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Aid groups worried as deadline looms for Syria's Idlib
Nearly half of the people living in Idlib have fled from their homes in other parts of the war-torn country and many already depend on aid.
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Trump says won't fire embattled Russia probe official
Rod Rosenstein had appeared close to being fired following US media reports, which he denied, that he discussed secretly recording Donald Trump.
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Russian historians use Nazi photo to locate Stalin-era mass graves
Historians believe at least 6,609 people were shot and thrown into mass graves in Kommunarka between 1937 and 1941.
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3 years of Russia strikes on Syria kill 18,000 - monitor
A steadfast ally of Syria's ruling regime, Russia began carrying out bombing raids in the country on 30 September 2015, more than four years into the devastating conflict.
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Russia warns US it is 'playing with fire' with sanctions
On Thursday, the United States expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China, for the first time announcing punitive measures against a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles.
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Israel air force chief to give Moscow findings on plane downing
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Israel for the incident, which was the worst case of friendly fire between Moscow and his regime since Russian forces intervened in the war-torn country in late 2015.
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Putin sees chance circumstances behind downing of Russian plane off Syrian coast
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft, with 15 Russians on board, was downed by Syrian government anti-aircraft guns in a 'friendly fire' incident.
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Russia: Israel indirectly to blame for downing of plane over Syria
Russia’s Defence Ministry said the Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft was brought down by anti-aircraft batteries of Moscow’s ally, Syria, in a friendly fire incident.
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Russia says military aircraft vanishes near Syria during Israeli, French strikes
A US official said Washington believed the aircraft, which is an Il-20 turbo-prop plane used for electronic reconnaissance, was inadvertently shot down by anti-aircraft artillery operated by Moscow’s ally, the Syrian government.
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Fearing attacks from above, Syrians in Idlib head underground
Residents of Idlib province and surrounding areas have been bracing themselves for a Russian-backed government offensive on the country's largest remaining rebel-held zone.
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PM Abe says Putin's comment shows desire for Japan-Russia peace treaty
Putin appeared to catch Abe off guard when he said at a regional forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday that the two countries should sign a peace treaty by the end of this year - without preconditions.
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UN decries 'shameful' reprisals on rights activists in 38 countries
The annual report from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also included allegations of ill-treatment, surveillance, criminalisation, and public stigmatisation campaigns targeting victims and human rights defenders.
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Putin says Russia knows real identity of men accused by UK over poisoning
British prosecutors last week identified two Russians who they said were operating under aliases - Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - who they said had tried to murder the Skripals with a military-grade nerve agent in England.
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Russia to launch biggest war games in its history
President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend Vostok-2018 after hosting an economic forum in Russia's far eastern city Vladivostok where his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping is one of the prominent guests.
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Kremlin says Putin sent an invitation to North Korean leader
Putin added no detailed plans of a meeting between the two leaders are being discussed at the moment.
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Hundreds detained in Russia during protest against pension age hike
Despite the nature of the protest, many of those who took part were young.
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France to spend 3.6 billion euros to renew military satellites
France last year detected attempts by Russia to intercept transmissions from a military satellite used by the armies of France and Italy for secure communications.
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Russian air strikes pound Syria's Idlib before key summit
Russian government forces have been massing around Idlib for weeks ahead of an expected offensive on the province, which is held by jihadists led by al-Qaeda's former Syrian affiliate and rival Turkish-backed rebels.
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UK says Russia's Putin is ultimately responsible for Novichok attack
Prime Minister Theresa May said police and prosecutors now believe the attack on Sergei Skripal was carried out by two Russian military intelligence officers who were almost certainly acting with the approval of senior Russian officials.
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Despite Putin's concessions, Russians protest pension reform law
Around 9,000 people gathered just a couple of kilometers from the Kremlin, according to White Counter.
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Syria ready to take one million returning refugees: Moscow
The war that erupted in 2011, one of the most devastating conflicts since World War II, has displaced more than half of Syria's population.
