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• Germany Asks Russia to 'Back Off' on Teen Rape Case Allegations

  Russia and Germany have been exchanging irked sentiments over the alleged rape case of a 13-year-old girl in Berlin. Russia is hinting the possibility that Germany is trying to keep the accusations its details under wraps.

• UK might be facing slander from Russia after claims that Vladimir Putin ordered the assassination of spy

  Britain might be sued by the Russia after a report claims that Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the death of a former spy.

• Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing

  Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying missions near Turkish air space, sounding a defiant note after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet.

• Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation

  Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.

• Iran to be invited to next round of talks on Syria: U.S. official

  Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Friday to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding a framework for political transition in Damascus, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday.

• Russia's Putin, Saudi defense minister agree to cooperate in Syria

  Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Arabia's defense minister on Sunday, in Moscow's biggest attempt so far to reach out to enemies of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad since Russia joined the conflict with air strikes.

• Russia says no common approach yet with U.S. on fighting Islamic State

  Russia and the United States have not been able to agree on a common approach to fighting Islamic State, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, after his second meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in recent days.

• Kerry to meet Russia's Lavrov in Malaysia on Wednesday

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet for a second time in three days on Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who has been trying to bring about a rapprochement between Syria and regional states to forge an alliance to fight Islamic State militants.

• Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what role Iran could play when he meets with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Qatar in coming weeks.

• Iran, big powers close to historic deal but sticky issues remain

  After more than two weeks of marathon negotiations, Iran and six world powers appeared close to a historic nuclear deal that would bring sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran's atomic program, diplomats said on Sunday.

• Lavrov, Kerry to discuss Ukraine on Tuesday in Sochi, Russia: RIA

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss the Ukraine crisis and other global conflicts on Tuesday in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, RIA news agency quoted a diplomatic source as saying.

• Lavrov accuses West of seeking 'regime change' in Russia

  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Saturday of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in the Ukraine crisis to seek "regime change" in Russia.

• Russia's Lavrov to hold talks with Kerry in China: agencies

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing on Saturday before an Asia-Pacific summit starts, Russian news agencies said on Friday.

• Russia hints deadline for Iran nuclear deal may be extended

  Russia has joined Iran in suggesting that a late November deadline for reaching an agreement to end a long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear program may need to be extended.

• U.S., Russia agree to share intelligence on common enemy: Islamic State militants

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Tuesday to increase intelligence sharing between Moscow and Washington on Islamic State militants, focusing on a common enemy even as deep divisions remained over the crisis in Ukraine.

• Russia's Lavrov says ties with Washington need 'reset 2.0'

  Moscow called on Sunday for a new "reset 2.0" in relations with Washington, saying the situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions against Russia was improving thanks to Kremlin peace initiatives.

• Ukraine death toll edges up despite ceasefire, more POWs freed

  Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past four days, the military said on Tuesday, underscoring the strains in a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that officials insist is still broadly holding.