Kremlin says Russia and NATO are now in ‘rect confrontation’ MOSCOW: Russia and NATO are now in “direct confrontation”, the Kremlin said as the US-led alliance marked its 75th... Published 04 Apr, 2024 03:25pm
World Russia’s Vladimir Putin signs decree on spring military conscription MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign,... Published 31 Mar, 2024 03:18pm
World Russia says has evidence Moscow attackers were linked to Kyiv MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday it had evidence that the perpetrators of last week’s massacre at a concert hall outside... Published 28 Mar, 2024 09:13pm
World Eighth suspect in Moscow attack appears in court, rights commissioner warns on torture MOSCOW/DUSHANBE: Russia remanded in custody on Tuesday a Kyrgyzstan-born man suspected of involvement in Friday’s... Published 27 Mar, 2024 01:28pm
Editorials Moscow massacre EDITORIAL: Russia observed Sunday as a day of mourning for Friday’s terrorist attack at a packed concert hall on... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 05:05am
World Vladimir Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre MOSCOW: Russia said on Saturday it had arrested all four gunmen suspected of carrying out a shooting massacre in a... Published 24 Mar, 2024 11:00am
World Putin vows retribution for concert hall attack, as death toll climbs to 133 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind a “barbaric terrorist attack” on a... Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:20pm
World Erdogan condemns ‘heinous terrorist attack’ in Moscow ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned the “heinous terrorist attack” in a Moscow... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:08pm
World China’s Xi sends ‘condolences’ to Putin over Moscow attack BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his “condolences” to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the... Published 23 Mar, 2024 11:02am
World Facing Putin threat, EU pushes to arm Ukraine – and itself BRUSSELS: EU leaders grappled at a summit meeting Thursday with how to get more weapons to Ukraine’s outgunned... Published 21 Mar, 2024 08:16pm
World The Kremlin saw off Navalny - what now for Russia’s opposition? LONDON: On the night he celebrated extending his rule to at least 2030, Russian President Vladimir Putin did... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
World Trade will be high on agenda during Xi’s visit to Paris in May, sources say BEIJING/PARIS: Trade will be high on the agenda when Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his French counterpart... Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:33pm
World Egypt’s Sisi congratulates Putin on election win CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated Russian conterpart Vladimir Putin Tuesday on his... Published 19 Mar, 2024 05:54pm
World Need to send clear signal to Vladimir Putin about supporting Ukraine: Scholz Germany and its allies need to send a clear signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin of their support for Ukraine... Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:49pm
World Vladimir Putin is not the legitimate president of Russia: Yulia Navalnaya LONDON: Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin... Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:47pm
World Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over “a numerically superior”... Published 19 Mar, 2024 10:18am
World West decries Putin’s election win, China, India vow closer ties LONDON: Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair ... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Pakistan PM felicitates Putin on his re-election ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday congratulated President of the Russian Federation... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
World Seoul says N Korea has shipped 7,000 arms containers to Russia SEOUL: North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers of arms to Russia to use in its war with Ukraine since the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
World Putin seen winning landslide 88% of Russian election vote MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin won a record 88% in Russia's presidential election on Sunday,... Published 18 Mar, 2024 12:02am
World Putin tightens grip on power in Russian election but thousands join noon protest MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power on Sunday in a Russian election that is... Published 17 Mar, 2024 06:33pm
World Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to... Updated 17 Mar, 2024 11:13am
World Putin is master of all he surveys as Russians head to polls MOSCOW: In a Russia at war, there is only one real candidate and only one winner: Vladimir Putin. As Russians cast... Published 15 Mar, 2024 11:29am
World Putin urges Russians to back him at polls in ‘difficult’ time MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged Russians to stay the course in the face of a “difficult... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
World Kremlin says Putin didn’t threaten to use nuclear weapons, US took him out of context MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Thursday that comments on nuclear weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin made in... Published 14 Mar, 2024 04:52pm
World Putin says Russian nuclear weapons 'more advanced' than in US MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy... Updated 13 Mar, 2024 10:23pm
World Vladimir Putin says Russia will deploy troops to Finland’s border after it enters NATO, RIA reports President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Wednesday that Finland and Sweden’s entry into NATO is “a... Published 13 Mar, 2024 11:12am
World Vladimir Putin says Russia will work with any elected US leader, RIA reports President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Wednesday that Russia does not interfere in any elections and... Published 13 Mar, 2024 10:00am
World Volodymyr Zelensky claims Russian advance in Ukraine ‘halted’ PARIS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday the situation for his troops was improving having “halted”... Published 12 Mar, 2024 12:51pm
World Russia’s spy service accuses US of trying to meddle in presidential election MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s foreign intelligence service on Monday accused the United States of trying to... Published 11 Mar, 2024 08:53pm