ROME, March 17 (Reuters) - Celebrated Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova has been excluded from a dance gala beginning in Rome this month, organisers said, in the latest political dispute over the ...

Zakharova, a star of the Bolshoi Theatre and a known supporter of Vladimir Putin, had been scheduled to perform at the “Les Etoiles” gala ...

A ballet about the life of legendary Soviet-born dancer Rudolf Nureyev that was banned in Russia for containing "gay ...

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Boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk remains as convinced as ever that Russian athletes should not be allowed to compete at major ...

CNN has reported Russia is helping Tehran target drones that threaten US forces fighting the war in Iran.

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Oleksandr Usyk believes he will conclude his boxing career with a last dance fight against Tyson Fury; Fury has returned to ...

Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House. By Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn President Trump ...

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Italy’s Les Etoiles gala drops Bolshoi star Svetlana Zakharova after institutional concerns, amid Russia’s war against ...

In the realpolitik of international diplomacy, it's sometimes necessary to dance with the devil by enlisting the support of an otherwise unsavoury regime in the fight against a more pressing foe.