Russian Ambassador to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev, on Thursday emphasized the importance and timeliness of the Eurasia Chapter by highlighting Russia’s pivotal role in shaping a new era of bilateral relations with Pakistan – focusing on science, culture, trade, and people-to-people ties. Addressing a seminar titled “Exploring New Horizons in the Non-Traditional Security Domain” at […]
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Russian warship damaged in Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk naval base, sources say
Russia accuses Ukraine of naval drone attack on port Says it has destroyed two Ukrainian sea drones Russian warship was damaged in the attack, two sources say Ship movements at port briefly suspended before resuming Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian warship was seriously damaged in an overnight Ukrainian naval drone attack on Russia’s Black […]
Russians are being tested: WADA
LAUSANNE: World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) director general Olivier Niggli has told AFP that Russian competitors “are being tested now” despite their disappearance from global view after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “The idea that the Russians are not being tested now is false,” he said. “They are being tested now.” However Niggli said the reinstatement of […]
Putin says nuclear tensions ‘rising’ but Moscow won’t deploy first
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nuclear tensions were rising, though he insisted “we have not gone crazy” and Moscow would not be the first to deploy them in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking more than nine months after his forces launched their military operation, Putin warned the conflict could be “lengthy”. Russian forces have […]
Russia adds Meta to ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups list
Russia adds Meta to ‘terrorist and extremist’ groups list. Russia on Tuesday added US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations, according to a database of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring (Rosfinmonitoring). Russia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for “carrying out […]
Russian, Ukrainian negotiators begin talks in Istanbul
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators began face-to-face talks in Istanbul on Tuesday, the official Turkish news agency said, with host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urging them to “put an end to this tragedy”. The face-to-face talks at the Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul are aimed at trying to end the war that has killed an estimated […]
World ‘sleepwalking’ to climate catastrophe: UN chief
Paris: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday the world is “sleepwalking to climate catastrophe”, with major economies allowing carbon pollution to increase when drastic cuts are needed. The planet-saving goal of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is already “on life support,” he told a sustainability conference in London. Keeping 1.5C in play requires […]
Russian jet alarm interrupts Spain PM’s press briefing
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was forced to interrupt a press conference at a NATO airbase in Lithuania on Thursday when jets there were scrambled to intercept Russian warplanes. Sanchez and Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda were speaking to reporters at the Siauliai air force base, which hosts air policing fighter jets from various NATO member […]
Saudi Hajj minister receives Russian envoy
JEDDAH: Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Salih Bentin received Sergey Kozlov, the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Russia to Saudi Arabia, at his office in Jeddah on Thursday. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and topics related to Hajj, the Saudi Press agency reported. For his part, the ambassador praised the […]
Turkey blocked from US F-35 program after Russian missile purchase
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Wednesday that it was removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week. The first parts of the S-400 air defense system were flown to the Murted […]