MOSCOW, RUSSIA – The cooperation between Moscow and Tehran is reaching new highs, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Wednesday.“We are determined to implement the entire set of our planned activities despite opposition from the US and its Western allies,” Shoigu said during talks with Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza...

Moscow, Russia--Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un discussed the possibility of sending a North Korean into space, Russian news agencies quoted Putin's spokesman as saying.President Putin and the North Korean leader held talks on Wednesday at a spaceport in Russia's far east."We talked about the fact that if the North Korean...

"We are confident that the Russian army and people will win a great victory in the just fight to punish evil groups who pursue hegemony, expansion, and ambition," Kim told Putin, raising a toast during an official dinner following one-on-one talks.

A Russian news agency said that Kim's had crossed the border into the Primorsky region, with images showing a train with dark green carriages being pulled along a track by a Russian Railways locomotive. According to Kremlin spokesman, Kim will meet Putin in the Far East later this week. North...

Since pulling out of the deal, which aimed to ensure safe grain exports via the Black Sea, Russia has been keen to ally African concerns about the impact of the deal's collapse on food security. Putin said Russia was ready to return to the deal "as soon" as restrictions on...

Moscow, Russia - Turkey's foreign minister said on a visit to Moscow on Thursday that reviving a deal to ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea was "critical" for food security."We underlined its critical role for global food security and stability in the Black Sea," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said...

Prigozhin, 62, was buried on Tuesday in a private ceremony in his native Saint Petersburg, more than two months after he staged a short-lived mutiny that posed a serious challenge for the Kremlin. Authorities said the Western-sanctioned businessman died when his private jet went down along with nine other people...

The Kremlin dismissed rumors it orchestrated the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, presumed dead in a plane crash two months after leading a mutiny in Russia. It announced by decree that paramilitary fighters will have to swear an oath to the Russian flag, as part of measures to rein...

"There were 10 people on board, including three crew members. According to preliminary information, all those on board died," Russia's ministry for emergency situation had said shortly before. It said it was conducting search operations.

Tehran, Iran-- Iran will boost military cooperation with Russia as the two countries look to strengthen strategic partnership.According to the commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari, "the Iranian army is ready to boost military cooperation with Russia."Heidari made the remark in a meeting with the...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russia still has not heard any reaction from international organizations regarding the assassination of journalist Darya Dugina as well as other ‘atrocities’ committed against media representatives, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday."A year after the tragic death of Darya Dugina we have not heard a...

Moscow, Russia - Moscow has expanded its stop-list as a retaliatory measure barring 54 UK citizens from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, quoted by Russian news agency TASS.The list now includes Lucy Frazer, UK secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, "who is promoting Russia’s international...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the composition of the country’s delegation to the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). It will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.The delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, Chairman of the Federation Council’s Committee on...

Moscow, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Thursday, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, the possibility of Iran joining the BRICS group in the future and issues of expanding cooperation in international and regional affairs.The talks also included Iran's participation as a full member of...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The 11th Moscow Conference on International Security, held at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center here, saw high-level discussions between Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin and military representatives from Saudi Arabia and Iran.In a meeting with Talal Abdullah Al-Otaibi, military adviser to the Saudi defense minister,...

Moscow is open to equal defense cooperation with all nations seeking to protect their interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video address to participants in the Army-2023 forum. “Russia is open to deepening equal technological partnership and defense cooperation” with countries seeking to protect their interests and independent...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The international military-technical forum Army-2023 opens at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center here.About 1,500 prominent Russian companies of the military-industrial complex will present their products and 85 foreign companies and organizations from seven countries will also participate in the forum, TASS news agency reported.According to the...

Moscow, Russia - Moscow accused Poland and Finland of threatening its security on Wednesday and vowed a response to multiplying "threats" on Russia's western frontier from NATO members.Poland, Ukraine's staunch ally and neighbor, has strengthened security on its border with Belarus after Minsk became a new base for Russian Wagner fighters.Finland,...

Tehran, Iran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched naval drills on Wednesday near strategic Gulf islands controlled by Iran but claimed by the United Arab Emirates, state media said.The manoeuvres, which were being held mainly near Abu Musa island but also around Greater and Lesser Tunb, came two weeks after the United...

China accounts for 94 percent of the world's production of gallium -- used in integrated circuits, LEDs and photovoltaic panels -- according to a report by the European Union published this year. For germanium, essential for fiber optics and infrared, China makes up 83 percent of production.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA -  Egypt's president on Friday called on Russia and Ukraine to find "urgent solutions" to allow the resumption of Ukraine grain exports to Africa, after Moscow's withdrawal led to the collapse of a Black Sea pact.The Ukraine grain deal was agreed last year and allowed around 33 million tonnes...

Moscow, Russia - Trade turnover between Russia and Africa reached $18 billion in 2022, which is one of the results of the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a plenary session of the Russia-Africa forum."I would like to note that last year trade turnover between Russia...

The move by Moscow will "strike a blow to people in need everywhere", Guterres said. "Hundreds of millions of people face hunger and consumers are confronting a global cost-of-living crisis. They will pay the price," the UN chief said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the main objective of the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume was not achieved, in a call with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa. The deal that eased fears of a global food crisis sparked by the offensive in Ukraine is due to...

