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The Russian lower house of parliament approved a bill raising income taxes for the wealthy to help fund government operations during the conflict in Ukraine. This is a transition from a flat-rate tax to a progressive tax system with rates ranging fr...

A persistent conspiracy theory in the US claims the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing was faked, suggesting NASA staged photos and videos. Russian scientist Yury Borisov, head of Roscosmos, confirmed the authenticity of lunar soil samples provided by the ...

Viktor Vodolatskiy, a member of Russia's State Duma lower house of parliament, was quoted by Tass news agency as saying Russian forces controlled more than half the territory of the town of Vovchansk, 5 km (three miles) inside the border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has chosen to reappoint Mikhail Mishustin as the prime minister, awaiting approval from the lower house. Mishustin, who followed Russian law by submitting his Cabinet's resignation, is likely to receive confirmation ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the reappointment on Friday of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a technocrat who has helped him through the war in Ukraine and the economic challenges wrought by Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion.

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow, Russia. The attack resulted in at least 40 deaths and over 100 injuries. Armed individuals stormed the venue, opening fire and detonat...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate, cast his electronic vote in the presidential elections, marking the first time online voting has been available. More than 3.5 million people voted online on the first day of pol...

The upcoming Russian presidential election, scheduled from March 15 to 17, is expected to result in another six-year term for President Vladimir Putin, making him the longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin. The lack of viable opposition, coupled...

The death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent figure in Russian politics, in an Arctic labour camp, is a significant blow to the hopes of many for him to lead a future democratic Russia. Navalny rose to prominence as an anti-corruption crusader, exposing...

Russia's parliament has passed a bill that revokes Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, in line with President Vladimir Putin's wishes. This move comes at a time of heightened tension with the West. Russia says it will...

Russia has announced its intention to revoke the ratification of the global nuclear test ban treaty, following the US decision to do so. However, Russia clarified that it will only resume nuclear tests if the US conducts one first. The Comprehensive...

Russian lawmakers have been given 10 days to consider revoking Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), following President Vladimir Putin's suggestion that Russia may resume nuclear testing. The move is seen as a r...

Russia will keep compulsory military service for 18-year-olds, state media reported on Friday, permanently increasing the number of young men liable to conscription, after lawmakers dropped a proposal not to start before the age of 21. All men in Ru...

The move to prosecute Artem Savinovsky, for which no hearing date was listed, comes a day after a different court levied a 1 million rubles ($11,048) fine against an online film database owned by Yandex under the same law.

The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, gave its preliminary approval to changes in the law in a so-called second reading of the relevant legislation.

Belyaninov Andrey Yurievich, Secretary General, Eurasian Peoples' Assembly spoke on the prominent presence of Indian industry across the world and development in trade and science & technology is commendable. “Indian and Eurasian business community ...

Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma - Russia's lower house of parliament - warned that the United States and NATO's support of Ukraine is leading the world to a "terrible war". "If Washington and NATO countries supply weapons that will be used t...

The Russian state Duma on Thursday approved the bill to ban the LGBTQ 'propoganda'.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s enemies are considering physically “eliminating” him, while some want him to be seized alive and face war charges for invading Ukraine.