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Adds blast justifies depolyment of thousands of Russian soldiers in Syria

Nobody killed in the explosion, but at least four people hospitalised

'US base in Syria is illegal and the area around it has become a black hole where militants operate unhindered'

Russian foreign minister does not support US rhetoric,tough sanctions and higher military presence in the region

More than 650,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled the country since a military operation was launched in Rakhine state

Russia maintains contacts with US on region, says special representative to the Russian president on Afghanistan

The attacker confessed to police that he killed his flatmate because he didn't like his smoking habit

The deal comes after Bashir met Putin in the Black Sea coast city of Sochi on November 23

Johnson made the comments at the start of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Under the deal, a maximum of 11 Russian warships including nuclear-vessels can be present at Tartus at any given time

Report's tone contrasts sharply with Trump's friendlier face-to-face encounters with Chinese, Russian leaders

Karlov was murdered by off-duty policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas, who was himself killed afterwards by Turkish police

A CIA tip-off about a terror attack in Vladimir Putin's home town had prevented deaths "in the thousands", said Trump

Delegation will leave for Moscow on December 20 to pave way for closer ties

Despite efforts, Moscow's ability to influence Western public opinion remains limited

The White House said the foiled attack could have killed 'large numbers of people'

Trump and his allies are not yet ready for such a compromise

Envoy says Moscow along with Beijing and others is working on a formula that could be acceptable to all

Independent candidates are required to collect 300,000 signatures of support before they are allowed on ballot paper

Navalny is ineligible to stand due to fraud conviction in case seen by supporters as politically motivated

Egypt's aviation minister to sign agreements to resume the flights to Russia that were suspended

USAID director says America supports any investment that improves people’s lives

Peskov said that Washington's change of tone chimed with Russia's repeated calls in response to NK's nuclear programme

Envoy says Russia ready to assist Pakistan in diverse fields

Feasibility study to start soon, Moscow willing to finance

The tanker that will carry the first cargo was named after Christophe de Margerie, a former Total CEO

The two countries agreed to revive a consultation process for confidence-building measures

The ministry said Moscow was ready to hold talks with the US on problems that have arisen around the treaty

He was arrested last year while still a minister, allegedly caught red-handed in a sting operation

In announcing the decision, president Thomas Bach reveals clean athletes will be allowed to compete under Olympic flag

The latest move is likely to further sour already battered US Russia relations

Moscow has denied running a state-orchestrated doping programme, seeking to pin blame on sporting officials

Aerial strike kills at least 27 people, including civilians

RT’s reporters will not be able to have as much access to Congress as other foreign media

It is the first SCO Heads of Government meeting that Pakistan will attend after assumption of full membership

Commanders and experts have focused on defending networks and blocking attempts at malicious manipulation of data

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also flatly rejected a US call to cut ties with Pyongyang

US officials said in March that Russia had deployed special forces in Egypt near the border with Libya

PM, along with other SCO counterparts will participate in the SCO retreat being hosted by Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev

Putin is famously guarded about his private life and has fought to keep his two daughters away from the public eye

Opening up America’s stockpile to Ukraine is not in Washington’s national security interest

Says the American operation should not continue in the country

Chechnya, devastated by two wars, has been rebuilt thanks to generous financial handouts from Russia's budget coffers

This decade might well belong to Putin

Moscow says Japan being used for US arms buildup

Putin opened a summit with leaders of Turkey, Iran in effort to reboot peace process in the war-ravaged country

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Moscow's military intervention in Syria in 2015 is widely seen as tipping the balance in the conflict

The three countries have backed negotiations in the Kazakh capital Astana

The pollution would not be sufficient to cause an impact on human health or the environment in Europe