Russia

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's Death Near 100 Percent Certain: Report

World News | Reuters | Friday June 23, 2017

The likelihood that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed is close to 100 percent, Interfax news agency quoted the head of the defence committee in Russia's upper parliamentary house as saying today.

Russia Warships And Submarine Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria: Reports

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 23, 2017

2 Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria, the defence ministry said Friday. It said that Turkish and Israeli military "were informed in a timely manner of the missile launches through communication channels," but it did not mention the United States

Trump Says He Doesn't Have Tapes Of His Conversations With Comey

World News | Jennifer Jacobs, Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg | Thursday June 22, 2017

President Donald Trump said he doesn't have recordings of his conversations with then-FBI Director James Comey, capping weeks of speculation about whether such tapes exist.

Russia Has No Information On Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's Fate: Official

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 22, 2017

Russia said today it has no information on the fate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of the ISIS terror group, nearly a week after the Russian military said it may have killed him in an airstrike.

FIFA Confederations Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo Guides Portugal To 1-0 Victory Over Russia

Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 22, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo brushed aside his off-field problems by scoring the winner as Portugal edged out hosts Russia 1-0 at the Confederations Cup.

Russians Hacked 21 Election Systems, Trump Video A Distraction: US Officials

World News | Reuters | Thursday June 22, 2017

Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states' election systems in the 2016 presidential race, a U.S. official told Congress on Wednesday, but a former official testified that a video of Donald Trump bragging of sexual conquests distracted attention from Washington's warnings.

NATO Jet Approached Plane Carrying Russian Defence Minister, Reports Say

World News | Andrew Roth, The Washington Post | Wednesday June 21, 2017

A NATO F-16 fighter approached and was then warned away from a jet carrying Russia's defence minister, Russian media have reported, the latest in a string of aerial incidents that have marked rising tensions between the West and Russia.

Extreme Heat Grips Northern Hemisphere On Summer Solstice

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 21, 2017

Extreme heat across large tracts of the Northern Hemisphere raised fears for crops in China, fuelled forest fires in Portugal and Russia's Far East, forced flight cancellations in the Southwest US, and melted tarmac on roads in Britain.

Kremlin Denies Putin Mistook US Video For Russia's Syria Campaign

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 21, 2017

The Kremlin on Wednesday hit back at embarrassing media reports that President Vladimir Putin mistook a video of US attacks on Afghanistan for Russian strikes on Syria.In US director Oliver Stone's documentary on Putin, currently airing in the United States, the president is seen showing him a video on a smartphone in the Kremlin.

Russian Jet Came Within Feet Of US Reconnaissance Plane, Pentagon Says

World News | Dan Lamothe, The Washington Post | Tuesday June 20, 2017

A Russian fighter jet came "within several feet" of an Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea and lingered by the side of the U.S. plane for several minutes on Monday, U.S. military officials said.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko Scores Donald Trump White House Meeting

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 20, 2017

US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday as Washington rolled out more sanctions against pro-Russian rebels, in a diplomatic coup for Kiev.

Arun Jaitley Leaves For Moscow On 3-Day Visit; Defence, Security Cooperation On Agenda

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 20, 2017

Arun Jaitley will co-chair the first meeting of the India-Russia High Level Committee on Science and Technology with the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin during his three-day visit.

Russia To Track US-Led Coalition Aircraft Over Syria As Potential Targets

World News | Reuters | Monday June 19, 2017

Russia said today it would treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft flying west of the River Euphrates in Syria as potential targets and track them with missile systems and military aircraft, but stopped short of saying it would shoot them down.

Styling Hair With Fire: The Latest, Craziest Fad In Russia

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Monday June 19, 2017

The video shows Alexander Menshikov, a hairstylist who says he invented this technique, using an open flame to style a client's hair.

Trump Lawyer Insists There Is No Obstruction Investigation - But Then Hedges

World News | John Wagner, Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post | Monday June 19, 2017

A member of President Donald Trump's legal team repeatedly insisted that Trump is not under investigation for obstruction of justice but acknowledged he could not know for certain during combative Sunday television interviews.