Agencies

Washington: The United States sanctioned Russian National Guard Director Viktor Zolotov, Military Technical Cooperation Director Dmitry Shugaev, and Rosoboronexport Director General Alexander Mikheev, along with eight deputy defense ministers, over the situation in Ukraine, the State Department said in...

Moscow: Russia would prefer foreign companies suspending activities in its market over Ukraine continue working in the country, inasmuch as their withdrawal benefits no one, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday."Of course, the withdrawal of these...

Moscow: Russia will fulfill its obligations concerning the return of NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 30, the Russian space agency Roscosmos said on Monday."Roscosmos has never given any reason to...

Moscow: Russia has supported the idea that it is necessary to move the UN headquarters from New York to a neutral country, this would make the organisation's work less politicised, Pyotr Ilyichev, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's...

Taipei: A Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Taiwanese air force crashed into the sea during a training flight but the pilot managed to escape, the office of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday.The pilot ejected off...

Washington: The Russian Embassy in the United States says Western media reports alleging that foreign companies are being threatened in Russia are fake."Once again, we urge local media to abandon the vicious practice of spreading fake news....

Washington: The US hosting the UN headquarters is increasingly abusing its position for political gain, a Kremlin official said amid the ongoing Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine.The comment by Director of the Department of International Organizations of the...

Washington: The New York Times said on Sunday that it was very saddened to learn about the death of the US journalist Brent Renaud near the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, but added that he was not on any assignment...

Washington: The American delegation headed by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with the Chinese delegation in Rome on March 14 to discuss bilateral ties and the situation in Ukraine, the White House said on Sunday.In particular,...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry announced on Saturday the execution of 81 convicts on different charges, including terrorism, espionage, and murder.The convictions also include targeting government personnel and vital economic sites, the killing of law enforcement officers and...