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US slaps sanctions on leaders of Russia software firm Kaspersky

WASHINGTON: The United States unveiled sanctions Friday against 12 top leaders of the Russia-based cybersecurity ...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 08:45am

World

Gunmen kill police, a priest, in Russia’s Dagestan

MOSCOW: Gunmen on Sunday attacked synagogues and churches in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, killing a...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 12:42am

World

Russia launches missile attack on Kyiv and surrounding region, Ukraine says

KYIV: Russia launched three missiles overnight on Ukraine, with air defence systems destroying two of the weapons...

Published 23 Jun, 2024 10:01am

Markets

Russia reseeded most frost-affected crop areas

MOSCOW: Harsh frost did not have a significant impact on grain harvest volumes as Russia was able to reseed most of...

Published 23 Jun, 2024 02:50am

World

Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine power infrastructure

KYIV: Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a “massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the...

Published 22 Jun, 2024 10:28am

Opinion

Pakistan’s quest for BRICS membership

BRICS is an acronym that represents an association of five major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China,...

Updated 22 Jun, 2024 10:50pm

World

Russia tells US: we need to talk, but Ukraine must be on agenda

MOSCOW: Russia sees a pressing need for security talks with the United States but they must be “comprehensive” and...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 05:24pm

World

Russia says it downed 70 Ukrainian drones over Black Sea, Crimea, RIA reports

Russian air defences downed 70 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and Crimea overnight, the RIA news agency cited...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 10:17am

World

Putin says Russia is considering changing its nuclear doctrine

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was thinking about possible changes to its...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

World

EU countries agree 14th package of sanctions against Russia

BRUSSELS: EU countries agreed a 14th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, diplomats said on...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 01:10pm

World

Putin and Kim sign mutual defence pact

SEOUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

Opinion

G-7 actions: risking greater conflict with Russia

The government, people, and political elite of Pakistan seem largely unaware that the Russia-Ukraine war is taking a...

Published 20 Jun, 2024 06:01am

World

Russia nuclear-powered submarines launch missiles in Barents Sea drills

Nuclear-powered submarines of Russia’s Northern Fleet launched cruise missiles at sea targets as part of exercises...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 11:30am

World

Vladimir Putin gets lavish welcome in North Korea with vows of support

SEOUL: Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday,...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 11:05am

World

Vladimir Putin visits Russian far east en route to North Korea

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin made a stop-off in Russia’s far east on Tuesday en route to a summit with North...

Published 18 Jun, 2024 12:07pm

World

Putin to visit Kim in North Korea this week

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Kremlin said, an...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 04:55pm

World

Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain

BUERGENSTOCK: Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on...

Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am

World

Russia claims capture of village in southern Ukraine: ministry

MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a village in southern Ukraine, continuing its progress on...

Published 16 Jun, 2024 06:00pm

World

Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear programme escalation

DUBAI: Iran called upon the Group of Seven on Sunday to distance itself from “destructive policies of the past”, the...

Updated 16 Jun, 2024 09:45pm

World

Germany’s Scholz: Putin’s peace proposals aren’t serious

BERLIN: Leaders of the Group of Seven leading western industrial economies did not discuss Russian President...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 12:12pm

World

Russia boosts oil revenues

LONDON/NEW DELHI: Russian oil exporters are charging more for their oil in major market India than at any time since...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am

World

Putin says freezing of Russian assets in West is ‘theft’

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday branded as “theft” the freezing of Russian assets abroad and...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 06:19pm

World

Putin says Russia will cease fire if Ukraine pulls troops from four regions

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would cease fire and enter peace talks if Ukraine...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:52pm

World

Explosion heard in Kyiv region after missile warning

KYIV: An explosion rang out across the region outside the Ukrainian capital on Friday, a Reuters witness said,...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 02:54pm

World

NATO says over 300,000 troops now on high readiness

BRUSSELS: NATO countries have “comfortably exceeded” a target of placing 300,000 troops on high-readiness as the...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22pm

World

Ukraine’s foreign minister welcomes US sanctions on Russia

KYIV: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Thursday he welcomed a sweeping new set of US sanctions...

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:35pm

World

Zelensky lands in Saudi on unannounced visit: state media

RIYADH: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported,...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 08:29pm

World

Ukraine says it hit three Russian air defence systems in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s military said on Wednesday it had hit three Russian surface-to-air missile systems in Russian-occupied...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 05:01pm

World

NATO’s Stoltenberg meets Hungary’s Orban amid tensions

BUDAPEST: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest on Wednesday amid...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 11:12am

World

Russia launches missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine’s military says

KYIV: Russia launched a missile and drone attack on Kyiv early on Wednesday with preliminary information showing...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 09:36am