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November 9
Armenia signs deal with Azerbaijan, Russia to end conflict
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he has signed a deal with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday morning after more than a month of bloodshed.
World
August 18
Committee concludes Russia helped boost Trump in 2016 election
Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort and the WikiLeaks website to try to help now-US President Donald Trump win the 2016 election, a Republican-led Senate committee said in its final review of the matter.
World
May 2
Russia reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases after PM's infection
Russia reported a record daily rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, a day after Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced he had been diagnosed with the new virus and was temporarily stepping down to recover.
World
August 12
Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious rocket blast
Russia has bestowed posthumous awards on five nuclear experts and "national heroes" who died in a mysterious explosion at sea during a rocket engine test, authorities said on Sunday.
World
May 25
Man takes Russia to human rights court over LGBT+ 'torture'
A Russian man who said he was tortured during a crackdown on LGBT+ people in Chechnya has appealed to Europe's top rights court, claiming his case was not properly investigated by Russian authorities.
World
March 23
Mueller concludes Russia probe with no new indictments
Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency but launching a fresh wave of political battles over the still-confidential findings.
World
November 25
Ukraine says Russia opened fire, seized three ships
Ukraine accused Russia of illegally seizing three of its ships in the Black Sea after opening fire on them, a charge that if confirmed could ignite a dangerous new crisis between the two countries.
World
September 14
Accused Novichok poisoners 'wanted to see cathedral'
Two Russians resembling men Britain accuses of jetting to England to try to murder a former spy said that they were innocent tourists who had flown to London for fun and visited the city of Salisbury to see its cathedral.
World
September 9
Anti-Kremlin protesters rally across Russia
Supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny protested across Russia against planned increases to the nationwide pension age on Sunday, a challenge to the authorities who are holding a raft of regional elections on the same day.
World
July 17
Jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent
A US grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups.
World
July 17
Trump 'misspoke' over Russia meddling saga
US President Donald Trump tried to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 US election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki.
World
July 16
Shock as Trump backs Putin on election meddling
Standing with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump refused to blame him for meddling in the 2016 elections, casting doubt on the findings of his own intelligence agencies and sparking a storm of criticism at home.
World
July 10
Clash of the titans: When Donald meets Vladimir
When Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin, he sits down with a disciplined, detail-oriented, experienced Russian leader who has played on the world stage for more than 18 years, in contrast to Trumps's 18 months.
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June 18
Jubilant Mexico fans set off quake sensors after win
Mexicans jumping in jubilation shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors and throngs danced in the streets after their team scored a surprise victory over World Cup defending champs Germany.
World
June 14
Robbie Williams selling soul for World Cup gig - critic
A long-time Kremlin critic lambasted Robbie Williams for deciding to sing at the World Cup opening ceremony in Moscow, while a campaign group offered to brief the British pop star on Russia's human rights record.
World
June 13
World Cup warning: 'Avoid sex with foreigners'
Russian women should avoid sex with non-white foreign men during the football World Cup because they could become single mothers to mixed race children, a senior lawmaker in Moscow says.
World
June 12
Ten dead in boat accident in World Cup host city
Ten people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat in the Russian city of Volgograd, which is hosting matches in the upcoming football World Cup.
World
May 6
Russian opposition leader among 1600 arrested
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and around 1,600 anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police during street protests against Vladimir Putin.
World
April 16
Putin predicts global 'chaos' if West hits Syria again
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions.
World
March 30
Russian mall exec arrested over fatal fire
Russian police arrested an executive with the firm that owns a shopping mall where a fire last weekend killed 64 people, most of them children.
World
March 17
Russia summons British ambassador
Russia's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to the country, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported, citing an unidentified ministry source.
World
March 16
Russia retaliates: UK diplomats expelled
Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a nerve agent on English soil.
World
February 18
Confusion reigns over 300 dead Russians in Syria
The United States is still unsure who directed a Feb. 7 attack on U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday, even as he acknowledged accounts that Russian civilian contractors were involved.
World
January 30
US pens Russian 'oligarch list'
The U.S. Treasury Department has named a slew of major Russian businessmen, bankers, and political figures on a list of oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
World
December 27
10 hurt in St Petersburg supermarket blast
A blast ripped through a supermarket in Russia's St Petersburg, injuring at least 10 shoppers, investigators said.
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