The European Union formally extended its economic sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, a widely expected step that keeps restrictions on business with Russian energy, defense and financial sectors until Jan. 31, 2018.

• June 28, 2017

In a stage-managed gesture of benevolence a year ahead of a presidential election, Russia's Vladimir Putin flew 1,200 km (750 miles) to call in on a woman living in squalor and ordered her to be rehoused immediately.

• June 28, 2017

Russia on Tuesday sent a first shipment of spent fuel from Soviet-era nuclear-powered submarines to a reprocessing plant as part of an international effort to clean-up a dangerous legacy of the Cold War.

• June 27, 2017

As the United States pressures China to enforce United Nations sanctions on its ally North Korea, Washington is concerned that Russia could provide support to Pyongyang and fill any vacuum left by Beijing, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.

• June 27, 2017

Russian conglomerate Sistema (SSAq.L) (AFKS.MM) said on Monday a Russian court had "arrested" shares it owns, including in the country's biggest mobile operator MTS (MBT.N), in a legal dispute with oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM).

• June 26, 2017

Britain's Theresa May set out her plans for immigrants from EU countries on Monday, saying that all those legally in Britain before a certain cut-off date would be allowed to stay and apply for permanent residence rights.

• June 26, 2017

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Monday for Europe to use its influence to defuse tensions in the Gulf where Saudi Arabia and its allies have cut ties with Qatar.

• June 26, 2017

Norway's decision to extend the presence of U.S. Marines on its soil will worsen relations with neighboring Russia and could escalate tensions on NATO's northern flank, the Russian embassy in Oslo told Reuters on Saturday.

• June 24, 2017