The Pentagon has rejected Russian insinuations that U.S. forces were involved in recent drone attacks against Russia's air base and its naval facility in western Syria.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says it has registered 42 appeals by Russian athletes seeking to overturn lifetime bans from the Olympics linked to doping violations.
Activists say that the head of the prominent Russian human rights group Memorial's office in Chechnya has been detained.
A Dutch appeals court has upheld a ruling that granted the rights to the Stolichnaya vodka brand to a state-owned Russian company.
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U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has informed the White House that he probably will seek to interview President Donald Trump as part of his probe into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign, U.S. media are reporting.
U.S. Representative Ed Royce, the chairman of the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee, said on January 8 that he will not run for another term in Congress.
Russian officials on January 8 rejected an accusation by CIA Director Mike Pompeo that Russia is attempting to interfere in U.S. congressional elections this year and has been meddling in U.S. elections "for decades."
Russia says 13 armed drones have recently been used to attack its air base and its naval facility in western Syria.
A minibus driver in Makhachkala, Russia, who offers free rides every Friday has been rewarded for his generosity. Grateful passengers have raised cash to send Abdulmedzhid Chupalayev to the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. (Current Time TV)
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