Tag: Russia
Russia summons Greek envoy amid diplomatic row
MOSCOW: Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had summoned Greece's ambassador in Moscow to register its protest over "anti-Russian" statements made by Athens...
Trump: news media wants confrontation, even war, with Russia
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump accused the news media Thursday of trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia that could lead to war, as he...
WATCH: Memorable moments of ‘unforgettable’ FIFA world cup
MOSCOW: FIFA has released a short video of memorable moments of recently ended football world cup 2018 in Russia.
The video has the moments of despair,...
Putin says he told Trump that Russia prepared to extend START...
WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast on Monday that he told US President Donald Trump that Russia is prepared to...
Trump blames ‘US foolishness and stupidity’ for poor Russia ties ahead...
HELSINKI: US President Donald Trump blamed “US foolishness and stupidity” for bad relations between Washington and Moscow, hours before he was to sit down...
UK police recover 400 items in Novichok murder probe
LONDON: British counter-terrorism police said on Saturday they had recovered more than 400 items as part of their investigation into the murder of a...
US accuses Russian spies of 2016 election hacking; summit looms
WASHINGTON: A federal grand jury on Friday charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democratic computer networks in 2016, in the most detailed US...
Pakistan calls upon UN, SCO to work jointly for global peace
--Pakistani delegation meets Russian foreign minister, welcomes cooperation between SCO, UN, regional bodies
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged United Nations (UN) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...
Russia summons Greek ambassador over expulsion of its diplomats
MOSCOW: Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday that it had summoned the Greek ambassador to Moscow to protest against the expulsion of two Russian...
Russia accused of sowing instability in Balkan region
ZAGREB: Nobody at the meeting said the word "Russia" while the cameras were rolling.
But Moscow was clearly on everyone's mind as US Defence Secretary...
Four-nation alliance decides to counter growing IS footprint in Afghanistan
Pakistan, Russia, China and Iran agree to jointly counter Islamic State
In an unprecedented development, four key regional military powers have decided to form...
Russia accuses NATO of having bases ‘snuggled’ up to its borders
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister, in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday as NATO began a two-day summit, criticised the United States and the US-led...
Russian, Chinese, Iranian spymasters discuss Daesh with ISI DG
ISLAMABAD: Spy chiefs of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan met in Islamabad on Tuesday to discuss threat posed by the emergence of Daesh (Islamic...
Hungarian politician on trial for spying on EU for Russia
BUDAPEST: A Hungarian member of the European Parliament went on trial Tuesday on charges of spying for Russia.
The initial session of the trial of...
UK woman dies after poisoning by Soviet-era nerve agent
LONDON: A British woman died on Sunday after she was poisoned by the same nerve agent that struck a former Russian spy in March...
Russia salutes ‘heroes’ after Croatia ends World Cup dream
MOSCOW: The Kremlin dubbed the Russian national team heroes and proud soccer fans saluted their underdog host team after the side lost on penalties...
Croatia end Russia’s World Cup party in penalty shootout heartbreak
SOCHI: Although Russia made it further at this year’s World Cup than most anyone expected, it was Croatia that advanced to the semifinals with...
