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Russia Says Deal To Supply India S-400 Missiles Likely This Year: Report

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty (with input from agencies) | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Russia said today that it expects to sign a mega deal with India this year on the sale of S-400 surface-to-air missiles, the Interfax news agency reported.

Donald Trump, Russia And China Media Attacks "Threaten Democracy"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 25, 2018

Reporters Without Borders warned that a "climate of hatred and animosity" towards journalists combined with growing attempts to control the media pose a "threat to democracies".

Russia Adds Google IPs to Registry of Banned Sites

Associated Press | Monday April 23, 2018

The dispute over the ban of Telegram messaging app is intensifying.

G7 Ministers Meet Against Backdrop Of Russia Stand-off

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 22, 2018

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations were gathered in Toronto on Sunday seeking a common front against what they see as provocation from Vladimir Putin's Russia.

Russia "Welcomes" North Korea's Nuclear Declaration

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 22, 2018

Moscow "welcomes" North Korea's Kim Jong Un's declaration on halting nuclear tests and calls on the US and Pyongyang to work together to reduce tensions, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

US Calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'Morally Reprehensible' On Rights

World News | Reuters | Saturday April 21, 2018

The United States labeled China, Russia, Iran and North Korea on Friday as "morally reprehensible" governments that it said violated human rights within their borders on a daily basis, making them "forces of instability".

Russia Takes Heavy Hand to Internet to Block Telegram

Reuters | Saturday April 21, 2018

The head of the communications watchdog acknowledged that millions of IP addresses unrelated to Telegram have been blocked.

James Comey Memos Add To Donald Trump Legal Woes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 21, 2018

Donald Trump lashed out Friday after memos of his meetings with the FBI's then chief James Comey depicted the president as obsessed with the Russia probe and a smutty video allegedly showing him with two prostitutes.

US Brands China And Russia "Forces Of Instability" In Human Rights Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 21, 2018

The United States branded strategic rivals China and Russia "forces of instability" on Friday, grouping them with Iran and North Korea as countries whose rights abuses amount to a global threat.

Putin Told Trump "We Have The Most Beautiful Hookers In The World"

World News | Ellen Nakashima, Devlin Barret | Friday April 20, 2018

President Donald Trump expressed concerns about the judgment of his national security adviser Michael Flynn weeks before forcing him to resign, according to memos kept by former FBI director James Comey that recount in detail efforts by Trump to influence the bureau's expanding investigation of Russia.

Russian 'Elon Musk' Found Hanging In Prison. Inquiry Opens Into "Suicide"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 20, 2018

An investigation was launched in Russia on Thursday into the presumed suicide in prison of an entrepreneur dubbed by the media as the "Russian Elon Musk".

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Now Receiving Android 8.0 Oreo Update: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday April 19, 2018

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) was launched with Android Marshmallow back in January last year and received an update to Android Nougat in September.

Russia Says to Probe Facebook After Telegram Crackdown

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2018

"We will conduct a probe of the company before the end of 2018," the head of state regulator Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, told pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia.

Will Return From Injury In Top Form For FIFA World Cup, Says Neymar

Wednesday April 18, 2018

Neymar said he expects to be in "better shape" for the 2018 World Cup in Russia than he was before his foot injury.

US Lawmakers Jolted By Syria Briefing, Pentagon Warns Of ISIS Resurgence

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2018

The US military's hands-off approach on the ground in Syria is ceding influence to Russia and Iran, a top lawmaker warned Tuesday, as the Pentagon said it has seen the ISIS "resurge" in parts of the country