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Russia Calls Downing Of Its Plane A 'Planned Provocation'

12:52pm November 25, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

One of the two crew members has been rescued, according to Russia, which plans to deploy advanced anti-aircraft missiles to its base in Syria. Turkey maintains it has a right to defend its airspace.

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, on Tuesday.

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Turkey Says It Shot Down A Russian Warplane Near Border With Syria

3:39pm November 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Turkey said the plane violated its airspace and that it had issued 10 warnings before firing. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the downing was a "stab in the back by the terrorists' accomplices."

President Obama and French President FranÃ§ois Hollande embrace during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Obama, Hollande Say They Will Expand Attacks Against ISIS In Syria, Iraq

1:19pm November 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

French President François Hollande was at the White House trying broaden an international coalition to fight the Islamic State.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday. Putin said Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane was "a stab in the back."

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Why Would Turkey Shoot Down A Russian Plane?

12:20pm November 24, 2015

by Greg Myre

Both countries oppose the Islamic State. But they have different goals in Syria and have been eyeing each other warily since Russia's military intervened recently.

A French sailor checks a Super-Etendard fighter jet on the deck of France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle before it leaves its home port of Toulon on Wednesday. France has deployed its aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean to

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Russia Says It's Planning Joint Anti-ISIS Operations With France

7:03pm November 18, 2015

"With the arrival of the Charles de Gaulle warship to the Syrian shore we will organize joint military operations," a senior Russian officer says.

Two photographs published in a monthly propaganda magazine published by the Islamic State.

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Islamic State Publishes Photo Of Bomb It Says Brought Down Russian Plane

1:38pm November 18, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In the latest issue of its monthly propaganda magazine, the Islamic State says it targeted the passenger plane in response to Russian airstrikes in Syria.

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Vladimir Putin Says He Welcomes A Change In Relations With 'Partners'

9:41am November 17, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In comments after a meeting of the G-20, Putin implied that Russia's isolation from the West was nearing an end. He said the fight against terrorism had to be undertaken by a coalition.

Older Russians relax during a rally in Moscow. Even with steady improvements in life expectancy, Russian men — whose life expectancy was about 56 years in 1995 — today have an average life span of just under 66 years. Men in Europe live on average 10

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A Post-Soviet Baby Bust Comes Back To Bite Russia

2:32pm November 11, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Russia is facing a demographic crisis. Some women are having more babies, but there are fewer mothers overall. The country may face worse economic problems and challenges staffing its armed forces.

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A man walks outside the building that houses Russia's antidoping agency (RUSADA) in Moscow Tuesday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation for the Moscow anti-doping laboratory.

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World Sports Agency Pulls Certification Of Russia's Doping Lab

10:09am November 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The move means that all athletes' samples that are currently at a Moscow lab named in a recent investigation must be moved to an accredited lab outside of Russia.

Russian Artist Arrested After Torching Intelligence Agency's Doors

8:28pm November 09, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Images show Pyotr Pavlensky standing before the doors to the Lubyanka, the Soviet-era prison and former KGB headquarters that now houses the main office of the FSB security service.