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When Russians headed to the polls last week, the Duma election results were never in doubt: Putin’s United Russiaparty won two-thirds of the seats, while the rest went to the tame

A Ka-27 helicopter made a hard landing near Ostraya Mountain in Russia's Kamchatka Territory, TASS news agency reported Thursday, citing a source in the aviation services. "We received a report on Ka-27 helicopter's hard landing near Ostraya Mountain in Kamchatka.

If the Kremlin sees the Duma election result as a buffer that will allow it to safely prepare for a transition at the top, the Russian political system might still find a way to evolve. But, if it views the result as confirmation that the system works just fine,

Russia on Thursday reported 820 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, matching an all-time high set on Aug. 26, and authorities warned that cases were again rising rapidly. Moscow recorded 3,

Russian travel agencies are selling package tours for Russians to receive foreign Covid-19 vaccines abroad amid frustration among some Russians that their domestically produced vaccines have not been approved internationally.

Hopefully we can keep the momentum going from Italy and score some solid points for the team.” The factory Mercedes team has won every Russian Grand Prix since Sochi debuted in 2014.

Germans will elect the members of the 20th Bundestag and its new chancellor. For the first time since 2005, Angela Merkel’s name will not be on any ballots, as she is retiring

They look like any crew getting ready to travel into space, but only Anton Shkapleov is actually a real astronaut. By his sides are actress Yulia Peresild and film director Klim Shipenko. They will soon be undertaking the job of a lifetime — filming a movie in space.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko who died an agonising death after he was poisoned in London with Polonium 210,

London: A third Russian military intelligence officer has been charged with attempted murder over the Novichok poisoning of Russian defector Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in England three years ago.