Russian PM to visit Vietnam on Jan 14-15 HANOI: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit Vietnam on Jan. 14-15, Vietnam’s foreign affairs ministry... Published 10 Jan, 2025 01:32pm
World Trump says Putin wants to meet him, meeting being set up WASHINGTON: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday a meeting was being set up between him and Russian... Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:50am
World World greets 2025 after sweltering year of Olympics, turmoil, and Trump SYDNEY: Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that... Updated 31 Dec, 2024 06:59pm
World China, Russia always moving forward ‘hand in hand’, Xi tells Putin BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and Russia have always moved forward “hand in hand” on the right... Updated 31 Dec, 2024 10:35am
Opinion Azerbaijan plane crash Russian President Vladimir Putin has done the right thing by not wasting much time to admit Russian air defence was... Published 30 Dec, 2024 06:33am
World Russia warns the United States on possible nuclear testing under Trump MOSCOW: Russia’s arms control point man cautioned Donald Trump’s incoming administration on Friday that Moscow was... Published 27 Dec, 2024 11:43am
World China’s Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russian ambassador says China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency quoted Moscow’s... Published 27 Dec, 2024 08:55am
Pakistan Ukrainian crisis: Putin presented concrete proposals on final settlement: Russian envoy ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Russia in Pakistan, Albert Khorev, said on Thursday that Kremlin has never given up on ... Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:52am
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 Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024 Inflation dropped in most economies around the world in 2024, but voters didn’t care. Angered by the hefty ramp-up... Published 23 Dec, 2024 08:57am
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 Putin vows ‘destruction’ on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to bring more “destruction” to Ukraine in retaliation... Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:57am
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 North Korean troops suffer 100 deaths, struggling in drone warfare, South Korea says SEOUL: At least 100 North Korean troops deployed to Russia have been killed with another 1,000 injured in combat... Published 19 Dec, 2024 11:49am
World Protesters clash with Georgian police over government’s EU application delay TBILISI: Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling... Published 29 Nov, 2024 11:06am
World Russia advances in Ukraine at fast pace, moving into Kurakhove, analysts say Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into... Published 26 Nov, 2024 10:18am
World US reopens Kyiv embassy after Ukraine firing of ATACMS missiles into Russia prompted potential strike threat KYIV: The United States said it had reopened its embassy in Kyiv late on Wednesday after it had shut for the day due... Published 21 Nov, 2024 11:58am
World Russia and Ukraine launch biggest drone attacks of conflict MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine both launched record drone attacks on each other overnight, as the Kremlin said it saw... Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:03am
World More than 10,000 North Korean troops in Russia for Ukraine war, says South Korea SEOUL: More than 10,000 North Korean troops have arrived in Russia to support its war against Ukraine, with a... Published 05 Nov, 2024 11:01am
World North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles, condemns military drills SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired at least seven short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday off its east coast, Japan’s... Published 05 Nov, 2024 10:56am
Pakistan Wide potential of cooperation between Russia, Pakistan in various fields: PM Shehbaz Speaker of Federation Council of Russian Federal Assembly Ms Valentina Matvienko calls on PM Shehbaz in Islamabad Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:35pm
World Russia took 196 square km of Ukraine last week, Agentstvo media says MOSCOW: Russia took 196.1 square km of Ukrainian territory over the week of Oct. 20-27, making it the swiftest... Published 29 Oct, 2024 11:27am
World Russian forces advance toward Ukraine’s strategic Pokrovsk, military bloggers say Russian forces have advanced further into several eastern Ukrainian towns, bringing them closer to capturing the... Published 27 Oct, 2024 10:36am
World UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in Russia for BRICS summit KAZAN: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday to attend the BRICS... Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:09am
World EU chief due in Balkans to discuss enlargement BELGRADE: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday starts a tour of six Balkan nations aspiring to join the bloc... Published 23 Oct, 2024 11:07am
World Russia showcases growing BRICS clout BRICS partners pressing Putin for peace in Ukraine Published 23 Oct, 2024 06:22am
World Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive global economic growth MOSCOW: The BRICS group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years thanks to its size and... Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am
World Ukraine’s military says it shot down 18 Russian drones overnight KYIV: Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 19 drones in an overnight attack, Ukraine’s military... Published 08 Oct, 2024 12:33pm
World Fire breaks out at oil depot in Crimea, officials appointed by Russia say A fire broke out at an oil depot in the city of Feodosia on the Crimean coast of the Black Sea, Russian-appointed... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 11:36am
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to present ‘victory plan’ at Ramstein meeting KYIV: Ukraine will present its “victory plan” to its allies in Germany next weekend, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy... Published 06 Oct, 2024 10:52am