US President Donald Trump said Monday that he has "never worked for Russia", and slammed recent news reports that have raised questions about his ties to Vladimir Putin as a "big fat hoax.

Trump says he has 'never worked for Russia', allegations saying so are a 'big fat hoax'

US begins process of pulling out from Syria

A letter envoy Richard Grenell sent to several businesses 'reminds that any company operating in the Russian energy export pipeline sector... is in danger under CAATSA of US sanctions,' an embassy spokesman said.

US threatens sanctions over Russia-Germany gas pipeline

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Asian players are proving to be conceptually and bureaucratically better positioned in the 21st century’s 'great game' that involves tectonic geopolitical shifts with the emergence of what former Portuguese Europe minister Bruno Macaes terms the fusion of Europe and Asia into a “supercontinent.

The rise of Eurasia: Geopolitical advantages and historic pitfalls

The International Olympic Committee's athlete commission indicated on Friday it would support fresh sanctions on Russia by world anti-doping agency WADA after a missed doping data deadline.

IOC Athletes' body indicates support for fresh action against Russia

United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) head Travis Tygart urged that immediate action be taken to address the refusal of Russian officials to grant their investigators access to a Moscow lab at the heart of the Sochi Olympics doping scandal.

US anti-doping head says WADA handling of Russian lab a 'total joke'

A White House spokesman last week said US President Donald Trump had not issued orders to the Pentagon to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan's neighbours fear refugee crisis if US pulls out

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin exchange new year greetings

President Donald Trump last week unexpectedly said he was pulling all 2,000 troops from Syria, declaring that the United States had achieved its objective as the Islamic State group had been 'knocked' out.

Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate on Syria after US pullout

Russia is working with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to settle an issue regarding the transfer of laboratory data, the Kremlin said on Friday - a condition for the country's anti-doping agency to keep its accreditation.

Russia working with WADA to settle lab data issue: Kremlin

Ankara's purchase of US missiles worth $3.5 billion will not affect a deal to acquire rival S-400 missiles from Russia, the Turkish presidential spokesman said Monday.

US missile deal does not affect S-400 purchase from Russia: Turkey

Russia said on Saturday that the scrapping of a Cold War era nuclear pact may lead to an arms race and direct confrontation between several global regions, after a proposal by Moscow was rejected in a United Nations vote.

Russia warns of global conflict over nuclear pact collapse

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Russia says it has built four new military barracks in the Kuril islands, angering Tokyo on Tuesday with whom it has been locked in a decades-long row over the archipelago in the Sea of Japan.

Russia builds military barracks on disputed Kuril islands, angers Japan

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Russia retains a heightened military presence on Ukraine's border, having pulled back "less than 10 per cent" of its forces since tensions between the countries peaked in November, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.

Russia retains heightened military border presence: Ukraine President Poroshenko

WION Dispatch: Russian lawmakers plan to reduce dependence on foreign internet

Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking a historic split from Russia which its leaders see as vital to the country's security and independence.

Ukraine's President names leader of new church in split from Russia

Strasbourg Christmas market attacker killed after gun battle French security forces on Thursday night killed the suspect, Cherif Chekatt, 29, who was allegedly responsible for the attack on the Christmas market in Strasbourg in which three people had died.

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The head of the Ukrainian navy is meeting his US counterpart this week in Washington, where they will discuss the Russian navy's recent seizure of three Ukrainian vessels, a US official said Thursday.

US, Ukraine navy heads meet after Russia ship seizure

Kremlin on Friday held the accusations made by Maria Butina, the first Russian to be convicted of working to influence US policy during the 2016 presidential race as "absolutely unfounded".

US accusations against Russian Butina 'absolutely unfounded': Kremlin

A woman accused of acting as a Russian agent to infiltrate a powerful gun lobby group and influence US policy toward Moscow pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy in federal court on Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that could give them insight into Russian meddling in American politics.

Accused Russian agent Maria Butina pleads guilty in US to conspiracy

The Russian Biathlon Union has revealed that Austrian police officers visited members of the nation's biathlon team on Wednesday (December 13) to interview them over possible doping violations.

Austrian police question Russian biathlon team on doping

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