Tag: Russia
Turkey calls for ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, Russia opposes
TEHRAN: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held region of Idlib in northwest Syria on Friday and said an anticipated...
US F-22 jets escort Russian strategic bombers over Arctic Ocean
MOSCOW: Two US F-22 fighter jets escorted Tu-95MC Russian strategic bombers over the Arctic Ocean, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry...
Iran, Russia, Turkey to decide fate of Syria’s Idlib in Tehran...
GENEVA: The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey - the main outside players in Syria’s long war - meet in Tehran on Friday as...
UK names two Russians for attempted murder of Skripals
LONDON: British prosecutors on Wednesday identified two Russians who they said tried to murder former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with...
Russia says space station leak could be deliberate sabotage
MOSCOW: Russia launched checks Tuesday after its space chief said an air leak on the International Space Station last week could have been deliberate...
Trump warns Syria not to ‘recklessly attack’ Idlib province
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Iran and Russia not to “recklessly attack” Syria’s rebel-held...
Russia says situation in Syria’s Idlib cannot be tolerated indefinitely
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the situation in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib could not be tolerated indefinitely, RIA...
US, Russia block consensus at ‘killer robots’ meeting
GENEVA: A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as "killer robots" is blaming countries like the US and Russia for blocking consensus at...
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants out of the rebel-held enclave of...
Pakistani nuclear power plant will be protected with radar supplied by...
KARACHI: A civilian radar station will be supplied by Russia to Pakistan for protecting facilities of the nuclear power plant in Karachi, the press...
Russia to hold Mediterranean naval drills as Syria tensions rise
MOSCOW: Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday it would hold a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from Sept. 1 to Sept....
WATCH: Pakistan-India soldiers dance to Bollywood songs in Russia
A video telecast by the Indian media is showing soldiers of Pakistan and Indian armies dancing together to Bollywood songs in Russia.
Both armies are...
Russia bans ‘undesirable’ US environmental group as security threat
MOSCOW: Russia has banned a US environmental lobby group from operating in the country after labeling it an “undesirable” organization, the 15th foreign group...
Russia hit with new US sanctions over nerve agent attack
WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia Monday over the attempted assassination of a former spy in Britain using a lethal nerve...
Russia says sees signs US preparing for possible strike on Syria
MOSCOW: The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Monday it had noticed Washington was building up its military forces in the Middle East in...
Tajik or Russian plane has bombed an Afghan border area in...
KABUL: A Tajik or Russian plane bombed Afghanistan’s Durqad district in northeastern Takhar province on Sunday after clashes erupted near Tajikistan’s border, an Afghan...
Russian peace talks raise specter of shifting influence
Pakistan is ready to be a partner in peace with Washington, but will no longer partner in war
ISLAMABAD: Vladimir Putin's Russia appears to...
