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Russians flock to Serbia for Western-made Covid-19 vaccines

When Russian regulators approved the country's own coronavirus vaccine, it was a moment of national pride, and the Pavlov family was among those who rushed to take the injection

Discussions with US underway on S-400 missile defence deal: India

India said discussions are going on with the US on the S-400 missile defence deal, a day after US Deputy Secretary of State expressed unease over New Delhi's procurement of Russian weapons system

NATO expels 8 'undeclared' Russian intelligence officers

NATO expelled eight members of Russia's mission to military alliance, saying that they were secretly working as intelligence officers and cut the size of Moscow's team able to work at its headquarters

Russian film crew blasts off to make first movie in space: Report

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world's first movie in orbit, a project the Kremlin said will help burnish the nation's space glory. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three space missions. Their Soyuz MS-19 lifted off as scheduled at 1:55 p.m. (0855 GMT) from the Russian space launch facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan and arrived at the station after about 3 hours. Shkaplerov took manual controls to smoothly dock the spacecraft at the space outpost after a glitch in an automatic docking system. The trio reported they were feeling fine and spacecraft systems were functioning normally. Peresild and Klimenko are to film segments of a new movie titled Challenge, in which a surgeon played by Peresild rushes to the space station to save a crew member who suffers a heart condition. After 12 d

WHO still reviewing Sputnik V vaccine, as Russia presses bid

The clarification comes after Russia's Health Minister Mikhail Murashko in recent days reportedly said that administrative issues were among the main holdups in WHO's decision-making process

WHO has lifted barriers for Sputnik V approval: Russian Health Minister

Russia first applied for approval from the WHO for their vaccine in February but has not yet received an Emergency Use Listing (EUL).

Descendant of tsars becomes first royal to marry in Russia since revolution

George Mikhailovich, 40, was born in Madrid and has lived most of his life in Spain and France

Recognition of Taliban not 'on the table', says Russia's Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not "on the table."

Russia, China, Pakistan agree to maintain contacts with Taliban

Special representatives of Pakistan Russia and China agreed with the Taliban to maintain contacts at the recent consultations in Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

The app in question, called Smart Voting, was a tool for organising opposition to Russia President Vladimir Putin ahead of elections held over the weekend.

IEA says Russia could do more to boost Europe's gas supply

More could be done to fill storage sites ahead of winter heating season, says energy body

Rivals allege fraud as pro-Putin party wins majority in Russia

The scale of the victory means United Russia will have more than two-thirds of deputies in the 450-seat State Duma lower house of parliament

Shooting at Russian university leaves 8 dead and 28 hurt, says report

In May, a gunman opened fire at a school in the city of Kazan, killing seven students and two teachers, with a registered weapon

Shooting in Russian university leaves 8 dead

A gunman opened fire in a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday morning, leaving eight people dead and others wounded, according to Russia's Investigative Committee

Navalny app removed from Apple, Google stores as Russian polls open

Facing Kremlin pressure, Apple and Google on Friday removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities

Taliban govt not inclusive, but essential to work with it, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Afghanistan government formed by the Taliban is not representative and inclusive, but it is essential to work with it

SCO Summit: EAM holds informal talks with Russian counterpart, Iran prez

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a "useful discussion" with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Russia fines Facebook, Twitter for not deleting banned content

The Tagansky district court said Facebook had been handed five fines totalling 21 million roubles ($287,850). Twitter received two fines of a total 5 million roubles, it said.

Pak PM speaks with Russian President Putin; discusses Afghan situation

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed regional and bilateral matters of interest along with the evolving situation in Afghanistan

Putin to self-isolate as Covid cases detected in his entourage: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday.