Tag: Russia

Trump says he never worked for Russia, rejects media reports

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday denied media reports over the weekend regarding the ongoing Russia probe and his meetings with Russian President...

Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate on Syria after US pullout

MOSCOW: Russia and Turkey on Saturday agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria after last week’s shock announcement of a US military withdrawal, Moscow’s top...

Russia to host Putin-Erdogan-Rouhani summit early 2019

Moscow will early next year host the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey to discuss the Syrian conflict, Russia´s deputy foreign minister said Friday,...

FM Qureshi to visit four regional countries in three days

--Pakistan strongly believes in peaceful neighbourhood, resolving outstanding issues, says foreign minister --Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold int'l conference to attract investments   ISLAMABAD/MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah...

US to boost financing for Ukraine navy after Russian attack

WASHINGTON: The United States will provide an additional $10 million in military financing to Ukraine to bolster its navy after Russia captured three Ukrainian...

Powerful earthquake strikes off Russia’s far east, no tsunami threat

MOSCOW: A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Russia’s sparsely populated far east on Thursday, but officials said the threat of...

Kartarpur corridor: Russian envoy acknowledges Pakistan’s commitment to peace

ISLAMABAD: Russian Ambassador in Pakistan Alexey Dedov said that Pakistan's commitment and efforts for regional peace and stability are highlighted by the country's decision to...

Russia and Greece want to make up after diplomatic row

MOSCOW/ATHENS: Greece and Russia are ready to put behind them a diplomatic row that troubled relations in July, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Greek...

Russia condemns BLA’s attack on Chinese consulate in Karachi

Russia on Friday strongly condemned the attack on Chinese consulate by Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on November 23. During MOFA’s weekly briefing, senior Pakistani journalist...

European politicians call for new sanctions on Russia over Ukrainian clash

MOSCOW/KERCH: Several senior European politicians on Tuesday raised the possibility of new sanctions against Russia to punish it for capturing three Ukrainian vessels at...

Russia ignores Western calls to free captured Ukrainian ships

MOSCOW/KIEV: Russia on Monday ignored Western calls to release three Ukrainian naval ships and their crews it fired on and captured near Crimea at...

WATCH: Russia seizes Ukrainian warships

Three Ukrainian vessels were seized by Russian Coast Guards in the Black Sea on Sunday. Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian vessels, injuring three sailors...

Russia fires on and seizes three Ukrainian naval ships near Crimea

MOSCOW/KIEV: Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea on Sunday after opening fire on them and wounding several sailors,...

Russian military delegation briefed on Pak Army’s terror war

PESHAWAR: A delegation of the Russian Armed Forces called on Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Shaheen Mazhar Mehmood at Corps Headquarters, Peshawar, the Inter-Services...

Russia slams Austria for ‘unfounded accusations’ in spy row

MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday that Austria's "unfounded accusations" in a spy scandal were unacceptable while Vienna expressed hope the affair would not hurt...

PM Khan calls for Russian investment in Pakistan

SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday agreed to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries, as...

Khachanov defeats Djokovic in Paris Masters final

PARIS: Russia's Karen Khachanov defeated incoming world number one Novak Djokovic to win his first Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old beat Djokovic...