Latvian ballots at the October 6 vote will be scanned electronically and can be counted by hand, should concerns arise at any precinct, adding an extra layer of security. read more

Model Anna Shapiro who says her father was a “general in the Russian Army who played for the military orchestra”, said her husband Alex King, 42, collapsed in the toilet of the Prezzo restaurant and was “foaming at the mouth”. read more

Deputies in parliament’s lower house voted to approve the measure that would apply to individuals on social media as well as to those working for media groups. read more

Russia and India discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade which in 2017 reached $10.17 billion. read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the two men Britain suspects of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with military-grade nerve agent are not criminals and have been identified as civilians read more

The combined company will be better able to compete with local rivals Wildberries and Yandex. Alibaba’s Russian unit AliExpress mostly sells goods imported from China. read more

Taking part in the drills are around 300,000 soldiers, 36,000 military vehicles, 80 ships and 1,000 aircraft, helicopters and drones. read more

“I made a dreadful mistake, but I am a good man who is eager for redemption,” Ex-Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos said. read more

The trilateral summit in Tehran between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been viewed as a chance for a diplomatic solution for Syria read more

British authorities have issued European arrest warrants for Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, two suspected members of Russian military intelligence read more

London has accused two members of Russian military intelligence of using Novichok to try to kill former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the southwestern city of Salisbury read more

United States President Donald Trump Wednesday said he was “amazingly alone” within his administration on the issue that America be reimbursed for the “massive cost” of protecting other immensely wealthy countries. read more

“Weird Al” Yankovic attends a ceremony honouring him with the 2,643rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California.

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Moscow motor show showed off the Russian-built limousine that President Vladimir Putin read more

The 48-member NSG works on the principle of consensus for admitting new members. India has not signed the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) for an entry into the group. read more