Stuart Williams
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Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild
Firefighters battled into the night to control the flames, declaring it was partially extinguished but completely under control
Riyadh sent experts to cover up Khashoggi murder: Turkey
The killing of the 59-year-old has severely dented the kingdom’s image in the West and put powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the defensive
US slams ‘one of worst cover-ups’ in Khashoggi case
The move came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Khashoggi’s killing inside the Saudis’ Istanbul consulate had been meticulously planned
Erdogan wants Istanbul trial over ‘planned’ Khashoggi murder
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was ‘planned’ days in advance according to a ‘roadmap’ by a Saudi team
Putin: We must protect believers from Pussy Riot
President Vladimir Putin says Russia was obliged to protect the feelings of religious believers from Pussy Riot, slamming their antics as an "orgy".
Phobos-Grunt spirals closer to Earth
Russia’s doomed probe for Mars spirals ever closer to the Earth before it plunges back into the atmosphere in a fiery end.
The earthquake still shaking the world
The cataclysmic collapse 20 years ago of the Soviet Union unleashed conflict, instability and poverty that are still felt today.
‘When the attack came, we were not ready’
Russia on Wednesday marked 70 years since the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany, an event that apparently caught Stalin totally unprepared.
Russia ‘seeks Slavic militant’ over Moscow bombing
An ethnic Russian member of a North Caucasus militant group on Thursday emerged as the first suspect in the suicide strike on Russia’s main airport.
Russia blames Polish pressure over Kaczynski crash
Russia on Wednesday blamed Polish failures for the plane crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski.
Ousted Moscow mayor slams ‘Stalin-era’ repression
In a withering attack on President Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow’s ousted mayor Yury Luzhkov accused him of promoting a climate of repression
Deadly battle to defend Russian nuclear sites from wildfires
Russia fought a deadly battle on Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites.
Russia battles wildfires as death toll rises
Russia firefighters on Monday battled to prevent the worst summer wildfires in a generation from claiming more lives as 34 people were confirmed dead.
Russia, US try to limit spy-scandal damage
Russia and the United States sought on Wednesday to cool a heated scandal sparked by the arrest of 11 suspected Kremlin spies.
Scores feared dead in Siberia mine tragedy
Hopes were fading on Monday of finding alive any of the 58 miners still trapped deep inside Russia’s largest underground coal mine.