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The US authorities are ready to fully block Russia’s ability to pay U.S. bondholders after a deadline expires next, Bloomberg reported citing sources. "The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is …
The government of Australia has imposed sanctions on eight Russian journalists, a number of governmental officials and legal entities, the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said in a statement on Wednesday. …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election President of the United Arab Emirates, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday after their telephone call. The Russian leader once …
Georgia's application for European Union membership, as well as the progress made by the country in implementing the 2014 EU-Georgia Association Agreement and related democratic reforms were discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between Georgian …
Sweden and Finland will jointly submit requests to join NATO early on Wednesday, May 18, the Finnish mission to the alliance said in a Twitter post on Tuesday evening. "Finnish Ambassador Klaus Korhonen and Swedish Ambassador Axel …
Russia won’t be left without the Internet, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "I assure you that the tasks clearly set now by president [Vladimir Putin] will be implemented, and neither you nor I will be left …
No negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are being conducted at the moment. In fact, Kiev has quit the talks, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said on the sidelines of the 2nd Central Asian conference of …
Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 4,122 over the past day to 18,268,958, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Tuesday. In relative terms, the growth rate reached 0.02%. As many as 2,772 people were …
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made a phone call to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on May 17. The head of state congratulated Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his birthday and wished him the best of health …
Turkey may lose its NATO membership, as it objects Sweden's and Finland´s bids to join the alliance, contributor to CNN David Andelman wrote. There was a lot of thought given toward banishing Turkey from NATO anyway …
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that NATO expansion and the West's disregard for Russia's security considerations are the reasons for the current situation in Ukraine. "We think that the root of …
The Russian central bank on Monday said Russian residents and non-residents from friendly states will be able to channel foreign currency abroad equivalent to up to $50,000 a month, from the previous limit of $10,000. Non-residents from …
Chairmanship in the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has passed to Azerbaijan. Chair of Azerbaijani Parliament (Milli Majlis) Sahiba Gafarova, speaking at the 3rd annual meeting of the Parliamentary …
The U.S. plans to increase the penalties for companies violating rules that limit export of products that threaten national security, an effort recently focused on countries including Russia and China, according to a top Biden administration …
Turkey and Algeria on Monday signed multiple new agreements as they seek to grow their bilateral relations further and strengthen cooperation, with a particular focus on the defense industry. The deals came after President Recep Tayyip …
The U.S. Air Force carried out a successful test of its troubled hypersonic missile over the weekend, one month after announcing the program had suffered delays because of "recent flight test anomalies." The …
The Taliban (the group banned in Russia) have dissolved a number of public institutions in Afghanistan, including both houses of parliament and the National Security Council, according to a decree disseminated in Afghan media. The …
North Korea on Tuesday reported another large jump in illnesses believed to be COVID-19 and encouraged good health habits as a mass outbreak spreads through its unvaccinated population and military officers were deployed to distribute …
As Turkey is a valued member of the NATO alliance, any security concerns it has need to be addressed, the NATO chief said Monday after discussing with Turkey’s foreign minister the membership bids of Sweden and Finland. …
Renault won’t have an option to buy back its plant in Moscow, Deputy Mayor Maksim Liksutov said on Moskva-24 television. "It’s important that when we got the plant, we didn’t give an option to Renault for a …
