Russia

Donald Trump's tweets have divided the public and officials from across the globe, but Russia is taking them seriously.

Konstantin Kozlovsky said he began cooperating with the FSB back in 2008 at the age of 16 and "did everything that they said".

Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.

"Hopefully better days to come," one Twitter user wrote.

"If they can't cope with a few naked bums, then frankly that's quite sad," Angus Malcolm, producer and photographer of the Warwick Rowers calendar, said.

He will stand in elections which will be taking place next year in Russia and victory would see him lead until 2024.

Anastasia Knyazeva has amassed more than 560,000 Instagram followers and has been dubbed the most beautiful girl in the world, which many people have said is creepy.

Russian officials condemn the IOC decision to ban Russia from the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping offences and urge athletes from the country not to compete under a neutral flag.

"The UK is not only the best place to start a new business, it's also the best place to grow one," Chancellor Philip Hammond said.

Move follows warning by cybersecurity chiefs to government departments about Russian software.

He is already serving a 27-year sentence for a massive computer hacking and credit card fraud scheme targeting US businesses that resulted in nearly $170m in damages.

The Amur Leopard is listed as a critically endangered species. There are fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild.

AFP photographer Ed Jones captures the harsh realities of life in the poverty-stricken rural villages along North Korea's eastern coast.

North Korea launched its Hwasong-15 ICBM on Wednesday, 29 November, infuriating the US and its allies Japan and South Korea even further.

Russian footballer Alexei Smertin says rainbow flags will be tolerated at World Cup despite gay propaganda law that bans promotion of homosexuality to under-18s.

Twitter erupted with fervent calls for his immediate resignation with many using the viral hashtag #OnTheDayTrumpResigns.

Russia's participation is less than certain after Kremlin expresses concern about length of the proposed extension.

Facebook, the world's largest social network, has confirmed that it is attempting to "catch suspicious activity" by making users upload selfie-style pictures prove they are real.

An alleged Russian mob boss accused of 60 murders managed to avoid extradition back to Russia over a newly developed fear of flying.

Restoration expert Eudald Guillamet found the animal artwork while cleaning the cave to remove graffiti.

Groups said that the claim Tsar Nicholas II was killed in a 'ritual murder' was an anti-Semitic myth.

Subjects at the General Yermolov Cadet School in southern Russia include handling firearms, disarming landmines, forest survival training and learning Morse code.

Crude futures slide on perceived uptick in US production and Russian reluctance to go along with cartel.

"The Covfefe-in-Chief," one Twitter user wrote.

Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov accused of arresting and torturing gay men in Russian republic says he is "ready to resign" as Vladimir Putin plans running for fourth term.

Fancy Bear is widely believed to have orchestrated the cyberattacks against the Democratic National Party during the 2016 presidential election.

The Ukrainian military said in a statement they suffered their biggest loss of life since July during the clash near the small village of Krymske.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stars in a series of 2018 calendars showing him fishing while topless, holding cute animals, and straddling a motorbike.

"It is important that people understand how foreign actors tried to sow division and mistrust using Facebook," the social media firm said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a meeting of military leaders in Sochi saying that 'all large-scale enterprises' should be ready to meet war-time production levels.