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Ukraine: Humanitarian crisis looming in war-torn Avdiyivka
The fighting between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists has damaged vital infrastructure, leading to power outages with temperatures as low as minus 18 Celsius.
Professional bed-warmer charges £65 a night in bizarre new entrepreneurial idea
She has stunned potential suitors with prices of more than £1,000 a month for her services
Aid agencies say 'humanitarian disaster' set to unfold in eastern Ukraine
Both Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of causing an escalation in violence in recent weeks
Russia threat forces Norway to boost submarine fleet
Russia has held a series of military exercise along its border with Norway and been accused of hacking politicians.
Donald Trump is about to rollback cyberspying sanctions against Russia
The sanctions rollback appears in latest Treasury update authorising payments to Russian intelligence.
Dutch election 2017: Ballots to be counted by hand as software vulnerable to hackers
'It's back to good old paper', Minister of Interior declares after experts warn electoral system is easy to hack.
WikiLeaks promotes trove of documents from its archives on French presidential candidates
WikiLeaks' tweets come as many European countries step up their cyber defences ahead of elections.
Czech ministry suspects foreign state for hacking dozens of diplomats' emails
Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said the attack resembles the one recently carried out against the DNC.
Arrested Russian FSB agents accused of passing secret information 'on US election hacking' to CIA
Four face treason and illegal hacking charges after December arrests.
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.
'Overwhelmed' Chile calls for international aid as wildfires rage on
These are the worst forest fires the nation has seen in modern history.
The story of Felicette the 'astrocat' - the little French cat who became the first feline in space
She had to undergo spaceflight training before a successful mission in 1963.
Trump and Putin may discuss Russia sanctions during first telephone call
The US president has said he is in the early stages of considering lifting the sanctions.
Moscow denies women right to protest over bill decriminalising domestic violence
The women have had a protest permit against the bill rejected a second time.
Did US intelligence have a spy at the heart of Russia's FSB-linked cybersecurity unit?
Treason, plotting, secrets and Anonymous: What's going on inside Russian intelligence?
King Abdullah of Jordan to hold talks with President Trump's administration next week
However, it is unclear whether a meeting between Abdullah and Trump is scheduled.
Commodities Round-up: Oil futures jump sharply as output cut sentiment perks up
Comments from Opec and Russia send crude oil higher while gold tanks on a stronger dollar.
'Just look at Trident' says Moscow in response to Defence Secretary's 'ship of shame' jibe
Naval war of words sparked after Michael Fallon criticised the Russian ship that left Syria.
Russia extends ban on alcohol surrogates after Siberian mass poisoning
In December, 74 were killed in Irkutsk after consuming a toxic bath lotion as a cheap alcohol substiute.
Aleppo's Twitter girl, 7, writes to Trump: Save all the Syrian children then I'll be your new friend
Bana Alabed and her family were evacuated from east Aleppo in December 2016.
No more bad blood? Trump's CIA chief pens conciliatory letter to intelligence agency
Mike Pompeo has encouraged agency employees to reach out to him.
Russia and Turkey agree to ceasefire in Syria but rebel leaders refuse to deal with Iran
The opposition clashed with intemediaries over the inclusion of Iran in the talks which it says is a combatant.
Russian women denied protest against bill decriminalising domestic violence vow to keep fighting
Every year, 12,000 women are killed in episodes of domestic violence in Russia, one every 40 minutes.
Tolstoy descendant accused of anti-Semitism in row over historic Russian Orthodox cathedral
Pyotr Tolstoy, deputy speaker of Russia's parliament, is involved in a verbal spat over St Isaac's Cathedral.
Russia and Turkey hit 36 Isis targets in joint air raids near al-Bab in Syria's Aleppo province
The joint operation involved 9 Russian attack aircraft and 8 Turkish warplanes.
Finland offers to host first Trump-Putin meeting
The first meeting between the leaders is keenly anticipated.
Syria civil war: Talks between warring sides begin in Russia-brokered negotiations
The two-day meeting is aimed at extending the ceasefire in war-torn Syria.
Ballerina killed in go-kart smash hours after posting video blowing out birthday candles
Marina Yablochkina, 28, lost control while racing friends and crashed into a wall.
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.
Russia threatens to retaliate after Facebook temporarily blocks Kremlin-backed news outlet RT
"This is a doubly unacceptable situation," Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.