Russia/Ukraine War
Denying medical care over language goes against Hippocratic oath — Russia’s envoy to OSCE
Dmitry Polyansky said that it is unacceptable
Fuel reserve volumes for public utilities sector above standard rates — Russian PM
This is necessary to prepare power generation and public utilities businesses for potential loads, including peak ones, Mikhail Mishustin said
Ukraine’s territory is shrinking as Kiev indulges in military illusions — Mendel
According to Yulia Mendel, all the country’s authorities can offer under these circumstances is evacuation
‘If this works, it will be the first real ceasefire across a large stretch of the front’: Russia and Ukraine maintain truce in occupied Oleshky for more than two days
Russia and Ukraine have halted hostilities around the occupied city of Oleshky since October 27. The Verkhovna Rada’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, confirmed on the …
Russian Deputy PM names key areas of cooperation with Africa
Alexander Novak indicated agriculture, transport, mineral resources mining and electric power as key areas for cooperation with African nations
China’s Hainan boosts its international trade in services by 11.7% in nine months
The province’s services exports increased to around $6.02 billion in the reporting period
Moscow Judge Sentences Exiled Libertarian Mikhail Svetov to One Year in Prison
Svetov, who left Russia in 2021, was found guilty in absentia of violating the country’s “foreign agent” law.
Russia sends Ebola testing systems to all DR Congo neighbors — watchdog
Russia shares its testing systems with other countries whenever such a situation arises, Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare chief Anna Po…
Iran yet to respond to Vance’s letter to security council secretary — Tasnim
According to the agency, the Iranian side has received the letter
‘I went to prison while he played video games’: Sofia Sapega, arrested alongside journalist Roman Protasevich after Belarus forced their Ryanair flight to land in Minsk, tells her side of the story
On May 23, 2021, Belarusian security services tricked a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius into landing in Minsk. On board were Roman Protasevich (Raman Pratasevich) and his gi…
NATO becoming official arms store for Kiev — Russian envoy
Dmitry Polyansky noted that European countries continue to buy weapons for Ukraine
State Duma approved draft federal budget for 2027-2029 in first reading
Budget expenditures and revenues are planned in 2027 at the level of $600 bln and $532.9 bln respectively
Rights Group Uncovers North Korean Forced Labor Network in Russia
Global Rights Compliance said that North Korea reaps funds from the operation, taking much of the wages earned by its workers who are sent to Russia and made to stay under threat …
With Europe’s Doors Closed, Russians Are Flocking to Vyborg for a Taste of the West
Vyborg, a city with centuries of Swedish and Finnish heritage, is experiencing a tourism boom. But reminders of the war in Ukraine are never far away.
Russia’s OSCE envoy says West creates permanent military channel for Kiev
The United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden joined the financing
Russia, NATO moving closer to direct military clash — envoy
Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky highlighted that the alliance "continues to rely on hybrid warfare, in which a bleeding Ukraine fights on everyone’s …
Russia remains true friend to Africa — daughter of former Zambian president
Musata Kaunda Ndlovu recalled that Russia had provided invaluable support to her country in its struggle for independence and in training national specialists
RusHydro eyeing cooperation expansion with African countries
Deputy CEO of the Russian hydropower company Sergey Machekhin said that RusHydro is studying the potential of more than twenty African countries
Two killed in rockslide near entrance to open-air museum in Turkey
One more person was injured
Russia-Africa cooperation should be instrument of peace — Burundi’s president
Evariste Ndayishimiye expressed hope that the third Russia-Africa summit would become "a new stage that will bring concrete commitments, measurable results and a common goal: buil…
Netanyahu’s party retains lead with 97.3% of ballots counted — election committee
Likud is projected to win 27 seats in the 120-member parliament
Palestine ready to discuss peace with Israel’s new government — Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that he is awaiting the results of the Knesset elections
Rusal to get majority stake in two joint ventures in Ghana
The project involves developing the Nyinahini deposit in the Ashanti Region in the southwest of the country
Some countries use low-orbit satellites to foment protests — Russian MFA
"Some countries openly use information and communication technologies for military and political purposes, seeking to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other …