In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, left, speaks with Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Alon U...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko walk during their meeting at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Putin hosted his Belarusi...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Two trials against Navalny are being held Moscow City Court one considering a...
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Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow.
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People draw hearts with their cellphones flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya Moscow, Russia.
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People draw hearts with their cellphones flashlights in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya Moscow, Russia. When the team of jailed Russ...
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In this photo provided by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, Emergency Ministry employees work at the scene of a powerful explosion in Vladikavkaz, Russia. A gas explosion h...
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In this handout photo provided by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service, Emergency Ministry employees work at a scene of a powerful explosion in Vladikavkaz, Russia. A gas explo...
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A man bathes in an ice hole in the Neva River St. Petersburg, Russia. The temperature in St. Petersburg is -15C ( 5 °F).
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In this image made from video provided by the Babuskinsky District Court, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in a cage during a hearing on his charges for defamation, ...
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Lyubov Sobol, a Russian opposition activist, is driven in a prison car to the headquarters of the Investigative Committee in Moscow, Russia. Following Navalny's arrest, authorities...
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Servicemen of the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) gather at the Red Square to prevent a protest rally in Moscow, Russia. A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Al...
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Policemen detain a Navalny supporter during a protest in St. Petersburg, Russia. A Moscow court has ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 y...
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Police detain a protester during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia. Thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across ...
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Police stand blocking approaches to the square during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Volgograd, Russia. Thousands of people have taken to the ...
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People walk on a street during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia. Thousands of people took to the streets across Russia to demand ...
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Police detain a woman during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Vladivostok, Russia. As part of a multipronged effort by the authorities to discou...
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People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia. Police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who ...
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The arm of Russian artist Alla Urban is seen among her "The question" artwork as she poses for photographers at "From iron to a drop of light" exhibition in Tretyakov Picture Galle...
Navalny was arrested last Sunday at a Moscow airport as he tried to enter the country from Germany after 5 months of recovering from nerve agent poisoning he blames on the Kremlin.
The US and European countries have called for immediate release of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was detained at the Moscow airport today.
A bickering world, quite rightly, gets Russia, the commonest bete noire, as host of its cup of life. Ah, but we mustn’t cavil. It might turn out to be fun after all.
Excluding France, who've also only won the World Cup only once in recent memory, the likes of Belgium, England and Croatia are entering territory which hasn't been explored, at least in a while.
Dele Alli and Maguire send England through as Sweden create a number of a chances but fail to put them away. On the other end, hosts Russia were knocked out by a hard-working Croatia side.
If Saturday was all about the goals, Sunday was all about the saves. Akinfeev saved Russia from elimination while Kasper Schmeichel’s efforts for Denmark were in vain. Couldn’t catch the action? Here is your definitive round up of Day 17 of the World Cup.