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Foreign Ministry Slams Iran

The Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Friday’s verbal attack by the Iranian president on President Dmitry Medvedev as “fruitless, irresponsible rhetoric.” 

(Reuters)

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space operations

Russia Opens Investigation Into Space Center Fraud After Putin Rebuke

Some $172.45 million allocated to the project had been stolen, the Kremlin's spokesman said.
Mercenaries-for-Hire

Russian Mercenaries Linked to Gruesome Syrian Torture and Beheading Video

Novaya Gazeta said it has identified one of the fighters involved in the torture after new footage appeared on social media.
In the red

Russian Airlines ‘Desperate’ After $50M Losses in Georgia Flight Ban

A five-month ban on direct flights to and from Georgia is cutting into airlines' finances.
sting operation

Video of Russian Spy Allegedly Bribing Serbian Agent Sparks Probe

The incident risks straining normally warm bilateral relations.

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