BERLIN/MUNICH: Leading politicians, military officers and diplomats from around the world gather in Munich on Friday for a security conference that will be dominated by the wars in Israel and Ukraine as well as fears over the US commitment to defending its allies. German Chancellor Olaf
THE HAGUE: Judges at the top UN court found that Russia violated elements of a UN anti-terrorism treaty, but declined to rule on allegations brought by Kyiv that Moscow was responsible for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. In
TOKYO: Japan hopes to make the world’s first “pinpoint landing” on the moon early Saturday, joining a modern push for lunar contact with roots in the Cold War-era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Japan’s attempt to bring down its lander at
KYIV: According to the Russian media, Ukrainian forces used air-launched missiles to attack the Crimean port of Feodosia. The Kremlin noted that the Russian President was also briefed about the Ukrainian attack by Minister Sergei Shoigu. Yuriy Ihnat, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson while speaking to Radio Free
Kyiv: Russian missile strikes damaged a hospital and residential building in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 45 people, the city’s mayor said. An AFP journalist in the city heard several explosions, with air raid sirens sounded soon after that. “In total, 45 people were
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure on Moscow for its war on Ukraine, though the measure has waivers in case of supply concerns for domestic reactors. The bill must pass the Senate
MOSCOW: A UTAir Boeing-737, carrying a mysterious "radioactive cargo," was compelled to make an emergency landing in Russia with 109 passengers on board. The airliner faced a perilous situation, necessitating a rapid return to Vnukovo airport in Moscow just 40 minutes after take-off. Pilots executed a
RIYADH: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed further cooperation on oil prices as members of OPEC+, a Kremlin spokesperson was quoted as saying. A Saudi account of the meeting said the crown prince praised joint coordination between the two countries
MOSCOW: Russia's Supreme Court ruled that LGBT activists should be designated as "extremists", in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. The presiding judge announced that he had endorsed a request from the justice ministry to ban
SKOPJE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov faced Western critics while attending international security talks Thursday in Northern Macedonia, where he blamed “NATO’s reckless expansion to the East” for war returning to Europe. Lavrov arrived in Skopje to attend meetings hosted by the Organization for Security and