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Russia reported 5,529 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its national tally to 1,073,849, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 150 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 18,785.

 On Monday, Russia reported 5,509 new coronavirus cases, taking its national tally to 1,068,320, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 57 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 18,635.

Russia said on Friday it would ask to send investigators to Germany in the case of Alexei Navalny, a proposal all but certain to be brushed off by Berlin, which says the Russian opposition politician was poisoned with a banned nerve agent.…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said it hoped China and India would find a solution as soon as possible to de-escalate renewed tensions on their disputed Himalayan border. Earlier on Friday, China and India said they had agreed to this…

Russia's interior ministry said on Friday that Russian police have traced opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s movements and what he drank before falling ill in Siberia last month, and are trying to locate a witness who has left the…

On Friday, Russia reported 5,504 new coronavirus cases, pushing the national tally to 1,051,874, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 102 people had died in the past 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 18,365.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told Italy’s prime minister that he will set up a committee to investigate the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Giuseppe Conte was quoted on Thursday as saying. “President Putin…

On Thursday, Russia reported 5,363 new coronavirus cases, pushing the national tally to 1,046,370. Authorities said 128 people had died in the last 24 hours, pushing the official death toll to 18,263.

Belarusian, Russian and Serbian military forces will take part in joint military exercises in Belarus, the RIA news agency cited Belarus’ defence ministry as saying on Tuesday. It said the Russian and Serbian forces would arrive in…