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Policeman injured in Russian nerve agent assassination bid on former spy Sergei Skripal now talking
Police are still appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the attack in Salisbury over the weekend.
Nerve agent 'used to try to kill' Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury
Scotland Yard have stated that Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal were 'targeted specifically' in Salisbury town centre in Wiltshire last weekend.
Russian spy poisoning: CCTV shows blonde woman and man near bench where Sergei Skripal collapsed
CCTV shows blonde woman and man near bench where Russian spy Sergei Skripal collapsed in suspected poisoning and assassination attempt.
Friend of murdered spy Litvinenko says latest 'poisoning' is Kremlin message to would-be betrayers
Historian Yuri Felshtinsky who wrote a book with murdered spy Alexander Litvinenko says the Kremlin would have been targeting Sergei Skripal for a long time.
Putin on US election meddling: Show us the evidence
Russian president said evidence so far produced was not enough to prove interference or to begin action against the accused Russians.
Does Putin want to bomb Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf resort? Animated video shows Russia's new generation nuclear weapons
Was he targeting Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida?
Watch Russian far-right candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky drenched by angry female opponent
Ultra-nationalist candidate Vladimir Zhirinovsky called Ksenia Sobchak a "whore" during bad-tempered TV debate.
Putin reveals Russia has tested an 'invincible' nuclear missile in State of Nation address
Russia has tested an "invincible" nuclear cruise missile that cannot be intercepted by enemy measures, claimed the country's president Vladimir Putin.
Russia claims it has lasers that can shoot down enemy satellites in space
Russia says that military engineers have reportedly developed a plane-mounted laser that could be used in the event of a space war, which is feared by one US air force general.
Russia says International Olympic Committee has lifted drug cheats ban
Russia's Olympic membership has been restored, according to the head of the country's Olympic Committee.
Did Russia hack the Olympics? Military spies 'compromised 300 computers', tried to blame North Korea
Officials believe the Olympics cyberattack was in retaliation to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia over the state-sponsored doping scandal.
Is Russia using Syria's battlefields as a 'playground' to test its weapons?
Israeli satellites spot two of Moscow's advanced fighter aircraft, Su-57, at an airbase in Syria.
Russian student, 18, filmed throwing kitten into hot oven
18-year-old Kirill Beryozin cruelly hurled a kitten into a burning hot oven. The disturbing video has sparked outrage.
Russian Olympian who wore 'I Don't Do Doping' t-shirt tests positive for drugs
Nadezdha Sergreeva tested positive for banned stimulant trimetazidine and faces a ban from the Olympic Games being held in Pyongchang, South Korea.
Police officer dies in clash between fans ahead of Athletic Bilbao and Spartak Moscow Europa League game
A member of the Ertzaintza, the Basque civilian police, died when rival supports from the Spanish club, Athletic Bilbao, and the Russian outfit, Spartak Moscow.
This Russian couple's pet cougar has become an internet sensation
With over 300,000 followers on Instagram, Messi is a celebrity. His owners say he's "part of the family".
Russia's wonder weapon the Armata T-14 tank misfires badly
Delays, technical failures and shortages are common the world over when developing military technology, if two reports this week are anything to go by.
Teenage half-sisters who fell to their deaths from 10-storeys 'linked to Blue Whale suicide game'
Maria Vinogradova, 12, and Anastasia Svetozarova, 15, who fell to their deaths from an apartment block in Izhevsk, are believed to have committed suicide.
'Happy President's Day': Twitter taunts Trump with viral #TrumpColluded hashtag, 'reflective' memes
Social media users responded with a cacophony of "reflective" memes, comments and thoughts on President's Day, taunting Donald Trump over his first year in office.
'Is someone scared?' Trump mercilessly trolled after his 'rabid meltdown' on Twitter over the weekend
"His implosion will be spectacular. It's starting," one Twitter user wrote.
Russia's central bank: Hackers stole $6m from local bank in 'classic scheme' abusing Swift network
Hackers have targeted a slew of banks worldwide in recent years to gain illegal access to the Swift network and initiate fraudulent money transfers.
Russia meddling: Trump revives his '400 pound genius' suspect
Days after charges are brought against 13 Russians for trying to skew the 2016 American presidential election vote, Trump returns to an alternative suspect.
Russian hackers who committed one of the largest data breaches in history jailed in US
For their roles in what US prosecutors have called "one of the largest" known cybercrime schemes, two Russian nationals were handed lengthy prison terms this week.
US wasting $10bn upgrading 'liability' nuclear bombs in Europe
A new report claims that the US is wasting billions of dollars upgrading nuclear bombs based in Europe that are no longer an effective deterrent and could be a security liability.
Russian woman admits to killing boyfriend in BDSM sex game before dismembering his body
A 21-year-old Russian woman admitted to killing her boyfriend during a BDSM sex game before dismembering his body.
Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended the Cold War in 2002
Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi claims he ended Cold War by bringing the US and Russia together.
34,000-year-old fossils of two boys reveal ancient hunter-gatherers gave them burial fit for royalty
The two Late Pleistocene boys, roughly estimated to be around 10 and 12 years old, were found to have physical abnormalities.
Britain blames Russia directly for NotPetya 'ransomware' cyber attack on Ukraine
Foreign office minister for cybersecurity Lord Ahmad has criticised Russian military for the NotPetya attack that crippled Ukraine and 64 countries.
Star Wars: China and Russia are developing space weapons warn US intelligence
A report by the US intelligence agencies has warned that China and Russia are developing space weapons to be used against satellites in future conflicts.
What is Olympic Destroyer? Malicious file-wiping malware hits Pyeongchang to embarrass organisers
Over the past few months, researchers observed an uptick in phishing campaigns targeting several Olympics organisations by the Kremlin-linked hacking group Fancy Bear.