Russia pledges help for Tajikistan amid growing Afghan insecurity Foreign forces are withdrawing after almost 20 years of fighting, and the Taliban has gained ground. Updated 08 Jul, 2021 09:36pm
World Russia again posts record coronavirus deaths As of Tuesday, just 1.8 million of Moscow's population of 12 million had been fully vaccinated. Published 06 Jul, 2021 04:05pm
World Russia backs ASEAN position on Myanmar crisis Lavrov will hold virtual talks with his ASEAN counterparts, according to Indonesia's foreign minister Published 06 Jul, 2021 10:47am
Pakistan No visit of Russian president to Pakistan has been scheduled: FO Responds to media reports of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pakistan Published 05 Jul, 2021 02:51pm
Technology Hackers demand $70m to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack The demand was posted on a site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:51am
World South Korea in talks with mRNA vaccine makers to make up to 1b doses South Korea already has deals to locally produce three coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca/Oxford University Published 05 Jul, 2021 10:20am
World Russia posts highest number of virus cases since early January Russia on Sunday announced 25,142 new infections, the highest figure since January 2 when Russia was emerging from a second wave of the pandemic. Published 04 Jul, 2021 06:14pm
World Russia says foiled IS attacks in Moscow, south The FSB regularly claims to have intercepted terrorist plots, including by the IS. Updated 01 Jul, 2021 06:01pm
Markets OPEC+ summit could lead to modest rise in oil output Four hours later they are to be joined by 10 allied oil producing countries led by Russia Published 01 Jul, 2021 09:45am
World Record Covid deaths in Russia as Australia locks down major cities At least 3.9 million people have died from Covid-19 and the pattern of vaccinations globally is highly uneven. Published 29 Jun, 2021 08:30pm
World Russia reports record daily coronavirus deaths: tally An official government tally reported 652 coronavirus fatalities over the past 24 hours, topping a record that was set in December last year. Updated 29 Jun, 2021 04:20pm
World US, Ireland, UK request UN Security Council meeting on Tigray: diplomats The meeting could be held Friday, the same sources said. Since the war in Tigray began last November Published 29 Jun, 2021 10:26am
World US warns Russia not to veto Syria border access ROME: The United States warned Monday that Russia would put at risk hopes for more constructive relations if it uses... Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am
World Russia, China extend friendship treaty, hail ties MOSCOW: The leaders of China and Russia on Monday announced the extension of a 20-year-old friendship treaty, ... Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am
World Moscow posts record daily Covid deaths Covid-19 infections have been surging in Russia for weeks, blamed on the highly transmissible Delta variant first identified in India. Published 28 Jun, 2021 05:15pm
World Russia reports 20,393 new COVID-19 cases, 601 deaths The government coronavirus task force said 601 people had died Published 25 Jun, 2021 01:55pm
World EU summit fails to reach agreement on EU-Russia summit, Merkel says It was a very comprehensive discussion, and not an easy one Published 25 Jun, 2021 11:08am
Markets China's ban forces some bitcoin miners to flee overseas, others sell out BIT Mining has also invested in cryptomining data centres in Texas. Published 25 Jun, 2021 09:42am
World Putin is a 'supporter' of increased EU-Russia dialogue: Kremlin Brussels has imposed waves of sanctions on Moscow, which has responded with its own counter-measures. Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:19pm
World Russia's daily virus cases, deaths hit January highs Russia, with 131,463 deaths officially recorded, is the hardest hit country in Europe. Published 24 Jun, 2021 02:55pm
World US sees ‘no better friend’ than Germany, eyes common ground on Russia, China BERLIN: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the United States had “no better friend” than ... Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am
World Russia says it fired warning shots at UK ship MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it fired warning shots at a British navy destroyer in the Black Sea after it... Published 24 Jun, 2021 03:36am
World Russia warns of 'explosive' virus surge The highly infectious Delta variant, which first appeared in India, represents nearly 90 percent of new cases in Moscow, Sobyanin said. Updated 23 Jun, 2021 09:13pm
World France adds Russia to Covid red list Namibia and the Seychelles are also being added to the "red" list, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said. Published 23 Jun, 2021 06:49pm
World Moscow melts in historic June heat wave The weather service, which has kept records since 1881, is forecasting temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday and Friday. Published 22 Jun, 2021 09:41pm
World Russia and Myanmar agree to bolster ties The officials "reaffirmed their desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation" between Russia and Myanmar. Published 21 Jun, 2021 06:40pm
World US says preparing new Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning WASHINGTON: The United States is preparing fresh sanctions against Russia over the near-fatal poisoning of Kremlin... Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am
World Meatpacking giant JBS pays $11m to ransomware hackers WASHINGTON: JBS, one of the world’s biggest meat processors, has paid bitcoin worth $11 million in ransom to... Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am
Markets China’s Saudi oil imports plunge 21pc BEIJING: China’s imports from Saudi Arabia fell 21% in May from a year earlier but retained their top ranking ... Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am
Sports Euro 2020 tables Top two teams in each of the six groups progress to last 16 Published 18 Jun, 2021 11:52am