Tag: Russia

Russia’s Zagitova takes gold in debut Grand Prix Final

NAGOYA, Japan:  Russian teenager Alina Zagitova took gold in the women's skate at her debut Grand Prix Final on Saturday, while French ice dancers Gabriella...

Moscow looking to build ties with Pakistan: Russian deputy foreign minister

NEW DELHI: Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has admitted that Russia was looking to build ties with Pakistan, a country he described as...

IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics, allows athletes to compete...

Russia were banned from the 2018 Olympics on Tuesday under allegations of state-sponsored doping but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Russian competitors would...

FM Asif hints at foreign policy shift from US towards China,...

  Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that the time had come to shift Pakistan’s foreign policy focus to China and Russia as it has been...

Russia designates nine US outlets including ‘Voice of America’ as ‘foreign...

MOSCOW: Russia´s justice ministry on Tuesday named nine US media outlets including Voice of America as "foreign agents" after President Vladimir Putin signed a...

Russia to start registering some foreign media as ‘foreign agents’ this...

MOSCOW: Russia’s justice ministry will start registering some foreign media as “foreign agents” this week, the RIA news agency cited a source in the...

Trump tweets about Russia investigation prompt warnings from lawmakers

A series of tweets by US President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia prompted concerns on Sunday...

Ex-Trump aide Flynn pleads guilty to lying about Russia links

Donald Trump's former top adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over his contacts with...

PM Abbasi calls for keeping politics out of regional trade

Warns against hindrances in development projects for regional political gain SOCHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Friday that politics should be kept out...

Pakistan, Russia agree to forge multidimensional partnership

  SOCHI, Russia: Pakistan and Russia agreed to forge a long-term and multidimensional partnership between them, as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi headed into a...

Russia rejects US call to sever North Korea ties

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday rejected a US call to cut ties with North Korea in response to Pyongyang's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. "We...

PM Abbasi arrives in Russia to attend SCO CHG meeting

  SOCHI, Russia: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday arrived here to participate in the 16th Meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG)...

Russia’s Chechnya leader ready to resign, Kremlin to pick successor

MOSCOW: Ramzan Kadyrov, the outspoken leader of Russia’s Chechnya republic, said he was ready to step down, leaving it for the Kremlin to choose his...

Philippines seeks Pakistan’s help after Russia-based human trafficker identified

Filipino official says he would like to see Pakistani authorities, media supporting Hong Kong, Philippines in this current situation  Russian officials deny any allegations of...

Russian ‘foreign agent’ media law attack on free speech: HRW

MOSCOW: A Russian law that could force international media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in response to US pressure on Kremlin-backed TV channel RT...

Iran, Russia, Turkey leaders to hold Syria summit next week

  ANKARA: Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week host Turkish and Iranian counterparts Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani for summit talks on Syria,...

Traditional giants travel to Russia as obvious favourites

PARIS: Lionel Messi knows the teams he fears most at the 2018 World Cup: champions Germany, Brazil, France and Spain. “I think that at the...