Tag: Russia
Colombia warns World Cup fans in Russia over behavior
BOGOTA: Colombia's foreign ministry has urged fans of "Los Cafeteros" (The Coffee Growers) at the World Cup to be on their best behaviour after a...
Suarez sends Uruguay into last 16 with hosts Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON: Uruguay booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage along with Russia on Wednesday, as Luis Suarez scored the winner on his 100th...
Russia welcomes suspension of US-South Korean military drills
MOSCOW: The Russian foreign ministry welcomed on Tuesday a decision by the United States and South Korea to suspend a major joint military exercise,...
Russia, South Korea to discuss joint projects with North Korea: RIA
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in plan to discuss potential joint projects with North Korea during Moon's visit...
World Cup kicks off in Russia
MOSCOW: The World Cup kicks off in Russia Thursday as the host nation take on Saudi Arabia in front of 80,000 people in Moscow after...
Ukraine, Russia fail to agree on UN peacekeeping mission
BERLIN: The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Berlin on Monday to discuss the implementation of a fragile ceasefire for...
Ten dead after river boats collide in Russia World Cup host...
MOSCOW: Ten people on a river cruise were killed when their boat collided with a tugboat late on Monday in the Russian city of...
As G7 feuds, Xi and Putin play up their own club
QINGDAO, China: The leaders of China and Russia Sunday praised the expansion of their regional security bloc at a summit which put on a show...
G7 leaders urge Russia to stop undermining democracies
LA MALBAIE, Quebec: Leaders of the Group of Seven countries urged Russia on Saturday to stop undermining democracies and said they were ready to...
Russia will stay in Syria ‘as long as beneficial’: Putin
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russian forces would remain in Syria as long as it was in Moscow's interests, despite earlier announcing...
Putin: West wrongly sees Russia as a threat
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he believes other countries wrongly regard Russia as a threat and that mistaken concept can end if they...
Top US, Russian generals to meet in Helsinki
HELSINKI: The top United States (US) military officer Joseph Dunford Jr will meet his Russian counterpart Valery Gerasimov in Helsinki on Friday, Finnish defense forces...
‘Pakistan advocates dialogue, peace for conflict resolutions’
BEIJING: Pakistan has consistently advocated dialogue and peaceful means for conflict resolutions between member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the same principle...
Nowhere to hide from Russia, says Ukrainian journalist named on hit-list
KIEV: Ukrainian journalist Matvei Ganapolsky sees no point in hiding abroad from Russians who might be trying to kill him, because if they want...
Russia jails Ukrainian journalist for 12 years for spying
MOSCOW: A Russian court sentenced a Ukrainian journalist, Roman Sushchenko, to 12 years in a maximum security prison on Monday after convicting him of...
Austrian far-right leader wants EU’s Russian sanctions ended
ZURICH: Austria’s vice chancellor and leader of the country’s far-right Freedom Party called for ending the European Union’s sanctions against Russia, days before he...
Ukraine under pressure after faking journalist’s death
KIEV: Ukraine was under fire Thursday after it admitted staging the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko, despite relief in Russia and Ukraine that...
