Football fever has slowly built over the last four weeks as the country took its young national team to heart
‘The truth is that the likes of France continue to benefit from migration while still waging a war on migrants’
A great deal of hope was placed on a few outstanding African players whose abilities did not blossom at the world cup
Wiltshire police said they initially suspected that the two had fallen ill after using ‘possibly heroin or cocaine from a contaminated batch of drugs’
Rather than accepting the competition that comes with pluralism, the Kremlin is intent on rigging the rules of politics
A two-thirds majority, minus any abstentions, is needed for Britain’s draft to pass
Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov was bullish ahead of the match in Saint Petersburg that his team can rein in the explosive striker.
Mexico stunned World Cup holders Germany on Sunday, inflicting a 1-0 defeat that throws the Germans’ title defence into disarray
In the first of a series of columns for the duration of the World Cup, Carlos Amato looks at the prospects ahead of Russia 2018
‘The Fifa World Cup is an extravagant symbol of so much that is wrong with this world. But let’s not kid ourselves: we are going to watch it anyway’
Denis Cheryshev said there were "no words to express" how he felt after he struck twice for Russia as the World Cup hosts thumped Saudi Arabia.
The World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday as the host nation take on Saudi Arabia in front of 80 000 people in Moscow.
Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar are all aiming to leave an indelible mark but it’s also the perfect stage for a new generation to showcase their talents.
For Fifa, the tournament is a commercial and technological opportunity.
The new world champs — whose only strategy was to ‘have fun’ — pulled off a stunning coup in Prague
Activists and social movements feel left out in the cold by a process that doesn’t take them seriously
The ‘murder’ had been staged in order to foil an attempt on his life by Moscow according to the head of Ukraine’s security service
Events in recent months highlight the mounting interest of China and Russia in the Central African Republic
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action
The deputy president and Jacob Zuma are both in Russia to meet the newly re-elected head of state
Authoritarian countries will put liberal democracies under pressure
Are there cheaper alternatives to nuclear power to alleviate energy shortages in Africa?
The US and its allies have called for the enforcement of a ceasefire and demanded Syria engage in UN-led peace talks
Pentagon planners are taking pains to avoid hitting Russian military assets.
The US, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, France and Denmark have all expelled Russian envoys over the poisoning of a former Russian spy
The president has won his fourth term, but many eyes are on voter turnout in the face of an opposition boycott
"Sixty-five passengers and six crew members were on board, and all of them died," Russia’s office of transport
South Africa’s obsession with nuclear energy under the leadership of President Zuma, is dangerous.
The incident involving the Russian-made Angosat-1 followed a similar one in November when Russia lost contact with a weather satellite
Japan is not training any more astronauts for ISS missions but announced plans earlier this year to send its first astronaut to the moon by 2030.
The US president also insisted he and his campaign had not colluded with Moscow in the 2016 election.
Minority communities visiting Russia in 2018 will be warned about the possibility of attacks