Tag: Russia

Moscow likely behind hack on German govt, spy chief says

BERLIN: Germany’s head of domestic intelligence said on Wednesday there was a “high likelihood” that the Russian government was behind a cyber attack on...

‘Get ready Russia, missiles are coming’ threatens Trump after Russia vows...

BEIRUT: Russia has warned that any US missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, raising the possibility of...

‘On the threshold of some very serious events’, Russia warns as...

NEW YORK: Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia appealed to the United States on Tuesday to “refrain” from any action it might be planning against...

Iran vows retaliation against alleged Israeli strike on Syrian airbase

TEHRAN: The top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday described a strike on a military airbase in Syria as “Israel’s crime” and...

Former Russian spy’s daughter discharged from hospital

LONDON: Yulia Skripal, the daughter of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday. Yulia Skripal and her father Sergei Skripal...

‘Russia does not plan to sell fighter jets, weapons to Pakistan’:...

Russia has no plan to sell fighter jets, air defence systems and tanks to Pakistan, reported an Indian publication The Economic Times, dismissing a recent claim...

Multinational military response led by US on the cards after alleged...

WASHINGTON: The United States is weighing a multinational military response to the suspected Syrian poison gas attack, US officials told Reuters on Monday, as...

Zuckerberg to meet with US lawmakers today

WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some US lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to...

Rebel fighters begin leaving Syria’s Douma after weeks-long military assault

BEIRUT:  Rebel fighters began leaving the devastated Syrian city of Douma on Sunday in the first phase of a Russian-sponsored deal to evacuate thousands...

Syria suspects US over airbase strikes, Pentagon denies

AMMAN: Syrian state TV said on Monday the United States was suspected of striking an air base hours after US President Donald Trump warned...

Britain aims to resettle poisoned Russian ex-spy in the US: Sunday...

LONDON: Britain is considering offering poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia new identities and a fresh life in the United States...

Russian envoy seeks meeting with Britain’s Johnson over poisoning

MOSCOW: The Russian embassy in London has sent a request for a meeting of its envoy with British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson to discuss...

Pakistan looks to bolster air defence with Russian weapons, says minister

--Defence Minister Dastgir says Pakistan interested in buying air defence systems, fighter jets and battle tanks from Moscow   Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said...

OPCW conducted inspections in Russia: report

MOSCOW: Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past...

Bolton’s policies could push Pakistan closer to China, Russia and Iran:...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's choice to tap John Bolton as national security advisor is widely expected to produce more hawkish US foreign policy on...

Russia says UK is ‘playing with fire’ over Salisbury spy poisoning

MOSCOW: Russia has accused the UK of inventing a "fake story" and "playing with fire" over the Salisbury spy poisoning. At a UN Security Council...

War of words on ex-spy dispute continues between Britain, Russia

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was accused of misleading the public as a war or words over the poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei...