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Calls for calm as tensions rise over Turkish downing of Russian jet

NATO, the UN and Washington expressed their support for Turkey after its military shot down a Russian jet claiming it had violated its airspace. But

Syria

Anti-ISIL coalition courts Russia to destroy ISIL

Diplomacy has increasingly been mixing with war measures as allies redouble efforts to destroy the radical Islamic State movement ISIL — talking

Turkey

Turkey downing of Russian plane "a stab in the back" says President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Russian plane which was shot down had in no way threatened Turkey but was doing its duty in the fight

Economy

Russian and Turkish markets slump after jet shot down

Russian stock markets fell following the news that Turkey had shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. The RTS index tumbled by as much

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Syrian conflict dominates talks between Russia and Iran in Tehran

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s leadership have called for closer ties at a meeting on the sidelines of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum

Russia

Anti-Russian protesters block repair of Crimean power lines

The Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea will be starved of electricity for a third day after pro-Ukrainian activists prevented repairs to sabotaged

Syria

Russian jets strike at 472 terrorist targets in Syria

Russian Su-34 bombers have carried out 141 sorties in Syria in the last 48 hours. Defence Ministry spokesman General-Major Igor Konashenkov said the

Russia

'Criminal investigations opened' following Crimea blackout

A number of criminal investigations have reportedly been opened in Ukraine after power lines carrying electricity into Crimea were sabotaged. The

Russia

Crimea: state of emergency declared

A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after power lines carrying electricity from Ukraine were reportedly sabotaged. The peninsula was

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Defending the selfie stick?

Russia

Diesel: from Russia with love

Russia says it will send a puppy to replace the police dog which perished in last week’s terrorist operation in Paris. The Interior Ministry in

Syria

Russia says intensified air campaign is pounding ISIL targets in Syria

Russia says its air strikes in Syria are destroying ISIL’s oil infrastructure. It comes as Moscow reveals that it has stepped up its military

Sport

Russian athletes excluded from World Indoor championships

Russian athletes will not appear at the World Indoor championships in the US next March. The event in Portland, Oregon, will be the first major

Syria

Five questions on Russia's air strikes in Syria

What is Russia doing in Syria? I was allowed to visit the Khmeimim airbase at the Bassel al-Assad International Airport, named after the deceased

Syria

Live Q&A: What is life like on a Russian military base in Syria?

Syria

Oil: Air strikes hit ISIL where it hurts

With oil revenue reckoned to provide ISIL militants with more than $1 million a day, Russian bombers have targeted tankers and refinery facilities

Syria

A new, uneasy alliance takes shape to fight Daesh in Syria

France is intensifying its air raids against Daesh targets in their headquarters of Raqqa in Syria. Since October Paris has been taking part as a

Egypt

ISIL claims its killed two hostages as it gives more detail on Russian plane bomb

In its propaganda magazine ISIL shows a picture of what it says is a similar bomb to the one it claims to have smuggled on to a Russian plane that

Syria

France and Russia increase air strikes on ISIL targets

Russia has carried out new air strikes against Islamic State militant targets in Syria. Moscow says its SU-34 bombers have started hitting ISIL’s oil

Russia

Russia vows to hunt down airliner bombers and steps up strikes on ISIL in Syria

Russia says it has stepped up airstrikes against ISIL militants after the Kremlin accepted that it was a bomb that brought down a Russian airliner