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With no serious challengers in sight, Putin's victory seems all but assured, further entrenching his power
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Amid Russia's presidential election, vandalism arrests were made for dye pouring and booth burning, spanning from Moscow to the northern Caucasus
Clinton names running mate for 2016 election
Clinton's decision to draft Kaine is thought to be aimed at helping her...
Clinton's decision to draft Kaine is thought to be...
Russian balloonist beats round the world record by two days
Fedor Konyukhov's balloon was said to have passed directly over the...
Fedor Konyukhov's balloon was said to have passed...
Former KKK leader David Duke to run for Senate
Former Ku Klux Klan leader announces he will run for vacant Senate seat in...
Former Ku Klux Klan leader announces he will run for vacant...
Life in Turkey ‘back to normal’, embassy claims
Despite partial withdrawal from the European convention on human rights,...
Despite partial withdrawal from the European convention on...
Indian military plane goes missing
An Indian military plane has gone missing with 20 people on board
An Indian military plane has gone missing with 20 people on...
US election: Trump declares himself 'law and order' candidate in acceptance speech
The Republican presidential candidate strikes authoritarian tone in convention speech focusing on recent terrorist attacks and police killings and assures...
The Republican presidential candidate strikes authoritarian...
Turkish opposition calls for more democracy, not one-man-rule
The failed coup in Turkey has become a tool and opportunity for the government...
The failed coup in Turkey has become a tool and opportunity...
Black man 'shot by police' in Florida while helping patient
Charles Kinsey was shot by Florida police as he lay in a street helping a...
Charles Kinsey was shot by Florida police as he lay in a...
Man held hostage in US motel for four years to steal welfare
Perry Coniglio was arrested in New York state for allegedly abusing...
Perry Coniglio was arrested in New York state for...
Ten arrested in Brazil for alleged Olympic games terror plots
Ten alleged IS sympathisers have been arrested over plots to carry out a terror...
Ten alleged IS sympathisers have been arrested over plots...
Prosecutors say Nice attacker ‘had accomplices and plotted for months’
Paris prosecutor says Nice attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had accomplices, as five suspects are retained in custody in connection to the attack
Paris prosecutor says Nice attacker Mohamed...
Turkish embassy plays down fears on state of emergency
Turkish Embassy in Malta says state of emergency is legal and in respect of...
Turkish Embassy in Malta says state of emergency is legal...
Reports: Sydney police station under attack
An operation is under way at Merrylands police station in western Sydney,...
An operation is under way at Merrylands police station in...
Bodies of 21 women, one man found on boat off Libya
22 bodies found and 209 people rescued from dinghies in Mediterranean Sea,...
22 bodies found and 209 people rescued from dinghies in...
Court confirms Rio Olympics ban on 68 Russian athletes
International Olympic Committee is now expected to decide, possibly by the end...
International Olympic Committee is now expected to decide,...
Ted Cruz booed at convention as he fails to endorse Trump
An impatient crowd drowned out Cruz’s speech, which seemed designed to...
An impatient crowd drowned out Cruz’s speech, which...
Tunis conference urges formation of one unified Libyan army
But UN statement at the end of the three-day conference does not mention Libyan...
But UN statement at the end of the three-day conference...
Erdogan declares three-month state of emergency
Turkey's president declares a state of emergency for three months following...
Turkey's president declares a state of emergency for...