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Lukashenko confirms presence of nuclear weapons in Belarus
Minsk: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed the presence of nuclear weapons in Belarus. Lukashenko said that several dozen nuclear warheads have already been brought into the republic, Xinhua news agency reported. The…
- Middle East
Syria’s Bashar Al Assad is in Moscow: Source
Syria’s ousted President, Bashar Al Assad, and members of his family arrived in Russia’s capital, Moscow, on Sunday, December 8, Russian news agency reported, citing a Kremlin source. “Assad, with his family,…
- World
Zelensky pitches Ukraine’s terms for ceasefire, Russia remains silent
Kyiv/Moscow: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his readiness to end the “hot phase” of the conflict with Russia in exchange for Ukraine’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Interfax-Ukraine news…
- World
Russia imposes entry ban on 30 British nationals
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has banned 30 British citizens from entering Russia’s territory “in response to the hostile actions of the British side”. The sanction list includes members of Britain’s political…
- Technology
Russian court fines Telegram for not deleting prohibited content
Moscow: A Moscow court fined Telegram Messager 7 million rubles (about $67,300) for refusing to remove information banned in Russia, the court press service said. Telegram was found guilty of committing an…
- World
Putin approves loan waivers for SMO participants, spouses
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new law allowing participants in the Special Military Operation (SMO) and their spouses to write off overdue loans of up to 10 million rubles (about…
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US charges Indian man for conspiring to exporting aviation parts to Russia
Washington: The US has charged a 57-year-old Indian national for allegedly conspiring to export controlled US aviation components to end users in Russia, according to the Justice Department. Sanjay Kaushik was arrested…
- India
Russian President Putin may visit India next year
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit India next year as part of a laid down structure between the two countries for reciprocal annual visits by their leaders, diplomatic sources said…
- World
Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of US long-range missiles to strike inside Russia: Report
Washington: In a major shift of his administration’s policy on the Ukraine crisis, US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, American media…
- News
Mike Waltz an expert on threats posed by China, Russia, Iran: Trump
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said his NSA pick Mike Waltz brings with him expertise on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and global terrorism. “I am honoured to…
- World
Iran and Russia officially link payment systems to enhance financial cooperation
Iran and Russia linked their national payment systems on Monday, a significant move to bypass the US dollar in bilateral transactions, Iranian news agency Press TV reported. The linkage between Russia’s Mir…
- India
India, Russia ink deal on Pantsir variants to bolster air defence
New Delhi: A major Indian defence public sector undertaking has signed an agreement with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for cooperation on variants of the Pantsir air defence missile-gun system. The Pantsir air defence system…
- World
Pure fiction, completely untrue: Russia denies Trump-Putin conversation
Moscow: Russia on Monday denied US media reports which claimed that the US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken over phone after the former’s win in the presidential…
- World
Russia’s First Deputy PM on India visit, to take part in key bilateral meeting
New Delhi: Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will jointly hold here on November 12 a key session of the intergovernmental Russian-Indian commission on trade,…
- World
Putin says ready to speak with ‘courageous’ Trump
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US election, saying that he was ready to speak with the “courageous” incoming US President. In his first public comment…
