Moscow: Russia warned on Saturday that an “explosive escalation” in hostilities between Iran and Israel could spiral out of control, after Israel bombed military targets in the Islamic Republic. Israel warned Tehran that it would “pay a heavy price” if it responded to retaliatory strikes, and the United States and Britain called on Iran not … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2024. – Reuters Russian President Putin will receive delegations from 36 countries. The share of BRICS countries in global GDP is expected to rise to 37% in the coming years. Putin is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Modi … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove the Afghan Taliban from a list of terrorist organisations had been “taken at the highest level”, the state TASS news agency reported. The decision needs to be followed up with various legal procedures in order to make it a reality, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) meeting Afghanistan’s Taliban Leaders. — Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/File Moscow convinced for “pragmatic dialogue” with Afghan govt: FM Decision needs various legal procedures to make it reality: envoy. Russia added Afghan Taliban to its terror list in 2003. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia stated on Wednesday that its partnership with China is not directed against other countries, but the two powers could unite their capabilities if confronted with a threat from the United States. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasised that Moscow and Beijing would respond to US efforts at ‘double containment’ with a ‘double counteraction’. … Read more
Vice President of the US and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) speaking at an event and former president of the US and Republican presidential candidate for US election 2024 Donald Trump. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The US sees a growing threat of Russia, Iran and China attempting to influence the November 5 elections, including by using … Read more
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Gal Haimovich, a 49-year-old Israeli national, pleaded guilty in a US court on Monday to charges of conspiring to illegally export American-made aircraft parts and avionics to Russia, violating export controls imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The US Justice Department announced that Haimovich’s actions included the shipment of components with missile … Read more
MOSCOW: The Russian interior ministry has placed six foreign journalists on its wanted list for illegally crossing the Russian frontier to report inside the Kursk region after a Ukrainian cross-border incursion, the TASS news agency reported on Thursday. Russia’s FSB security service said last month it had opened criminal cases against several of the journalists, who include a … Read more
In a move that feels like something straight out of a spy thriller, six British diplomats have been given their marching orders from Russia, accused of engaging in espionage and generally stirring up trouble. The Federal Security Service (FSB) made this announcement on Friday, and if you thought the diplomatic spat between the two countries … Read more
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina was sentenced by a Russian court to 12 years in a penal colony on Thursday after pleading guilty to treason earlier this month. She was arrested earlier this year while on a trip to Russia for donating $51 to an American-based humanitarian group helping Ukrainians suffering in the war, according to Russian state media. … Read more