China minister hails 'strong' Russia ties in Putin meeting MOSCOW: Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday hailed ties with Moscow during a meeting with Russian ... Published 17 Apr, 2023 12:12am
World Ukraine's Marchenko says G7 support crucial for 'longer' war with Russia WASHINGTON: A new international economic support package of $115 billion gives Ukraine more confidence that it can... Published 15 Apr, 2023 11:39pm
Opinion Shift away from USD picking up the pace The mighty US dollar that reigned supreme for several decades is witnessing a challenge to its dominance. There is a... Updated 15 Apr, 2023 07:33am
World China, Russia foreign ministers discuss Ukraine crisis BEIJING: Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed the Ukraine crisis in a meeting in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand... Published 13 Apr, 2023 08:19pm
World Russia’s Navalny has mystery ailment which may be poisoning MOSCOW: Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, is grappling with a mystery ailment in jail that... Published 13 Apr, 2023 12:59pm
World Russia conducts test launch of ‘advanced’ ICBM MOSCOW: Russia has conducted what it said was the successful test launch of an “advanced” intercontinental ballistic... Published 12 Apr, 2023 10:26am
Markets Fuels from Russian oil get backdoor entry into Europe via India NEW DELHI: Record high imports of crude oil from Russia in fiscal 2022-23 helped India’s refiners boost exports of... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Markets Russia does not plan to cancel sunflower seed export tariff MOSCOW: Russia’s agriculture ministry has no plans to cancel export tariffs on sunflower seeds, the Interfax news... Published 09 Apr, 2023 05:58am
World Turkey prohibited re-export of sanctioned goods to Russia WASHINGTON: Turkey has agreed to stop the transit of sanctioned western goods to Russia after pressure from the G7, ... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Editorials The OPEC+ surprise EDITORIAL: It’s a bit rich of the American-European bloc to fume at Russia and its allies for protecting their... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
World Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage MOSCOW: Russian investigators have charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, the... Published 07 Apr, 2023 08:13pm
World Secret US documents on Ukraine war plan spill onto internet: report WASHINGTON: Secret documents that provide details of US and NATO plans to help prepare Ukraine for a spring... Published 07 Apr, 2023 11:18am
World Ukrainian forces cling onto besieged city, China pressed to help end war BAKHMUT: Seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas as the... Published 07 Apr, 2023 10:26am
World Macron says ‘counting’ on Xi to ‘bring Russia to its senses’ BEIJING: French President Emmanuel Macron called on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Thursday to “bring Russia ... Published 07 Apr, 2023 06:06am
World Moscow says foiled bid by Ukraine 'saboteurs' to enter Russia MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday its security forces had foiled an attempt by a group of Ukrainian "saboteurs" to enter... Published 06 Apr, 2023 11:18pm
Pakistan Pakistan among record number of developing countries facing a debt crisis Record number of developing nations at risk of crisis will be high on the agenda next week for the World Bank Group and IMF spring meetings Published 06 Apr, 2023 12:37pm
World Ukraine pushes for Western warplane ‘coalition’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply... Published 06 Apr, 2023 11:19am
Markets Fuels from Russian oil get backdoor entry into Europe via India NEW DELHI: Record high imports of crude oil from Russia in fiscal 2022-23 helped India's refiners boost exports of... Updated 06 Apr, 2023 12:06am
World Russian cafe bomb suspect charged with terrorism MOSCOW: Russian investigators on Tuesday charged Darya Trepova with terrorism over a bombing attack in Saint... Published 05 Apr, 2023 06:16am
World Russia says ready to return Ukraine children if parents request MOSCOW: Russia's children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, wanted by the International Criminal Court for... Published 04 Apr, 2023 11:16pm
World Finland becomes 31st NATO member as Russia rages BRUSSELS: Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic shift that drew an angry warning of... Published 04 Apr, 2023 05:39pm
World Russia arrests woman over death of top military blogger MOSCOW: Russia on Monday detained a 26-year-old woman after an explosion that killed a top Russian military blogger,... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Pakistan Russia to send first oil consignment by May ISLAMABAD: Russia will send its first consignment of crude oil to Pakistan by next month (May) after Islamabad ... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
Business & Finance Russia shifts to Dubai benchmark in Indian oil deal NEW DELHI: Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft and India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp agreed to use the... Published 04 Apr, 2023 03:24am
World Russia to boost military in northwest as Finland joins NATO: diplomat MOSCOW: Russia said Monday it would boost its military presence in the west and northwest of the country in response... Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:23pm
Markets Russia says oil cuts ‘in interests’ of energy markets MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Monday oil output cuts by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other major producers that have caused... Published 03 Apr, 2023 05:44pm
World NATO chief demands Russia release US journalist BRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday demanded the “immediate release” of US journalist Evan Gershkovich,... Published 03 Apr, 2023 05:31pm
World Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Bakhmut defenders as Wagner head says town has fallen KYIV: Fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut remained “particularly hot”, President Volodymyr... Published 03 Apr, 2023 10:42am
World US urges release of WSJ reporter, Russia sees politicization WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,... Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:40am
World Russia condemns Western ‘hype’ over US journalist’s arrest MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister on Sunday condemned Western “hype” over the arrest of US journalist Evan... Published 03 Apr, 2023 07:18am