Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won’t attend his funeral
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev but will not attend the late former Soviet leader’s funeral, a decision reflecting the Kremlin’s ambivalence about Gorbachev’s legacy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that prior to departing for a working trip to Russia’s westernmost Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited a Moscow […]
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death mourned as passing of rare leader
Bangkok: The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and for many the man who restored democracy to then-communist-ruled European nations, was mourned on Wednesday as the loss of a rare leader who changed the world and for a time gave hope for peace among the superpowers. But the man who […]
UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone
KyivL: United Nations inspectors made their way toward Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Wednesday, a long-anticipated mission that the world hopes will help secure the Russian-held facility in the middle of a war zone and avoid catastrophe. Underscoring the danger, Kyiv and Moscow again accused each other of attacking the area around Europe’s biggest […]
China’s Communist Party plans to hold key congress to endorse rare 3rd term for Xi Jinping on Oct 16
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party proposes to hold its 20th Congress in Beijing on October 16 which is widely expected to endorse an unprecedented 3rd term for President Xi Jinping. A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held on Tuesday decided that a plenary session consisting functionaries of the […]
Significant increase in presence of ISIL-K in Afghanistan and their capacity to carry out attacks: India tells UNSC
United Nations: India has told the UN Security Council that there is a significant increase in ISIL-K presence in Afghanistan, as it warned that linkages between proscribed outfits such as Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and provocative statements by other terror groups pose a direct threat to the region’s peace and stability. “As we have repeatedly […]
Vostok 2022 drills from Sept 1-7 will involve more than 50,000 troops from China, India and several other countries: Russia
Moscow: Russia said on Monday that the Vostok 2022 military exercises will be held from September 1 to 7 in different locations in the Far East and the Sea of Japan and involve more than 50,000 troops from China, India and several other countries. “The Vostok 2022 strategic command and staff exercise envisages various scenarios […]
UN agency to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant amid safety fears
Kyiv: A team from the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday started its journey to the Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine, a long-awaited mission to inspect crucial safety systems that the world hopes will help avoid a catastrophe. Offsetting that rare ray of hope, Ukraine and Russia again accused each […]
China keeps wary watch as US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
Beijing: The Chinese navy on Sunday kept a close watch as two American warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait, separating China and Taiwan, the first such operation since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei early this month, sparking a new round of tensions between the two countries. The US warships sailed through the Taiwan […]
West’s criticism of India for import of Russian oil reflects double standards: Russia
New Delhi: The criticism of India by the Western countries over its import of Russian crude oil while exempting themselves from their “own illegitimate sanctions” is a reflection of their unprincipled position and double standards, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said on Sunday. In an exclusive interview to PTI, the envoy said trade between India and […]
Turkey says Greek missiles locked on its fighters over Med
Istanbul: Greek surface-to-air missiles locked on to Turkish F-16 fighter jets carrying out a reconnaissance mission in international airspace, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said Sunday. The allegation is the latest claim from Turkey that its neighbour and fellow NATO member Greece has been targeting its aircraft above the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. The […]