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Formula 1 2020: Russian Grand Prix organisers express interest in hosting back-to-back races at Sochi

Russian Grand Prix organisers said on Thursday they were open to hosting two back-to-back races in Sochi this season to help Formula One flesh out a calendar reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Formula 1 2019: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc fastest in Russian GP qualifying to clinch fourth pole in a row and sixth overall

Leclerc clocked a best lap of one minute and 31.628 seconds to improve his time in the final seconds and set up an end to Mercedes’ five-year domination of the event since it began in 2014

Vladimir Putin said Russians 'will go to heaven as martyrs' in event of nuclear war, says Moscow has no concept of preemptive strike

Vladimir Putin told a forum of international experts in the southern city of Sochi that Russia will only ever use nuclear weapons in retaliation to attacks from other armed forces.

Militants continue to occupy buffer zone around Syria's Idlib as deadline to leave rebel stronghold passes

The radical fighters were supposed to withdraw from the buffer as a final condition to implementing a Russian-Turkish deal to stave off a regime offensive on the northwestern region of Idlib. The accord hung in the balance on the early hours of Monday, seven years into a grinding civil war that has killed more than 360,000 people and displaced millions.

Sushma Swaraj in Russia: New Delhi, Moscow review bilateral cooperation in trade, science and technology

Sushma Swaraj and Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov reviewed bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, science and technology, culture and other issues of mutual interest.

UN peace envoy plans talks with Iran, Russia, Turkey to finalise committee that will draft new Syrian constitution

The UN envoy said last week that he wants to have the Syria constitutional committee set up before world leaders meet at the General Assembly in September.

Suspect confesses to killing Olympic figure skater Denis Ten even as Kazakhstan authorities arrest second attacker

One of two men detained in Kazakhstan on suspicion of killing Olympic figure skating medallist Denis Ten has confessed, authorities said on Friday.

Russia could consider bidding for future summer Olympic Games, says President Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia could stake a claim to host future summer Olympics games, but had not yet lodged a formal bid to do so, Russian news agencies reported

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia's economy stays stable, in spite of massive hikes in hotel occupancy rates

The FIFA World Cup 2018 has had both positive and negative effects on the Russian economy, resulting in it remaining more or less stable in spite of promises that it would be boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of tourists.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia's fairytale run ends in quarters but evokes hopes of a brighter future for football in the nation

Host nation Russia defied all expectations by reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup, where they were eliminated by Croatia on penalties. In spite of their defeat, Russian fans were overjoyed with their team's performance.