Russian delegation invites Iran’s president to visit DUBAI: A Russian delegation met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday, Iranian news agencies said,... Published 24 Dec, 2024 06:33am
World Ukraine says it downed 47 Russia launched drones, 25 fail to reach targets Ukraine’s air force said on Monday it had shot down 47 out of 72 Russia-launched drones across the country, while 25... Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:34pm
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World NATO chief Rutte says Zelenskiy’s criticism of Germany’s Scholz is unfair BERLIN: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf... Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:57am
World Russia security threat is far reaching, Italy’s prime minister warns SAARISELKA: Russia poses a bigger threat to European Union security than just defence as Moscow can use illegal... Published 23 Dec, 2024 09:08am
World Putin meets Slovak PM as Ukraine gas contract nears end Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the Kremlin on Sunday, a rare visit by a... Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:32am
World Finland PM says Russia ‘permanent’ threat to EU HELSINKI: Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Sunday that Russia was a “permanent and dangerous threat”... Published 23 Dec, 2024 07:09am
World Ukraine says Russia attacked it with 113 drones overnight KYIV: Russia attacked Ukraine with 113 drones overnight, the Ukrainian air force said on Saturday, adding that it... Updated 21 Dec, 2024 04:08pm
World Russia says Kursk strike kills 5 after Moscow claims deadly Kyiv attack KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Friday accused each other of launching deadly missile strikes, with Moscow saying at... Published 21 Dec, 2024 11:22am
World Russia conducted mass cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registries, deputy PM says Russia has carried out a mass cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registries, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha... Published 20 Dec, 2024 12:45pm
World Putin says fall of Assad not a ‘defeat’ for Russia MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the fall of ex-Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was not a... Published 19 Dec, 2024 05:33pm
World Vladimir Putin to hold yearly presser in third winter of Ukraine offensive MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three... Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:10pm
World Russia lists US cyber firm Recorded Future as ‘undesirable’ MOSCOW: Russia’s prosecutor-general’s office on Wednesday said it had listed US private cyber security firm Recorded... Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:34pm
World Russian foreign ministry says Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had repeatedly dropped white phosphorus munitions from drones in... Published 18 Dec, 2024 05:15pm
World Russia detains suspect in general’s killing: investigators MOSCOW: Russia has detained a suspect in the killing of the head of the army’s chemical weapons division,... Published 18 Dec, 2024 02:20pm
World Russian military’s chemical weapons chief killed in Moscow blast MOSCOW: The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division was killed on Tuesday in a brazen attack in ... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am
World Russia launched ‘intensive offensive’ in Kursk with N Korean troops KYIV: Russia has used North Korean troops at the heart of an “intensive offensive” in its western Kursk region... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am
World Russian law paves way to recognise Taliban and potentially Syria’s new leadership MOSCOW: Russia’s parliament passed a law that would allow for the suspension of bans on groups that Moscow has... Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:02pm
World US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions, Treasury says WASHINGTON: The United States hit North Korea and Russia on Monday with new sanctions targeting Pyongyang’s... Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:25am
World Top Russian general accused by Kyiv of chemical weapons crimes is killed by bomb in Moscow MOSCOW: A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against... Updated 17 Dec, 2024 01:47pm
World Vladimir Putin accuses West of pushing Russia to its ‘red lines’ forcing it to respond MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accsued the West of pushing Russia to its “red lines” -... Published 16 Dec, 2024 04:02pm
World Kyrgyzstan’s president dismisses prime minister, RIA reports Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has dismissed the prime minister, Akylbek Japarov, Russia’s RIA state news agency... Published 16 Dec, 2024 10:51am
World At least one killed as Russian tankers wrecked in Black Sea MOSCOW: Russia mounted a rescue effort Sunday after two oil tankers were wrecked in rough seas off Moscow-annexed... Published 15 Dec, 2024 05:19pm
World Ukraine destroys 56 Russian drones in overnight strike, air force says KYIV: Ukrainian air defences destroyed 56 out of 108 drones launched by Russia during its latest overnight strike,... Updated 15 Dec, 2024 11:47pm
World Russia pulling back but not out of Syria: sources TARTOUS: Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite... Published 14 Dec, 2024 08:42pm
World Russian missiles batter Ukraine’s embattled power grid KYIV: Russia hammered Ukrainian energy facilities in a massive aerial attack on Friday that President Volodymyr... Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:50pm
World Fewer Russian assets frozen in Germany, finance ministry says BERLIN: Fewer Russian assets are currently frozen in Germany than a year ago, according to a letter from the finance... Published 13 Dec, 2024 06:28pm
World Kremlin praises Trump’s criticism of Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Friday praised US President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of Ukrainian strikes with US... Published 13 Dec, 2024 03:21pm
World Senior Ukraine official says Kyiv not yet ready for talks with Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff said in an interview broadcast late on Thursday that Kyiv... Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:19am
World Russia will ‘definitely’ respond to Ukraine ATACMS strike MOSCOW: Russia will “definitely” respond to a Ukrainian attack on a southern airfield using US-supplied ATACMS... Published 12 Dec, 2024 03:11pm