Tag: Russia
Syria retains limited capability for chemical attack: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said on Thursday that while there were no signs the Syrian government was preparing to launch a chemical weapons attack, President...
Mnuchin says Trump gave ‘warning shot’ to Russia, China on currency:...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s Twitter post on currencies in China and Russia was a warning to those countries against devaluing their currencies, Treasury...
Germany to make diplomatic efforts with Russia, Turkey for Syria crisis
BERLIN: Germany has a special intermediary role allowing it to keep open the window for dialogue with Russia on the Syrian crisis, German Foreign...
US, UK accuse Russia for global cyber attack
WASHINGTON: The United States and Britain on Monday accused Russia of launching cyber attacks on computer routers, firewalls and other networking equipment used by...
Model claiming to know ‘a lot’ on Trump, Russia due in...
BANGKOK: A Belarusian model detained in Thailand who claims to have revelations about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election was due in...
US suggests Russia, Syria may tamper with Douma evidence, Moscow denies...
DAMASCUS: The United States accused Russia on Monday of blocking international inspectors from reaching the site of a suspected poison gas attack in Syria...
EU threatens new Syrian sanctions but no clear Russian target
LUXEMBOURG: European Union foreign ministers threatened on Monday new sanctions on Syria over what the West says were chemical attacks on its own people,...
Russia may have tampered with Syria chemical attack site, says US...
THE HAGUE: Russia may have tampered with the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma, the US envoy to the global...
German FM tells Russia its behavior must change, accuses for cyber...
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Sunday criticised Russia for a series of activities beyond its borders, blaming it for a cyber attack...
UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted:...
LONDON: Britain would consider launching a cyber attack against Russia in retaliation if Russia targeted British national infrastructure, the Sunday Times reported, citing unnamed...
Despite Trump’s ‘mission accomplished’, question raised over US Syria strategy
WASHINGTON: Just over a year ago US President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike against the Syrian government for a chemical weapons attack against...
Syria airstrikes: Reactions from around the world
United States: US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the US forces had launched strikes against targets in Syria.
"A short time ago I...
Russia spied on Skripal and daughter for at least five years:...
LONDON: Russia’s intelligence agencies spied on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were attacked...
Russia, Iran vow response to US led air strikes on Syria
MOSCOW: Russia and Iran have expressed dismay at the overnight US led airstrikes in Syria on Saturday after US President Donald Trump warned Russia and Iran...
US-led strikes on Syria draw ire of Russia and allies
US says ‘lock and loaded’ if Assad ‘used chemical weapons again’ while Russia tells the US to refrain from ‘transgressing international sovereignty’
Syria says...
Russia says Syria chemical attack ‘staged’ with help of foreign secret...
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said Moscow had “irrefutable” evidence that an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria was staged with...
‘Cannot exclude war’ Russia envoys says as US prepares Syria strike...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed US options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response...
