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Russia registers nearly 30 percent more terror crimes in 2020
Meanwhile, the Ministry registered 833 crimes of an extremist nature in 2020, up 42.4 per cent year on year.
January 22, 2021 -
From Russia, with love
Mr Johnson has described as “absolutely absurd” suggestions that his government was sleeping at the wheel, even as the report highlighted that Russian intelligence views UK as one of its top targets.
July 24, 2020 -
US imposes sanctions on Russian oil giant rosneft to press Venezuela
The sanctions will block any assets of Rosneft Trading or the Belgian-born Casimiro that come through the United States. It also makes transactions with them a crime for anyone under US jurisdiction.
February 19, 2020 -
2 dead in a school shooting in Russia, 3 injured
It was unclear what prompted the attack. The attacker shot himself soon after the police arrived.
November 14, 2019 -
Taliban delegation meets Russian diplomats in Moscow
This comes as the US President Donald Trump called off negotiations with the Taliban in which the two sides finalised an agreement in principle which would have paved the ground for a gradual withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan.
September 14, 2019 -
Ukraine arrests Russian tanker along with seized documents
On July 25, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) detained a Russian tanker in the Ukrainian port of Izmail for its alleged involvement in last November's Kerch Strait incident.
July 31, 2019 -
Donald Trump campaign chief gave polling data to Russian
Donald Trump's one-time presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort admitted in a court filing on Tuesday that he provided polling data from the campaign to a Russian with ties to intelligence during the 2016 US presidential race.
January 9, 2019 -
Russian journalist killed in Ukrainian capital Kiev
Arkadyi Babchenko's murder marks the second killing of a prominent journalist in Kiev in less than two years. Mexico too reports the murder of a journalist, Daily Excelsior correspondent Hector Gonzalez
May 30, 2018 -
13 Russian nationals indicted over 2016 US election interference
US Special counsel Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for allegedly meddling in the 2016 presidential election, charging them with conspiracy to defraud Washington, according to the Department of Justice. In addition, three defendants were charged on Friday with conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, and five defendants with …
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February 17, 2018 -
US lawmakers vote to release memo on Russian probe
The House Intelligence Committee has voted to make public a Republican memo that reportedly shows abuses by the FBI and Department of Justice in launching the Russia probe against US President Donald Trump. Disregarding DoJ’s warnings that the action would be “extraordinarily reckless”, the Republicans voted on Monday, hours ahead of Trump’s State of the …
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January 30, 2018 -
Williams’ Sirotkin says lack of F1 experience ‘won’t be a problem’
Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin has said that the lack of experience in the ‘royal racing will not be a problem for him at this years championship.
January 20, 2018 -
Russian bank to fund Iran’s development projects
Iran will use funds from the Eximbank of Russia to implement some infrastructure projects, media reports said on Sunday. The Central Bank of Iran and the Export Insurance Agency of Russia signed a deal recently to pave the way for Russian banks to fund Iranian projects, reported Xinhua, citing Iran’s Financial Tribune daily. Four Iranian …
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January 1, 2018 -
British navy frigate escorts Russian warship in North Sea
A Royal British Navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it passed close to British territorial waters, the ministry of defence said today at a time of strained relations between London and Moscow. The HMS St Albans monitored the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the North Sea, “keeping track of its activity …
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December 26, 2017 -
Sushma holds trilateral meet with Chinese, Russian Foreign Ministers
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as part of the 15th round of Russia-India-China trilateral meeting, officials said. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the meeting was aimed at “global and regional peace, security and stability”. “EAM @SushmaSwaraj welcomes Chinese …
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December 11, 2017 -
NSG: China defiant despite Russian support for India
Even as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow was trying to persuade China to let India enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Beijing said its stance on the issue remained unchanged. Ryabkov on Wednesday said Russia was in touch with China over India’s application for New Delhi’s entry into the NSG. Beijing, …
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December 7, 2017 -
Trump’s ex-aide collaborated with Russian while out on bail
US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was collaborating on an op-ed while out on bail last month with a Russian who has ties to the Russian intelligence service, Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Muller’s team said. In a new filing on Monday, Mueller’s investigators said Manafort was working on the editorial in …
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December 5, 2017 -
Bank manager arrested for ‘raping’ Russian woman in UP
A bank manager in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested on Saturday after a Russian woman accused him of sexually abusing her, police said. The accused, UCO Bank Manager Mohan Prasad Singh has, however, denied the charges. He has said that the woman was wrongly implicating him as she owed him some money. The police said …
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November 4, 2017