Athree-manspacecrewfeaturingAmericanandJapaneserookieastronautsaswellasanexperiencedRussiancosmonautblastedoffforasix-monthmissionattheInternationalSpaceStation
Twitterhasbeenslammedbythechairofaparliamentarycommitteeforits"completelyinadequate"responsetoaninquiryintoRussianinterferenceintheEUreferendum.DamianCollinsMPc
InOctober,UKofficialsaskedFacebooktolookintothepossibilitythatRussiangroupshadattemptedtoswaytheBrexitreferendumthroughthesite.Theywereparticularlyinterestedinw
TheRussianOlympicAssembly,thesupremegoverningbodyoftheRussianOlympicCommittee(ROC),hassupportedthedecisionofsupportingRussianathletestoparticipateinthe2018Winte
WhenRussialaunchedamilitarycampaigninSyriatwoyearsago,PresidentVladimirPutinsoughttosavehisallyfromimminentcollapseandbreakRussia’sinternationalisolationoveracr
TheRussianOlympicCommittee(ROC)onTuesdaygaveagreenlightforitsathletestocompeteunderaneutralflagatthe2018WinterOlympicGamesdespiteabanonthecountry’snationalteam.
RussianPresidentVladimirPutin,makinghissecondvisittoEgyptinasmanyyears,heldtalksMondaywithhisEgyptiancounterpartontheircountries'rapidlyexpandingties.Egypt'sgen
PresidentVladimirPutinonMondayorderedthewithdrawalofRussiantroopsfromSyria.HemadethestatementduringasurprisevisittoKhmeimimAirBaseinLatakiaProvince,Syria,whereh
ThedefeatoftheIslamicStates(IS)terroristgroupinSyriaismainlyduetotheSyriangovernment,theRussianDefenseMinistrysaidSunday.Itmadetheremarksinacommentontheearliers
UnitedStatesPresidentDonaldTrump'sgroundshakingannouncementonJerusalempromptedanewwaveofrapprochementbetweenTurkeyandRussia,andtheissuewillbehighontheagendaduri
RussianDeputyPrimeMinisterVitalyMutkosaidinMoscowthatbeinggivenalifetimeOlympicbandoesn'thaveanyimpactonhiscurrentworkwithFIFA(FederationInternationaledeFootbal
OpinionpollsshowVladimirPutinisalreadyashoo-intowinafourthpresidentialterm.ButabanonRussiatakingpartintheWinterOlympicsislikelytomakesupportforhimevenstronger,b
ByAPDCommentatorZhaoYanTranslatedbyDengXianlaiItturnedoutonTuesdayeveningthatRussia,oneoftheworld’smajorpowerhousesofwintersports,wasbannedfromparticipatinginth
RussianPresidentVladimirPutinwon'tboycottthePyeongchangOlympics.ThepresidentsaidonWednesdaythatRussiawouldallowathletestocompeteatthe2018WinterOlympicsunderaneu
TheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasbarredtheRussianteamfromcompetinginPyeongchanginFebruaryoverwidespreaddopingatthelasteditionoftheWinterGamesin2014.However,th
Russia’sOlympicCommitteehasbeenbannedfromtheWinterOlympicsinPyeongchangandorderedtopay$15mincostsaftermakingwhattheInternationalOlympicCommitteecalledan“unprece
TheInternationalOlympicCommittee'sexecutiveboard,ledbypresidentThomasBach,willannounceTuesdaywhatpenaltiesRussiawillfaceafterthreeyearsofinvestigationsintoorgan