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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump have said they want their nations to cooperate to defeat terrorists, including the Islamic State group.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, terrorism, united-states, russian-federation, germany
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A bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence has passed today in Russia's lower house.
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are expected to speak by telephone on Saturday, a first step towards what Mr Trump has billed as a normalisation of relations after three years of tensions sparked by the conflict in Ukraine.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, leadership, united-states, russian-federation
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The rhetoric suggested Australian dairy farmers were set to tap into rivers of gold thanks to a milk exporting boom. The theory was that China's much talked about growing middle class had an insatiable appetite for Australia's clean and green exports. It prompted a proliferation of companies that promised everything from mega dairies and farm buyouts to high-tech processing facilities and high prices. But in the years that followed, few have delivered on what was promised. Brett Worthington examines how it all went so wrong.
Topics: dairy-production, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, melbourne-3000, belgium, ukraine, russian-federation, bega-2550, cobram-3644, sale-3850, warrnambool-3280
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Russia, Iran and Turkey present a united front at the conclusion of two days of Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan, pledging support for the country's shaky ceasefire and a joint mechanism to ensure compliance.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, kazakhstan, russian-federation, syrian-arab-republic
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A Syrian opposition spokesman says the first day of talks in the Kazakh capital, Astana, have concluded, after rebel representatives met Russia's presidential envoy to discuss ways to reinforce a ceasefire.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, kazakhstan, russian-federation, syrian-arab-republic
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Alexey Khlebnikov of the Russian International Affairs Council about the prospect of successful Syria peace talks.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, kazakhstan, russian-federation, syrian-arab-republic
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Syrian rebel delegates meet in Kazakhstan ahead of talks with government representatives today, the first such negotiations between the two sides in a year.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, kazakhstan, russian-federation, syrian-arab-republic
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to author Irina Borogan about suggestions Russia may try to influence the upcoming election in Germany.
Topics: world-politics, hacking, government-and-politics, elections, russian-federation, germany
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Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is allowed to remain in Russia for another three years and will next year qualify to apply for Russian citizenship, his Russian lawyer says.
Topics: world-politics, information-and-communication, defence-and-national-security, russian-federation, united-states
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In a biting attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations Mr Trump engaged in sexual activities with prostitutes at a Moscow hotel.
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin accuses the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations, adding those behind the "fabricated" news are "worse than prostitutes".
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Syrian rebel groups decide to attend Russia and Turkey-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan, in order to press for implementation of a widely violated ceasefire.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, syrian-arab-republic, kazakhstan, turkey, russian-federation
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| UpdatedBarack Obama gives his final television interview as US President, ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, warning Americans to not "underestimate the guy".
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| UpdatedWading into foreign affairs days before his inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump says the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union will "end up being a great thing" and the bloc will continue to break apart.
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| UpdatedUS President-elect Donald Trump says he will not commit to the "one-China" policy until he sees progress from Beijing in its currency and trade practices, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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| UpdatedA Queensland woman is about to brave icebergs, massive swells and roaring winds in a world record sailing attempt.
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| UpdatedPresident-elect Donald Trump complains of a "political witch hunt" against him after allegations Russian officials assembled a file of embarrassing information about him — reports the Kremlin says are "total nonsense".
Topics: us-elections, government-and-politics, federal-government, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedFive-time major winner Maria Sharapova will return to tennis at April's Stuttgart Grand Prix after her doping ban.
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| UpdatedAllegations that Russia tried to influence the US election in favour of Donald Trump amount to a witch-hunt, the Kremlin says, echoing a phrase used by the US President-elect to dismiss the allegations.
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A US security report released last week has implicated WikiLeaks in the cyber attacks aimed at disrupting the US election — a claim the group's founder, Julian Assange, denies.
Topics: computers-and-technology, hacking, us-elections, united-states, russian-federation
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Heavy snowfalls and sub-zero temperatures across Europe leaves more than 20 people dead and aid workers concerned about hundreds of asylum seekers at acute risk.
Topics: weather, italy, poland, belgium, european-union, france, portugal, bulgaria, germany, serbia, russian-federation
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Donald Trump's chief of staff says the US President-elect acknowledges "entities in Russia" were engaged in cyber attacks designed to disrupt the 2016 presidential election and "actions may be taken" in response.
Topics: us-elections, computers-and-technology, hacking, world-politics, government-and-politics, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedUS President-elect Donald Trump nominates Dan Coats, a politician turned lobbyist, as the person he wants as the new national intelligence director.
Topics: us-elections, security-intelligence, hacking, forms-of-government, crime, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedUS intelligence agencies release an unclassified version of a report concluding Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America's presidential election in favour of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.
Topics: security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, us-elections, foreign-affairs, united-states, russian-federation