United States to expel 35 Russian diplomats

The US is to expel 35 Russian diplomats, and shut down two Russian compounds, in response to “harassment” of Americans in Moscow.
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Crashed Russian jet "was functioning abnormally"

Image Caption: Rescue workers sail near the crash site of the Tu-154 jet Equipment on board a Russian military jet which crashed into the Black Sea was “functioning abnormally”, officials say.
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Russian jet crash "not an explosion or fire"

Image Caption: Rescue workers sail near the crash site of the Tu-154 jet No signs of damage from an explosion or fire have been found on the wreckage of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea.
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Black box recovered from wreckage of Russian jet

Image Caption: Rescue workers sail near the crash site of the Tu-154 jet A black box has been found in the wreckage of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, Russian media is reporting.
The device, which contains information that could help identify the cause of Sunday"s crash, is the first flight data recorder to be ..

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Russian jet fragments found as thousands search

Video: Search teams look for Russia plane debris Divers have found more fragments from the military plane which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, Russia"s emergency ministry has said.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been involved in the search after the plane came down on its way to Syria, according to the defence ministry.
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Russian jet: Fragments found as thousands search

Video: Search teams look for Russia plane debris Divers have found more fragments from the military plane which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, Russia"s emergency ministry has said.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been involved in the search after the plane came down on its way to Syria, according to the defence ministry.
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More fragments found in Russian jet search

Video: Search teams look for Russia plane debris Divers have found more fragments from the military plane which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, Russia"s emergency ministry has said.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been involved in the search after the plane came down on its way to Syria, according to the defence ministry.
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Crashed Russian jet"s fuselage is found

Video: Search teams look for Russia plane debris Divers have found the fuselage of a military plane which crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board, Russia"s emergency ministry has said.
More than 3,000 rescuers have been involved in the search after the plane came down on its way to Syria, according to the defence ministry.
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Terror "totally excluded" in Russian plane crash

Image Caption: Journalists Dmitri Runkov, Alexander Soidov and Vadim Denisov were on board Terrorism has been ruled out as the cause of the crash of a Russian military jet that plunged into the Black Sea.
All 92 people on board the Russian military Tu-154 died after it came down shortly after take-off near the resort town of Sochi.
Viktor Ozerov, head of th..

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No survivors from Russian plane crash

Video: The Alexandrov ensemble was formerly known as the Red Army Choir All 93 people on board a Russian military plane that crashed near Sochi have died, according to Russia"s defence ministry.
Several bodies have been recovered from the water after the jet crashed shortly after take-off.
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Russian plane carrying famous choir crashes

Video: The Alexandrov ensemble was formerly known as the Red Army Choir A senior Russian official has said he does not believe it was an act of terror that caused a Russian military jet to crash into the Black Sea.
A body has been found in the water after the jet, which had 92 people on board, crashed shortly after take-off.
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Russian jet carrying famous military choir crashes

Image Caption: The Alexandrov Ensemble performing in Paris in October 2015 A body has been found in the Black Sea after a Russian military jet with 92 people on board crashed shortly after take-off, the defence ministry said.
The plane was carrying members of the renowned military choir and dance band, the Alexandrov Ensemble, for a concert at the Russian a..

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Russian jet carrying 92 crashes over Black Sea

Image Caption: The missing aircraft is a Tu-154, the workhorse of the Russian military A Russian military jet with 92 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off near Sochi, the defence ministry said.
The plane was carrying the famous Alexandrov military band for a concert at the Russian air base in Syria, the ministry said.
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Russian jet carrying 92 crashes over Black Sea

Image Caption: The missing aircraft is a Tu-154, the workhorse of the Russian military A Russian military jet with 92 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off near Sochi, the defence ministry said.
The plane was carrying the famous Alexandrov military band for a concert at the Russian air base in Syria, the ministry said.
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Russian jet carrying 91 crashes over Black Sea

Image Caption: A Russian Tu-154 with a smaller plane beneath (library pic) A Russian military jet with 91 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off near Sochi, the Defence ministry said.
The ministry said the plane was carrying the famous Alexandrov military band for a concert at the Russian air base in Syria.
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Russian jet carrying 91 "disappears from radar"

A Russian military jet with 91 people on board has vanished from radar shortly after take-off from Sochi, Russian media reports.
Russian media quotes a source at the emergency ministry as saying the missing aircraft is a Tu-154.
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Russian athletes investigated over Sochi

Image Caption: Russia invested billions in the Sochi Winter Games, held in 2014 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating 28 Russian athletes from the Winter Olympics of 2014 in Sochi.
The inquiry concerns the possible manipulation of urine samples and, if found guilty, the athletes face disciplinary proceedings, the IOC said.
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Fancy Bear: Russian hackers planted Android malware to track Ukrainian artillery units

The hombrew artillery app that got infected
Demonizing the Red Menace during election times is again the trend du jour in the US, for the horror of those who had to perform Duck and Cover under school desks during the Cold War drills. It seems as if the world hasn"t moved much since then, as th..

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Russian reality show "allows rape and murder"

Image Caption: The online show sets 30 contestants against each other for nine months A new Russian reality TV show set in the -40C Siberian wilderness will “allow rape and murder”, its adverts boast.
Game 2: Winter, described as the “ultimate survival test”, sets 30 male and female contestants against each other and the elements for nine months.
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Obama says US will act against "Russian hacking"

Image Caption: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) pictured with his US counterpart Barack Obama in September Barack Obama has said the US will take action against Russia after the White House accused Vladimir Putin of direct involvement in cyberattacks designed to influence the outcome of the US election.
President Obama said America would respond at a “t..

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