Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for Kremlin talks that reflected increasingly close ties between the two countries that were communist rivals during the Cold War.

Putin and Xi meet pandas and visit Bolshoi

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By Janos Besenyo Russia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th Century. In 1869, for instance, the Russians gave Ethiopia military support to threaten the position of the British in their quest to control the Suez Canal.

Russia in Africa: Can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

Russia on Monday insisted that their military was targeting ''terrorists'' in Syria's Idlib after Trump asked them to stop ''this butchery.'' "Terrorist fire in Idlib is of course unacceptable," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

After Trump tweets, Russia says military targeting 'terrorists' in Syria's Idlib

2 Missing, 38 Injured in Blasts in an Explosives plant in Russia. A cloud of smoke covers the sky above Dzerzhinsk

2 Missing, 38 Injured in Blasts in an Explosives plant in Russia

Russia staged large-scale aviation drills at the annexed Crimea peninsula this week with crews from Aerospace Forces from four Russian military districts and the Northern Fleet taking part.

Russia stages Airforce drills in annexed Crimea

A blast at a major explosives plant in central Russia Saturday injured 79 people and damaged nearly 200 buildings nearby, local officials told Russian news agencies.

Blast at Russian explosives plant injures more than 70 people

Elton John on Friday criticised Russia`s reported censorship of gay sex scenes in the new movie musical based on his life, 'Rocketman', calling the decision "cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people.

Elton John slams Russian cuts to 'Rocketman' gay scenes

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Russia rebuffed as a baseless smear on Thursday a US allegation that Moscow may be conducting low-level nuclear tests in violation of a moratorium. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Russia was in full compliance with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), which Moscow ratified in 2000.

Russia calls US nuclear accusation 'smear'

The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a US intelligence official said on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.

US believes Russia conducting low-level nuclear tests: Official

US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that former Vice President Joe Biden "deserted" Pennsylvania. Trump and Biden have made Pennsylvania front and centre in the efforts to win the presidency in 2020.

Trump tells Penn. rally: 'Biden deserted you'

The Russian army has said President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian forces had ceased fire "unilaterally" in northwestern Idlib province, where the UN fears a "humanitarian catastrophe".

Russian army says Syrian forces have called ceasefire in Idlib

Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia have killed 10 civilians including five children in a northwestern jihadist bastion, a monitor said Monday, hours after Moscow announced a ceasefire there.

Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in northwest Syria: Monitor

Russian soldiers showed off their combat skills in the city of Kaliningrad on Saturday (May 18) to celebrate 316 years since the founding of the Baltic fleet. The servicemen staged a security operation and demonstrated their martial arts' training in front of the military officials and civilians.

Russian marines show off combat skills to celebrate Baltic fleet founding anniversary

A Russian senator on Sunday said the hidden-camera recordings that toppled the Austrian government did not prove any link to Russia and Moscow did not want to spoil its relations with Vienna.

'You can't draw Russia link' to Austria sting: Russian senator

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia part of a renewed effort by the White House and Kremlin to improve relations following the publication of the Mueller report.Watch full video to know more.

President Vladimir Putin tells Pompeo US and Russia can improve relations after Mueller report

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 gathering in Japan next month. Trump said he expects his discussion with Xi to be "very fruitful", as the trade war between China and the United States intensified this week.

Donald Trump says he will meet China's Xi Jinping at G20 next month

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Venezuelan President continues to blame the United States and has called US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, 'a liar'. Watch full video to know more.

Venezuelan President hits out at US secretary of state

Russian president Vladimir Putin scored at least eight goals in an exhibition ice hockey game with former National Hockey League players at Sochi’s Bolshoy Ice Dome, then took a face-first spill while waving to the crowd during a post-game victory lap.

Vladimir Putin scores well in hockey exhibition, then falls on face

UN-linked aid groups have suspended activities in parts of violence-plagued northwest Syria, where stepped-up bombardment by the regime and Russia is jeopardising the safety of humanitarian workers.

UN-linked aid groups suspend activities in parts of northwest Syria

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be travelling to Russia on May 12-14, where he will meet President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the State Department said on Friday.

Pompeo to meet Putin on Russia visit: State Department

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