Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and around 1,600 anti-Kremlin activists were detained by police

Russian opposition leader and activists held before Putin inauguration

News brief: Big stories of the day

Medvedev, who had been prime minister since 2012, resigned earlier on Monday along with the rest of the government in line with procedure

Russia's Putin taps Dmitry Medvedev for prime minister

Israel has been lobbying world powers to "fix or nix" a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran as a May 12 deadline set by President Donald Trump approaches

Israeli PM Netanyahu to meet Russia's Putin on Wednesday: Statement

Sergio Aguero is recovering well from knee surgery and will be ready for next month's World Cup in Russia

Argentine striker Sergio Aguero will be fine for FIFA World Cup 2018: Pep Guardiola

What was the rationale behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury?

Opinion: The curious case of Sergei Skripal

Critics of Vladimir Putin took to the streets of Russia on Saturday ahead of his inauguration for a fourth presidential term to register their opposition to what they say is his autocratic Tsar-like rule

Putin opponents protest across Russia before presidential inauguration

Military tension between India and China may have driven India's defence expense, as indicated by Senior Researcher with the SIPRI AMEX programme, Siemon Wezeman.Wezeman said, "Tensions between China and many of its neighbours continue to drive the growth in military spending in Asia

India among top 5 military spenders: Report

Officials said that the incident took place on board a Russian Airlines flight Aeroflot and the cabin crew member registered a complaint immediately after landing at IGI airport

FIR filed against man for allegedly molesting Russian staffer on flight

The unusual triple alliance coming out of Syria could change the regional balance of power and unhinge NATO — if it holds together at all

Opinion: An emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran alliance could reshape the Middle East

The song 'Colors' is written by an American singer-songwriter, Jason Derulo. The song is serving the purpose of anthem for FIFA 2018

'Hands up for your colours... raise your flag,' says FIFA 2018 anthem

The research by Swansea University and The Sunday Times found about 6,500 automated accounts sent messages praising the opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his policies in the closing stages of the election

Russian Twitter accounts tried to help opposition in UK election

Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu added that any military solution in Syria would be illegal and unsustainable

Russia, Turkey and Iran need to help clear Syria of terrorists: Russian Foreign Minister

India is currently in an advance stage of negotiations with Russia for five S-400 system worth an estimated USD 4.5 billion.

Imposing sanctions on India over defence deal with Russia will hit US: Jim Mattis

Searches in Novy Urengoy had found extremist Islamic State propaganda, the FSB said.

Ahead of World Cup soccer, Russia says Islamic State attacks thwarted

Russia has recently expressed concerns over America's and France's stance on the Iran nuclear deal JCPOA

Russian, Iranian diplomats to discuss Iran nuclear deal this Saturday

Donald Trump also issued a warning to the countries who might oppose the joint US-Canada-Mexico bid to host football World Cup 2026

Trump threatens countries who don't support North American joint bid for FIFA 2026

The Swedish FA have officially confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be coming out of international retirement for FIFA World Cup 2018

Zlatan Ibrahimovic wont play in FIFA 2018, says Swedish FA

The ministry added it plans to study a US Tomahawk cruise missile captured by Syrian forces in a recent attack

Russia to deliver new air defence systems to Syria: Defence Ministry

How did such a magnitude of attack not cause a single casualty to Russians troops or equipment, if the US claims it did not inform Russians in advance?

Opinion: Aftermath of US missiles attack on Syria — Is it really 'mission accomplished'?

Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan also singled out Syria, Myanmar, Turkey and Venezuela as nations with a poor human rights record

US calls China, Russia, Iran, North Korea 'morally reprehensible' on rights

The collected samples will be sent to the OPCW Laboratory in Rijswijk, Netherlands

OPCW team enters Douma, collects site samples for investigation

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