Ukrainian drone hits apartments, cars in town near Moscow, says Russia Russian officials said early on Tuesday that the military had brought down four Ukrainian drones near Moscow and... Published 22 Aug, 2023 11:35am
World Dubai airport tops pre-pandemic passenger traffic in first half DUBAI: Dubai’s main airport reported a 49% surge in passenger traffic in the first half of the year to 41.6 million,... Published 22 Aug, 2023 11:17am
World Why are space agencies racing to the moon’s south pole? BENGALURU/WASHINGTON: India’s space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole, a mission... Published 22 Aug, 2023 10:57am
World BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion JOHANNESBURG: Leaders of the BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are due to open a... Published 22 Aug, 2023 10:31am
Markets Russia ships rare naphtha cargo via North Sea Route to China MOSCOW: Russia is shipping a rare naphtha cargo via the North Sea Route (NSR) as Moscow seeks to increase supplies... Published 22 Aug, 2023 06:03am
World Navalny urges Russians to vote out Kremlin candidates MOSCOW: Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged his supporters on Monday to oust Kremlin-backed... Published 21 Aug, 2023 05:31pm
World Russia warns F-16 donations will escalate war with Ukraine COPENHAGEN: Russia on Monday condemned a decision by Denmark and the Netherlands to donate F-16 fighter jets to... Published 21 Aug, 2023 02:16pm
World Russia says thwarted Ukraine drone attacks near Moscow MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday it had thwarted two Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region with no casualties... Published 21 Aug, 2023 11:38am
Business & Finance PFC to visit Russia for collaboration in furniture industry ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) delegation led by its Chief Executive Officer Mian Kashif Ashfaq will... Published 21 Aug, 2023 06:43am
World Indonesian president to attend BRICS summit in South Africa JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo departed for South Africa on Sunday to attend the BRICS summit in... Published 20 Aug, 2023 12:06pm
Markets Russia remains China’s top crude supplier in July despite narrower discounts BEIJING: Russia remained China’s largest crude supplier in July, Chinese government data showed on Sunday, even as... Published 20 Aug, 2023 11:09am
World Russia jams a Ukrainian drone in Moscow region MOSCOW: Russian air defences jammed a Ukrainian drone flying towards Moscow early on Sunday and it crashed, the... Published 20 Aug, 2023 10:26am
World Zelensky says Russia hit university, theatre in Chernihiv, warns of dead KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the Russian army had hit the central square of the... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 06:23pm
World Russia launches overnight drone strikes on Ukraine regions KYIV: Russia launched drone attacks against parts of northern, central and western Ukraine early on Saturday,... Published 19 Aug, 2023 12:55pm
World Putin meets top generals in charge of Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine President Vladimir Putin visited the commander of Russia’s operation in Ukraine and other top military brass, the... Published 19 Aug, 2023 10:04am
World Russia says downs Ukraine-launched missile over Crimea Russia’s air defence forces shot down a Ukraine-launched missile over the Crimean Peninsula overnight, Russia’s... Published 19 Aug, 2023 09:58am
World Ukrainian drone damages building in Moscow disrupting air traffic, Russia says MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow on Friday after Russian air defences shot it... Published 18 Aug, 2023 10:07am
World Only Ukraine can decide peace terms with Russia: NATO boss OSLO: Only Ukraine can decide the terms of a possible peace negotiation with Russia, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg... Published 17 Aug, 2023 09:04pm
Technology Russia fines Google for not deleting ‘fake information’ about Ukraine conflict MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday fined Alphabet’s Google 3 million roubles ($31,845) for not deleting what it said was... Published 17 Aug, 2023 02:10pm
Markets India considers wheat imports from Russia at discount to calm prices DELHI/MUMBAI: India is in talks with Russia to import wheat at a discount to surging global prices in a rare move to... Updated 17 Aug, 2023 06:05pm
World EU funding for Russia and Belarus reallocated towards Ukraine and Moldova BRUSSELS: The EU transferred 135 million euros ($147 million) initially allocated for programs with Russia and... Published 17 Aug, 2023 12:17pm
World Russia’s Luna-25 probe enters Moon orbit MOSCOW: Moscow’s Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the Moon’s orbit Wednesday, the first such Russian... Published 16 Aug, 2023 07:14pm
Technology Russia’s Luna-25 probe to reach Moon orbit MOSCOW: Moscow’s Luna-25 lander is due to reach the Moon’s orbit Wednesday, in the first such Russian mission in... Published 16 Aug, 2023 02:18pm
World Russia says shot down three drones southwest of Moscow MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said Wednesday it shot down three Ukrainian drones southwest of Moscow, the latest... Published 16 Aug, 2023 11:42am
World US asks Iran to stop selling drones to Russia US is pushing Iran to stop selling armed drones to Russia as part of discussions on a broader unwritten... Published 16 Aug, 2023 11:19am
World Putin talks to Mali’s leader about Niger coup, stresses peace Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Mali’s military leader about the recent coup in Niger on Tuesday, a call... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:23pm
World North Korea’s Kim, Russia’s Putin exchange letters vowing stronger ties SEOUL: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters on Tuesday pledging to... Published 15 Aug, 2023 04:44pm
World Russia strikes western Ukraine in large-scale air attack Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine’s western region of Lviv and the northwestern region of Volyn,... Published 15 Aug, 2023 10:23am
World 35 dead after blast at Russian fuel station MOSCOW: At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia’s... Updated 15 Aug, 2023 02:35pm
World Russia supplying S-400 air defence systems to India on schedule MOSCOW: Russia will deliver an order of S-400 anti-aircraft systems to India within the agreed timeframe, Interfax... Published 15 Aug, 2023 06:30am