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Politician from Putin's United Russia party re-elected despite rape conviction
Anton Sekerzhitsky was re-elected to Tver's municipal authority.
Mo Farah and Rafael Nadal among latest 26 athletes to have Wada data leaked by hackers
Hackers have released a fourth batch of medical documents.
Vladimir Putin's United Russia party maintains power in parliament - election exit polls
Turnout for the Duma elections was low in the urban centres.
Russia goes to the polls amid protests and accusations of violations
With all parties supportive of Putin, the elections are not expected to change much.
Russia condemns US for airstrikes against Syrian troops
Moscow said the airstrikes, which left 62 Syrian soldiers dead, seriously jeopardizes the US-Russia peace plan for Syria.
Syrian ceasefire in jeopardy as attacks on government troops increase
The US will be to blame if the truce fails, according to Russian generals.
Is Edward Snowden a patriot or Russian spy? Wikileaks staffer speaks out
Editor Sarah Harrison accompanied NSA whistle-blower as he fled Hong Kong in June 2013.
Key Republicans left rattled by Donald Trump's praise of Russian president Vladimir Putin
Senator Lindsey Graham calls it 'biggest miscalculation since people said Hitler was a good guy.'
Putin a better leader than Obama, says Trump, while Clinton defends her emails
The presidential contenders appeared on a commander in chief forum - criticised for letting Trump talk over host.
Democrats urge Republican politicians to play nice after 'insidious' Russian hacking
Democratic House speaker Nancy Pelosi wants a 'united front' with Republicans.
US investigating alleged covert Russian operation to disrupt US presidential election
Officials fear cyberattacks could undermine faith in system and even directly manipulate vote tabulations.
Nancy Pelosi denies PC was hacked by Guccifer 2.0 but still blames Russia
US cybersecurity firms believe Guccifer 2.0 is a Russian propaganda tool.
President Obama says 'grave differences' remain between US and Russia on Syria
A US state department official claimed a deal could be announced by US and Russia on Sunday.
G20 Summit: Theresa May expected to tell world leaders that UK is 'open for business' following Brexit vote
May to have one-to-one meetings with Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping.
UK-Russia ties 'depend on special relationship with the US,' says Vladimir Putin
Russian leader's remarks come ahead of his meeting with PM Theresa May in China next week.
Vladimir Putin warns against trading territories in World War II islands dispute with Japan
Putin says he will talk to Japan's Shinzo Abe about finding a solution where neither of the parties would feel defeated or a loser.
Eton boys beat Theresa May to bag a private audience with Vladimir Putin
The boys organised the visit to the Russian capital 'entirely on their own initiative'.
Vladimir Putin arrested in Florida for trespassing
The accused – who shares name with Russian president – arrested for trespassing at supermarket.
Russia is trying to tamper with the US presidential election vote, claims senator
Harry Reid calls for the FBI to fully investigate alleged Russian plans to falsify election results.
Russian journalist found dead in his Kiev apartment with gunshot wound to his head
Alexander Shchetinin was the founder of Novy Region (New Region) news agency.
Vladimir Putin ready to broker Middle East peace talks, says Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Netanyahu is ready 'anywhere, any time, for direct peace talks with no preconditions,' says spokesman.
US investigating possible Russian intelligence hack of New York Times reporters
The newspaper says hack attempt at Moscow Bureau was 'not successful'.
Russian dissident seeks asylum in Ukraine after Putin mask protests
Writer Roman Roslovtsev claims he hasbeen harrassed by Russian security services.
Ukraine warns of martial law in response to Russian military build-up
Poroshenko says if the Crimea situation deteriorates, Kiev's army will be mobilised.
Trump advisor Paul Manafort linked to covert US lobbying for Ukraine's pro-Russia government
Manafort reportedly failed to inform the federal government he was working as a foreign agent as required by law.
Islamic State says attack on police officers in Russia was its doing
One of the two officers was seriously injured in the 17 August attack near Moscow.
Russian mufti calls for universal female genital mutilation
Ismail Berdiyev declares FGM for all women would be 'a good thing'.
US politicians braced for more distress as hacker plans to dump 'major trove' of data to WikiLeaks
A website called DCLeaks is now believed to be a 'Russian-backed influence outlet'.
Guccifer 2.0 returns: Hacker leaks internal files from second Democratic Party group
Suspected Russian hacker releases phone numbers and emails for House Democrats.
Russia: Vladimir Putin dismisses his chief of staff and close ally Sergey Ivanov
No reason given for the surprise move amid a big reshuffle by the president.