Russia
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
World
December 23, 2017
Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, US officials said Friday, in a long-awaited…
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
World
December 22, 2017
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has repeated allegations of Russian meddling in Western politics after talks with his Russian counterpart…
UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’
World
December 22, 2017
UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is making the first visit to Russia by a UK minister in five years. He…
Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally
World
December 22, 2017
Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally
Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his…
Egypt-Russia negotiations on charter flights to start in April 2018
Egypt
December 21, 2017
Egypt-Russia negotiations on charter flights to start in April 2018
Negotiations between Egypt and Russia on the resumption of charter flights will begin in April 2018, said Mostafa Khalil, the…
Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria
Middle East
December 21, 2017
Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria
When Vladimir Kabunin signed up as a private military contractor, he saw a chance to make a wage much higher…
UN mediator de Mistura to attend Syria talks on Friday: report
Middle East
December 21, 2017
UN mediator de Mistura to attend Syria talks on Friday: report
UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura will arrive in Kazakhstan’s capital on Friday to take part in Syria…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World
December 21, 2017
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE
World
December 20, 2017
Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…