most formidable foe in 18 years, Navalny, rises

Navalny now needs to be officially registered as a candidate by Russia’s central election commission.

25 Dec 2017 2:12 AM

If Putin wins it would be a fourth presidential term and he will be eligible to serve another six years until 2024, when he turns 72. (Photo: File)

Russia’s ruling party pushing for Putin’s ‘ultimate victory’

Putin has been in power since 2000 either as president or prime minister.

24 Dec 2017 6:03 PM

Lavrov told Johnson at the start of the talks that British-Russian relations were at a really low point, and ‘not due to our actions.’ (Photo: AP)

UK foreign minister meets Russian counterpart: Stop meddling in Europe

His visit comes at a time when relations between London and Moscow are strained by differences over Ukraine and Syria.

22 Dec 2017 4:21 PM

Putin, who was first elected to the presidency in 2000, is widely expected to sail to victory, cementing his status as Russia's longest-serving ruler since dictator Joseph Stalin. (Photo: File)

Putin may win again: Campaign begins for Russia’s presidential elections

Putin's top critic Alexei Navalny, 41, has been barred from putting his name on the ballot because of a criminal conviction.

18 Dec 2017 8:31 PM

Russian hackers, the Kremlin's shadiest instruments, have been accused of targeting the US Democratic Party, the US National Security Agency, the party of France's Emmanuel Macron and the World Anti-Doping Agency. (Photo: File/Representational)

Russia’s hackers, trolls, media pose great threat to security of west countries

Following a 2016 hack attack on the US Democratic Party's servers, they rapidly multiplied after Trump's election.

18 Dec 2017 12:32 PM

‘When everything is good you shamefully turn away from people's grief. Forgive me for that, people,’ Ulyukayev told the court (Photo: AP)

Russian minister, Putin's close aide faces 10 years in ‘harsh regime’ prison for bribe

Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest-ranking official arrested during Putin's 17 years in power.

15 Dec 2017 1:30 PM

‘I order the defence minister and the chief of general staff to start withdrawing the Russian group of troops to their permanent bases,’ Putin said. (Photo: AP/File)

Putin orders partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria

‘A significant part of the Russian troop contingent located in Syria is returning home to Russia,’ Putin said.

11 Dec 2017 6:10 PM

Swaraj will have bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines of the summit. (Photo: ANI)

Sushma Swaraj attends dinner by Russian PM at SCO summit

Both India and Pak became SCO members in June, backed by Russia and China respectively.

01 Dec 2017 8:44 AM

Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wedmnesday snapped a two-months pause in testing and was, according to North Korea's state media, more sophisticated than any previously tested. (Photo: AP/Representative)

North Korea’s missile test is ‘provocative action’: Kremlin

It was the North's third successful ICBM test and poses a new challenge to US

29 Nov 2017 5:59 PM

The agreement between the two countries was signed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Russia's Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev after they held wide-ranging talks. (Photo: PTI)

India, Russia agree to fight terrorism together, sign key agreement

India and Russia signed a key agreement, asserting that there are no good or bad terrorists and the menace should be fought jointly.

27 Nov 2017 6:59 PM

Moscow stepped into Syria's multi-front war in September 2015, sending planes to back the Assad regime and turning the military situation around in his favour. (Photo: AP)

Russia to reduce military presence in Syria

Putin this week hosted a round of diplomacy meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as well as the leaders of Turkey and Iran.

24 Nov 2017 12:09 PM

Paul Klebnikov, the US-born editor of Forbes magazine’s Russian edition, was gunned down outside his Moscow office in July 2004. (Photo: AP)

Ukraine detains suspect in 2004 murder of Forbes editor

Many people believed the killing was connected to the 41-year-old Klebnikov’s work investigating corruption in Russia.

19 Nov 2017 3:59 PM

Putin has been fiercely critical of US measures towards Russian media, but he has not given wholehearted support to the draft legislation, saying at the weekend it 'might be a little too harsh.' (Photo: AP)

Russian lawmakers pass media bill that can list news agencies as ‘Foreign Agents’

Russia's broadside against US media is part of the fallout from allegations that the Kremlin interfered in the US presidential election.

16 Nov 2017 11:49 AM

An image accusing US of helping ISIS was taken from 'AC-130 Gunship Simulator: Special Ops Squadron'. (Photo: AFP)

Russia posts images from video game to prove US helps ISIS

The images were later deleted from the ministry of defence's Twitter and Facebook accounts, later said that there had been a 'mistake'.

15 Nov 2017 12:55 PM

Russia posts image taken from videogame as ‘proof’ that US helps ISIS

The ministry's official account said the black-and-white images were taken on November 9 near the Syria-Iraq border.

15 Nov 2017 11:47 AM

Sergei Polonsky is one of Russia's most flamboyant tycoons, known for once eating his tie after losing a wager and for pouring scorn on anyone worth less than a billion dollars. (Photo: AP)

Russian Tycoon, fresh from jail, announces presidential bid

He is a divisive figure, with many Russians viewing him as a symbol of capitalist excess.

09 Nov 2017 2:59 PM

Trump told Fox News this week that it was possible he would meet Putin during his Asia trip. (Photo: AP)

No cooperation between US and Russia over Korean Peninsula issue: Kremlin

Peskov said there was a 'great probability' that the two would discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula if such a meeting was held.

05 Nov 2017 1:24 PM

A pickup driver killed eight people in New York on Tuesday, mowing down cyclists and pedestrians, before striking a school bus in the city’s first deadly attack blamed on terror since September 11, 2001. (Photo: AFP)

Will help in Manhattan truck probe: Uzbekistan president

‘Uzbekistan is ready to use all forces and resources to help in the investigation of this act of terror,’ President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

01 Nov 2017 7:08 PM

Lavrov said the "arbitrary action by US officials directly contradicts Washington's statements about its intentions to normalise bilateral relations which have fallen to an unprecedented level." (Photo: AFP)

Russia objects to flag removal at shut diplomatic buildings

The move went against efforts to repair ties between the two countries, which has taken a nose dive.

13 Oct 2017 2:59 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, celebrates what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

North Korea says Trump has 'lit the wick of war:' Russia's TASS agency

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said his country’s nuclear program guaranteed peace.

12 Oct 2017 11:27 AM

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