Moscow, Russia - Russia on Friday confirmed the reduction of oil supplies to markets by 500,000 barrels daily in August by lowering exports and other actions needed for this purpose, the Russian Ministry of Energy told the Russian news agency TASS.Supplies will be lowered in addition to earlier assumed commitments...

Oil producers are grappling with falling prices and high market volatility amid fears of global economic slowdown and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has upended economies worldwide.

In the Hague, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said it was still too early to draw conclusions from the move to Belarus of Prigozhin and, likely, some of his forces, but he vowed that the alliance was ready to defend its members. "What is absolutely clear is that we have sent...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russia's foreign ministry said on Sunday that Beijing had backed Moscow's efforts to counter a short-lived armed uprising led by the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin."The Chinese side expressed support for the efforts of the leadership of the Russian Federation to stabilize the situation in...

Wagner fighters, who had launched a mutiny to overthrow Russia's military leadership, are reported to be leaving the Voronezh region as they abandon their advance towards Moscow. The agreement that ended the mutiny involved Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin going into exile in Belarus, eliminating the immediate threat to Moscow.

Rebel mercenaries have seized a crucial military base and are making their way north towards Moscow, presenting a serious security crisis and a significant challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership. Regular forces have initiated a counter-terrorist operation to halt their advance, while infighting and divisions among key military and...

Stora Enso plans to permanently close four units in Europe.

Russia has for years been issuing passports to people living in the eastern Donbas areas held by pro-Moscow separatists since 2014 as well as in annexed Crimea.

As drones struck in and around Moscow, Russian drones targeted Kyiv for a third straight day while Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian forces. Officials said no one was seriously injured in Moscow, but some ordinary people said they never thought the Russian capital could be hit...

"The transfer of nuclear munitions has begun," Lukashenko told reporters during a visit to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin. In Washington, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Russia's move "yet another example of making irresponsible and provocative choices".

The two countries have in recent years ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts, with their strategic partnership having only grown closer since the invasion of Ukraine. Last year China became the top energy customer for Russia, whose gas exports had otherwise plummeted after a flurry of Western sanctions over...

Bakhmut, which once had a population of 70,000 people, has been the scene of the bloodiest battle in Moscow's more than year-long Ukraine offensive. The fall of Bakhmut, where both Moscow and Kyiv are believed to have suffered huge losses, would allow Moscow to bring home a key victory after...

Tehran, Iran--Iran will begin to receive the first batch of Russian SU-35 fighter jets next week, according to Mehr News Agency.Tehran and Moscow have embarked on deepening cooperation amid massive Western sanctions. Iran and Russia have signed major deals in recent months to boost economic, trade, energy and military cooperation.The...

The sides will "exchange views on the normalization of relations between Turkey and Syria, discuss humanitarian issues... and the voluntary, safe and dignified return of asylum seekers," the Turkish foreign ministry said.

Adjusted earnings rose six percent to $10.6 billion.

Terming it as a "planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation," Moscow said that two unmanned vehicles were aimed at the Kremlin and the devices were "put out of action." The statement said that Russia reserves the right to take retaliatory...

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at the start of Syria's civil war in 2011. "Practical steps were discussed in the field of strengthening security in the Syrian Arab Republic and normalizing Syrian-Turkish relations," the Russian defense...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman on Saturday announced the expulsion of "more than 20" German diplomats as a retaliatory measure for "mass expulsion" of Russian embassy staff from Berlin.Maria Zakharova told state-run television Zvezda that Moscow had decided to expel "more than 20" diplomats.Her statement came shortly after...

In February this year, the Iraqi foreign minister reiterated Baghdad's support for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, during a visit to Baghdad by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

Russia delivered a new warning to the West over a grain deal with Ukraine, saying a number of conditions must be met for Moscow to extend it beyond May 18. Negotiated in July by Turkey and the United Nations, the agreement has given Ukrainian grain shipments a safe corridor in...

US officials told that some documents appeared to be manipulated but many were consistent with CIA World Intelligence Review reports that are shared at high levels within the White House, Pentagon and State Department. "We have been in communication with the Department of Defense related to this matter and have...

The Kremlin said oil output cuts by Russia, Saudi Arabia and other major producers that have caused prices to soar are "in the interests" of global markets. The surprise move on Sunday came as oil prices have cooled in recent months after soaring last year following the start of the...

The head of the Western military alliance said he welcomed any proposals that could lead to a "just and sustainable peace". He said China's paper included some positive elements, including emphasising nuclear safety, protecting civilians and territorial integrity.

Firm said non-monetary factors played a role in earnings.

Moscow, Russia -  The UAE and Russia have agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of innovation, environment, and education to promote sustainable economic growth.This was decided during the 11th UAE-Russia Joint Committee meeting focusing on the economic and technology sectors.The meeting was held in the Russian capital, Moscow, on...

"Dear Mr President, I am very glad to see you in Moscow. Thank you for accepting our invitation," Putin told Assad at the start of their meeting broadcast by state TV. "We are in constant contact and our relations are developing."