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One dead, three wounded in blast in Russian security service building
The building houses the FSB security service in Arkhangelsk in northern Russia.
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Floods kill 6 in southern Russia
Russia's emergencies ministry said it had recovered the bodies of six people while clearing rubble. Two people were hospitalised.
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Russian soccer fans hurt in Rome metro escalator accident
Seven people were seriously hurt in the accident at the city-centre Repubblica station.
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Trump’s missile treaty pullout could escalate tension with China
US officials have been warning for years that the US was being put at a disadvantage by China’s development of increasingly sophisticated land-based missile forces.
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Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
Donald Trump sparked concern globally at the weekend by saying he wanted to jettison the three-decade-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, signed former US president Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader.
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Trump says US to exit nuclear treaty, Russia warns of retaliation
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty required the elimination of short-range and intermediate-range nuclear and conventional missiles by both countries.
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Russia to send more military trainers, equipment to Central African Republic
Russia donated hundreds of weapons and sent 175 trainers to CAR earlier this year to bolster the government’s fight against militia groups.
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Russians 'will go to heaven' in event of nuclear war: Putin
President Vladimir Putin last year unveiled "invincible" new weapons that would render Western missile defence systems obsolete.
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Victims of Crimea school attack killed by gunshots - investigators
Earlier reports said 18 had died in the attack but it is not clear if the figure included the attacker.
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Syria says it's ready to fight for Idlib if jihadists reject deal
The deal for Idlib sets up a buffer zone running 15-20 km deep into rebel territory that must be evacuated of all heavy weapons and all jihadists by Monday.
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Syria FM says needs 'time' to see if Idlib deal fulfilled
A Russian-Turkish truce agreement reached nearly a month ago for the region of Idlib gave "radical fighters" until 15 October to leave a proposed demilitarised area.
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Russian opposition leader Navalny freed from jail
Alexei Navalny had been detained since 24 September when he finished a previous incarceration - a 30-day stint for planning an unauthorised demonstration in January.
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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.
