Donald Trump promises to end wars with a ‘strong military’ PALM BEACH: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a “strong military”, as he repeated his pledge to... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:28pm
World North Korea ratifies defence treaty with Russia SEOUL: North Korea has ratified a landmark defence pact with Russia, state media reported Tuesday, deepening... Published 12 Nov, 2024 12:46pm
World From A-Z, campaign 2024 by the letter WASHINGTON: Struggling to understand the US presidential election? Here’s an A-Z dictionary to guide you through the... Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:55am
World Moldova holds presidential runoff election amid claims of Russian meddling CHISINAU: Moldovans vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that has been overshadowed by election meddling... Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:53am
World Vladimir Putin says Iran’s Raisi was an ‘outstanding’ leader MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as an “outstanding... Published 20 May, 2024 01:47pm
World US curbs undermine confidence in dollar: Putin MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that US sanctions policy was undermining confidence in the dollar ... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
World Vladimir Putin inauguration set to prolong his two decades in power MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will be sworn into office at a lavish ceremony in the Kremlin on Tuesday,... Published 07 May, 2024 01:26pm
World Ukraine peace talks should include Russia, Chinese diplomat says Beijing supports a peace conference on the Ukraine war that would see equal participation of all parties, Chinese... Published 07 May, 2024 10:19am
World Vladimir Putin attends Easter service led by head of Russia’s Orthodox Church President Vladimir Putin and scores of other Moscow worshippers attended an Easter service on Sunday, led by the... Published 05 May, 2024 10:02am
World US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed: WSJ LONDON: US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 11:16pm
World Russia says it’s extremely concerned by rise in Middle East tensions, urges restraint MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it was very worried by the rise in tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s mass... Published 15 Apr, 2024 02:11pm
World Russia can’t be target for Islamic fundamentalists: Putin MOSCOW: Russia cannot be a target for Islamic fundamentalists, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, nearly two... Published 05 Apr, 2024 04:50am
World Putin says ‘Islamists’ behind Moscow attack MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Monday acknowledged for the first time that “radical Islamists” were behind... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Print Russians lower flags, lay flowers to honour concert hall attack victims MOSCOW: Russia lowered flags to half-mast on Sunday for a day of mourning after scores of people were gunned down... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 08:56am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz felicitates Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election Premier expresses desire to work with Vladimir Putin to further strengthen Pakistan-Russia relations Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:04pm
World Vladimir Putin warns the West a Russia-NATO conflict is just one step from World War Three MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Monday that a direct conflict between Russia and the... Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:26am
World Vladimir Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his... Published 18 Mar, 2024 10:20am
World Putin wins Russia election in landslide with record turnout MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
Business & Finance Russia says redirected most oil exports to China, India MOSCOW: Russia has redirected its oil exports from Europe to China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak... Published 28 Dec, 2023 04:52am
World Russia to deploy newest howitzers close to Finland’s border Russia will soon deploy its newest howitzers to its Northern Military District which borders Finland and Norway, the... Published 27 Dec, 2023 10:54am
World Turkiye’s Erdogan tells Putin he will continue efforts to reinstate grain deal ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call that he would... Published 02 Aug, 2023 03:27pm
World Kremlin critic Navalny faces decades more in prison MOSCOW: A Russian court will deliver its verdict on Friday in the trial of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny,... Published 02 Aug, 2023 11:36am
World Drones target Moscow, high-rise building hit The Russian military said its anti-aircraft units had thwarted a Ukrainian “terrorist attack” early on Tuesday and... Published 01 Aug, 2023 10:11am
World Kremlin says it needs to understand aims of Ukraine talks reportedly planned in Saudi Arabia MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday it needed to find out the purpose of upcoming talks reportedly planned in Saudi... Published 31 Jul, 2023 03:23pm
World Russia ‘carefully’ examining African proposals to end Ukraine conflict: Putin MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow is “carefully” examining proposals made by some... Published 28 Jul, 2023 02:53pm
World Putin hosts African leaders in Russia after grain deal exit MOSCOW: The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint... Published 27 Jul, 2023 12:47pm
World Putin says Russia will replace Ukrainian grain shipments to Africa MOSCOW: Russia will replace exports of Ukrainian grain to Africa, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, after... Published 24 Jul, 2023 11:18am
World Ukraine vows to keep defending Bakhmut amid persistent Russian attacks KYIV: Ukraine’s top generals have vowed to keep defending the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy... Published 07 Mar, 2023 11:28am
World China says must advance relations with Russia as world becomes more turbulent BEIJING: China must advance its relations with Russia as the world becomes more turbulent, Foreign Minister Qin Gang... Published 07 Mar, 2023 10:54am
World Russia must be punished for Ukraine war: US, Quad allies say NEW DELHI: Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his... Published 03 Mar, 2023 01:54pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points