Latest developments in Middle East discussed by FMs of Türkiye and Iran
On Monday, the Foreign Ministries of Iran and Türkiye held talks, during which they discussed the situation in the region. The meeting took place in Rio de Janeiro.
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Russian Foreign Minister to attend BRICS Summit in Brazil
The BRICS summit will start in Brazil at the end of this week. Russia will be represented by Sergey Lavrov.
Lavrov holds talks with his Chinese counterpart
Sergey Lavrov has held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China as part of his visit to Brazil for a meeting of the BRICS Foreign Ministers.
Lavrov and Fidan discuss South Caucasus and energy projects
The Russian Foreign Minister held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart. During the meeting, the parties discussed economic cooperation and recent events in the Middle East and the South Caucasus.
Lavrov arrives in Brazil for G20 meetings
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans on holding several bilateral meetings on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Rio …
Rio de Janeiro shootout leaves record 25 people dead
At least 25 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, one of the state’s deadliest police raids, police said. People targeted in the raid in the poor Jacarezinho …
WADA admits McLaren’s ‘doping’ evidence against Russian athletes insufficient
WADA has admitted that Richard McLaren’s 2016 report on the alleged use of doping by Russian athletes is “not sufficient to bring successful cases,” the International Olympic Committee said. “At …
Iranian cyclist dies after Rio Paralympic road race crash
An Iranian cyclist suffered a fatal heart attack following a crash in the men’s C4/C5 road race at the Rio Paralympics, The Guardian reports. Bahman Golbarnezhad, from Shiraz, was treated at the scene of …
Lukashenko: Belarusian team expressed solidarity with the Russians at the opening of the Games in Rio
The carrying out of the Russian flag by the representative of the Belarusian Paralympic national team at the athletes parade in Rio was a sign of solidarity with the Russian athletes, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said. …
Ramzan Kadyrov thanks President Ilham Aliyev for rejecting Russian Paralympic licenses
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the country's refusal to get licenses to the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, which freed after the removal of the Russian Paralympic competitions. …
Veronika Krasheninnikova: "We highly appreciate the support of our Paralympians by Belarus and Azerbaijan"
The expert about the attack on Paralympians
Belarus president outraged by ‘democracy' of International Paralympic Committee
President of Belarus, President of the National Olympic Committee Alexander Lukashenko has been outraged by what representatives of the International Paralympic Committee did to athletes and members of the Belarusian delegation …
Second member of Belarusian delegation deprived of accreditation at Paralympics
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned another member of the Belarusian delegation from the Paralympic Games in Rio, BelTA news agency reported. The agency did not specify his name. Recall that earlier, …
Azerbaijani judoka wins silver at Rio Paralympics
Azerbaijani judoka Bayram Mustafayev (66 kg) has won silver medal in the 15th Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Trend reported. He was defeated by Utkirjon Nigmatov of Uzbekistan in the finals. …
Belarusian Paralympic team carries Russian flag in support of banned athletes
Belarusian athletes carried the Russian flag during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games to express solidarity with the Russian team, which was banned from the event. The protest went ahead despite a threat of sanctions from officials, RT …
International Paralympic Committee dismisses requests from 34 Russian Para athletes
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has dismissed requests from 34 Russian athletes who filed requests to be allowed to take part in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, sports lawyer Artyom Patsev …
Swiss Federal Court rejects Russian appeal to participate in Paralympics
Switzerland’s highest court has refused to overturn a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to ban Russian athletes from taking part in next month’s Rio Paralympics – meaning Russia has now exhausted its legal …
Freestyle wrestling Sadulaev presented horse and 6 million rubles
The head of the Republic of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, awarded the men’s freestyle wrestling 86kg category gold medalist, Dagestan’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev, with an Akhal-Teke horse and …
Medvedev: Athletes that missed Olympics will receive financial compensation
Representatives of the Russian Olympic team, who were not allowed to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio will receive financial compensation, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. According to him, payments …
CAS leaves Russian Paralympians no chance
Today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced a final decision not to allow the Russian athletes to compete at the Paralympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, despite the appeal of the Russian side on the decision of the International …