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In pictures: Mass arrests during anti-corruption protests in Moscow and St Petersburg
Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-government demonstrations in several cities across Russia and arrested scores of protesters.
Russian vending machines sell Instagram likes and followers for pennies
Spotted in a Moscow shopping centre, the machine takes selfies and sells followers 100 at a time.
Russian tech giant Yandex hit with office raids in Ukraine over charges of 'treason'
SBU alleged Yandex 'planning, organising and carrying out espionage' with user data.
At least 11 killed in freak 110km/h winds as Moscow endures deadliest storm for a century
An 11-year-old is among those who died from a falling tree.
Duterte wants Russian precision bombs as he embarks on his first official trip to Moscow
President Rodrigo Duterte will be on an official five-day visit to Moscow to meet PM Dmitry Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin.
Serious turbulence breaks three babies' spines on Aeroflot flight to Bangkok
Two passengers were rushed off the flight to undergo immediate surgery.
Russia bans Jehovah's Witnesses as 'extremist organisation'
Religious group will appeal the decision at European Court of Human Rights.
G7 rejects UK call to sanction Russia over Syria chemical attack
Boris Johnson had called for tough measures against the Kremlin.
Timeline of terror: From Beslan school siege to Sinai, Russia has always been a terrorist target
St Petersburg is the latest in a string of attacks against Russia at home and abroad.
Russian police raid Church of Scientology centre near Moscow amid crackdown on group
The organisation has faced a series of investigations and legal challenges in Russia.
Russia's protests were organised online - now the Kremlin will have social media in its sights
The demonstrations were the biggest in Russia since the 2011-12 protests against Vladimir Putin.
In the Field Podcast: What do the Russia protests mean for Vladimir Putin?
Putin presents a strong image abroad but at home Russians are sick of corruption and economic turmoil.
Hundreds detained across Russian cities during Alexei Navalny's anti corruption protests
The European Union is calling on the Russian authorities to release demonstrators detained during protests in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok.
Extent of Russian cover-up at Semipalatinsk nuclear weapon test site revealed
New Statesman reports advice given by scientists was ignored by Soviet authorities.
Russian MP says Yahoo indictment against FSB spies smear campaign to 'defame Moscow'
Leonid Slutsky: 'Our US colleagues are interested in fabricated and virtual hacks'.
Russia deploys banned Cruise missile in deliberate provocation of US and NATO
Moscow has been accused of directly flouting the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
This £8,000 Moscow home was 3D printed in just 24 hours
The 38sq m bungalow in the shape of a mechanical rotor is in Stupino, a town 99km south of Moscow.
British expertise on Russia has 'disintegrated' since Cold War MPs warn
The foreign affairs committee says a lack of Russian knowledge is hampering ties with Moscow.
Thousands march in Moscow in rally for murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
Boris Nemtsov was shot dead near the Kremlin in 2015 with five Chechens accused of his murder
Some of the most notable quotes from Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin, who has died aged 64
Fellow diplomats pay tribute to 'diplomatic maestro and deeply caring man'.
Marine Le Pen rival Macron targeted by hundreds of Russian hack attacks and fake news smears
Macron's party chief has said Russia is intervening in French elections just as it did in the United States.
Kremlin rejects new Russian opposition contenders for 2018 presidential elections
Corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny's guilty verdict has ruled him out of the running.
Putin opponent Alexei Navalny found guilty of embezzlement in Russia
The verdict will rule him out of running against Vladimir Putin in the 2018 election.
Syria: President Bashar al-Assad says Donald Trump shows promise
Assad, who is backed by Moscow and Tehran, believes he can work with the Trump administration.
Plot revealed to kill Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov in clan warfare 'blood feud'
Reports emerge of arrests of trio trying to kill Chechen president.
Freshly deployed US troops hold drills in Poland
Anti-aircraft weaponry and helicopters were also used in the exercises in Zagan.
Russia in no 'horror' over Trump becoming US President, Kremlin says on inauguration day
Concerns among world leaders arose after Trump sparked controversies since his election victory in November 2016.
Moscow's military might: How Russia is gearing up its armed forces for the future
Russia is increasing its military spending in response to increased Nato deployments near its borders.
Khalifa Haftar: Who is the former Gaddafi General Moscow wants to rule Libya?
Haftar, who has played a central role in Libya since 1969, appears to have the backing of the Kremlin.
Moscow eyes power in Libya as former Gaddafi stooge meets Russian officials on aircraft carrier
Khalifa Haftar, the head of Libya's armed forces, spoke with Russian defence minister aboard the vessel.