Russia ramps up arms production as US boosts support for Ukraine MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister on Wednesday ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to... Updated 02 May, 2024 05:32am
World Chechen leader’s 16-year-old son named trustee at special forces university Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Sunday that he named his teenage son, who was shown beating a prisoner in... Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:49am
World US intelligence believes Putin probably didn't order Navalny to be killed: WSJ LONDON: US intelligence agencies have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin probably didn’t order... Updated 27 Apr, 2024 11:16pm
World Putin says plans to visit China in May MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he plans to visit China in May, in what would be his first... Published 25 Apr, 2024 09:17pm
World Russia detains deputy of defence minister MOSCOW: Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s deputies on suspicion of taking... Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am
World Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt MOSCOW: An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to... Published 23 Apr, 2024 01:48pm
World Russia warns of direct conflict between nuclear powers MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday that US, British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the... Published 23 Apr, 2024 03:41am
World Russia should confiscate Western assets now after US move, top lawmaker says MOSCOW: Russia now has grounds to confiscate Western assets after the US House of Representatives passed legislation... Published 22 Apr, 2024 11:35am
World Putin orders Russian government to outline proposals for BRICS grain exchange MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his government to present proposals to facilitate grain trading... Published 20 Apr, 2024 05:19pm
World 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