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Russia recorded more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday, surpassing Germany to become the country with the sixth-highest number of confirmed infections.…

The Federal Government will today commence the evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad. The exercise, it was learnt, will commence with the 265 Nigerians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). There…

Russia’s government resigned in a shock announcement on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin proposed a series of constitutional reforms. In a televised meeting with the Russian president, Prime Minister Dmitry…

The 2018 FIFA World Cup gets under way on Thursday, when hosts Russia face Saudi Arabia following an opening ceremony at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Football’s showpiece event features 32 teams,…

A top senator in Russia said on Thursday he had credible evidence of the United States plotting to “discredit” the 2018 World Cup his country is staging for the first…

The U.S., in a retaliatory move, has given Russia 48 hours to close three of its missions in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York. According to the News Agency of…

Jehovah’s Witnesses said on Tuesday it would appeal a ban on its activities in Russia at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, saying it had exhausted all other…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 74th senior international goal as Portugal beat hosts Russia 1-0 at the Confederations Cup on Wednesday. The 32-year-old, whose club future at Real Madrid appears to…

Islamic State (IS) has released a new video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on…

A man allegedly pushed his 17-year-old nephew off a ninth floor balcony in Chechnya after discovering he was gay. The uncle reportedly killed the teenager after police told residents of…