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Putin welcomes Erdogan to Moscow to discuss Syrian war

Putin welcomes Erdogan to Moscow to discuss Syrian war

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Kremlin on Wednesday, where the pair were set to discuss the ongoing conflict in Syria, a country in which both nations have a military presence, albeit on opposing sides. Putin and Erdogan met in the Russian[Read More…]

Unredacted Manafort filing hints at Russia collusion

Unredacted Manafort filing hints at Russia collusion

Washington,  Lawyers working for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort have accidentally revealed the clearest evidence of coordination between the campaign and Russians, the media reported on Wednesday. Parts of a court filing that were meant to be redacted by Manafort’s legal team, were released publicly on Tuesday,[Read More…]

Merkel, Macron urge Russia to release Ukrainian sailors

Merkel, Macron urge Russia to release Ukrainian sailors

Kiev,  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have urged Russia to release the Ukrainian sailors who were detained during tensions in the Sea of Azov, the media reported. In their joint statement, Merkel and Macron on Friday said that the sailors should be released by the end[Read More…]

China, Russia to boost military cooperation

China, Russia to boost military cooperation

Beijing, Chinese State Councillor and Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe has met Deputy Defence Minister of Russia and Chief of Main Directorate for Political-Military Affairs of the Russian Armed Forces Andrey Kartapolov in Beijing. The meeting took place on Thursday. Wei spoke highly of recent exchanges and cooperation between[Read More…]

Kim Jong-un to visit Russia: South Korean envoy

Kim Jong-un to visit Russia: South Korean envoy

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to visit Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin later in November, the South Korean Ambassador to Russia said on Monday. The specific dates of Kim’s Russia visit were not announced but Woo Yoon-keun said it was likely to happen later[Read More…]

Why India bets for S-400 missile system than THAAD

Why India bets for S-400 missile system than THAAD

China made no official comment nor did Russia pass any remarks on inaugural two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US. It is viewed that China and Russia did so keeping in mind their individual relations with India which has improved in the recent days with all three countries enjoying similar[Read More…]

Why are neighbour countries making distance with India?

Why are neighbour countries making distance with India?

Right from the beginning, Narendra Modi has always been very confident about his policies for foreign countries. During his swearing-in ceremony, he tried to convey a message that he is determined to take away the path of foreign policy from his predecessor Manmohan Singh. He had called all the South[Read More…]

US prepares new sanctions against Russia

US prepares new sanctions against Russia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that he is committed to working with the Congress on a new Russia sanctions bill, after he issued a Crimea Declaration that rejected Russia’s control of Crimea. Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo on Wednesday said that he will support[Read More…]

Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO if it doesn’t ‘pull up’

Trump threatens Iran, warns of dire consequences

President Donald Trump has warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that if Tehran threatened the US again, it will suffer consequences the likes of which few have ever suffered before. The tweet in all-caps was posted on Sunday night and followed an apparent warning by Rouhani, in which he cautioned[Read More…]

Twitter bans Russia-based Kaspersky Lab from buying ads

Moscow/New Delhi: Twitter has banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab from advertising on its platform, stating that the company “operates using a business model that inherently conflicts with acceptable Twitter Ads business practices.” In an open letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Kaspersky Lab’s Founder Eugene Kaspersky has termed the[Read More…]

Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site

Syria chemical attack: Investigators allowed to visit site

Damascus: Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria will be permitted to visit the site of an alleged chemical attack on Wednesday, Russia has said. The international team has been in the country since Saturday, but has not been allowed to visit Douma, the BBC reported. The attack on April 7, prompted military[Read More…]





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