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Russia bars Navalny presidential bid 25 Dec 2017 - 07:20 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny walks along a street in Moscow on December 25, 2017, after the election commission rejected his presidential bid.   AFP / Dmitry Serebryakov
Five dead after bus ploughs into Moscow underpass: police 25 Dec 2017 - 03:45 pm
Russian officials inspect the scene after a bus plowed into a Moscow subway entrance, leaving at least five people dead and 15 injured, in Moscow, Russia on December 25, 2017. Sefa Karacan - Anadolu
Driver rams German party headquarters in apparent suicide bid 25 Dec 2017 - 12:03 pm
A damaged car is pictured inside the party headquarters of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) after it crashed into the building in Berlin, Germany, December 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
150 trapped in French Alps ski lifts 25 Dec 2017 - 10:51 am
This file photo taken on November 26, 2016 shows people skiing down a slope on the opening weekend of the ski season at Val Thorens ski resort, in the French Alps. / AFP.
France mobilizes 100,000 security personnel for the holidays 24 Dec 2017 - 11:21 am
File photo of french police used for representation. Reuters
Moscow warns US decision to arm Ukraine could cause 'new bloodshed' 23 Dec 2017 - 03:43 pm
Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov
Aardvark missing after fire at London Zoo 23 Dec 2017 - 02:09 pm
London Fire Brigade firefighters control a fire that broke out at a cafe and shop at London Zoo in London on December 23, 2017.   AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS
Moscow: US arms supply to provoke Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine 23 Dec 2017 - 01:23 pm
File photo of Ukrainian soldiers used for representation. Reuters
Where did you get your tree? Child climbers in Georgia risk lives for Christmas 23 Dec 2017 - 11:52 am
File picture of a Christmas tree lit in St Petersburg used for representation. Reuters
Firefighters tackle blaze at London Zoo 23 Dec 2017 - 11:50 am
Peninsula
Iran, Chips and Bentleys may mend UK-Russia ties, Johnson says 23 Dec 2017 - 09:23 am
Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shake hands during their joint press conference in Moscow, Russia, on December 22, 2017. ( Sefa Karacan - Anadolu Agency )
UK passports changing back to blue after Brexit 22 Dec 2017 - 06:57 pm
A combination image of two handout pictures released on December 22, 2017 by the UK passport office shows a burgundy (L) and blue United Kingdom passport. ( AFP / UK PASSPORT OFFICE)
Britain's Johnson, Lavrov exchange smiles and barbs on Moscow visit 22 Dec 2017 - 06:35 pm
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stands in front of Saint Basil's cathedral in Red square in Moscow on December 22, 2017 after a meeting with his Russian counterpart. (AFP / POOL / Stefan Rousseau)
Putin slams 'aggressive' new US defence strategy 22 Dec 2017 - 05:57 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attend a meeting of Russia's top military brass in Balashikha outside Moscow on December 22, 2017. / AFP / SPUTNIK / Mikhail KLIMENTYEV
Paris truffle find hailed as boon for urban gardeners 22 Dec 2017 - 05:51 pm
A truffle producer and his truffle-sniffing dog checks out black truffles (Truffes du Perigord) named Tuber melanosporum, in Sainte-Alvere, France, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
U.N. war crimes court that prosecuted Milosevic closes doors 21 Dec 2017 - 07:06 pm
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UK's Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle release engagement pictures 21 Dec 2017 - 04:13 pm
One of two official engagement photos released on December 21, 2017 by Kensington Palace of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taken by Alexi Lubomirski at Frogmore House in Windsor, Britain. Picture taken in the week commencing December 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ale
Uber suffers new blow as EU court rules it's a taxi service 20 Dec 2017 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows the Uber app on a mobile telephone, as it is held up for a posed photograph, in London, Britain, November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo