Tag: Russia
Trump encourages Russia to hack Clinton emails
Donald Trump sensationally challenged Russia on Wednesday to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails as a furious Democratic campaign accused the Republican nominee of inviting...
Trump says he would consider alliance with Russia over IS
Republican nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that if elected US president he would weigh an alliance with Russia against the militant Islamic State...
Turkish pilots who downed Russia jet part of coup plot: Official
Two Turkish pilots who played a role in the downing of a Russian plane in November are in custody over the weekend’s failed coup...
Call for Russia ban from Olympics after probe finds state-run doping
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for Russia to be completely banned from the Rio Olympics and other international sport after an investigation found...
Iran receives the ‘missile’ part of S-300 defense system from Russia
Russia has delivered the missile part of S-300 surface-to-air defence system to Iran, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday, moving to finish the delivery...
US labels two Russian IS operatives ‘global terrorists’
The US State Department designated two Russians allied to the Islamic State group as “global terrorists”, including a former Guantanamo detainee and a Chechen...
Russia expels two US diplomats in tit-for-tat move
Moscow on Saturday said it had expelled two US diplomats in a retaliatory move after Washington turfed out two Russian officials over an attack...
Four NATO battalions to go to Eastern Europe to deter Russia
The United States announced on Friday that it will deploy 1,000 troops to Poland as part of the broader North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)...
Turkey proposes cooperation with Russia in fighting IS
Turkey said on Monday it wanted to cooperate with Moscow in combating the miltiant Islamic State (IS) group in Syria but denied having suggested...
Russia finds remains of crashed firefighter plane, no survivors
Russian firefighters on Sunday found remains of a crashed plane that went missing Friday with ten people on board while putting out wildfires in...
Putin lifts Turkey restrictions after Erdogan call
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lifted restrictions on travel to Turkey after mending ties with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seven months after...
Russia says Turkey apologised for downing of jet
Turkey's president has apologised to Moscow for the downing of a Russian military jet at the Syrian border, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir...
Wales dominant as it beats Russia 3-0 to win group
Wales advanced to the European Championship's soccer knockout stages as group winner after comprehensively beating Russia, 3-0, on Monday.
Goals from Aaron Ramsey, Neil Taylor...
Germany slams NATO ‘warmongering’ on Russia
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier has criticised NATO for having a bellicose policy towards Russia, describing it as “warmongering”, the German daily Bild...
Brilliant Hamsik fires Slovakia to victory over Russia
Slovakia earned their maiden European Championship win as Marek Hamsik starred in a 2-1 Group B win over Russia on Wednesday.
Marek Hamsik produced a...
Russian captain steals point against England
Russia captain Vasili Berezutski headed a last-gasp leveller against England on Saturday to steal a 1-1 draw in a European Championship match marred by...
Putin says Russia will respond to US missile shield in Europe
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin says he will respond to the defensive missile system the United States and its partners are building in Eastern Europe,...
