Moscow (Webdesk) – Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Pakistan’s recently appointed Ambassador to the Russian Federation, formally handed his letters of credence to President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a solemn ceremony at the Kremlin Palace, signaling the official start of his diplomatic service in Moscow. During the occasion, Ambassador Tirmizi deliveredContinue Reading
MOSCOW (AP)— Russia ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on Thursday on spying claims, which the UK described as “baseless”. Russia’s Federal Security Service, known by its Russian abbreviation FSB, said the embassy employee worked for British intelligence. It did not give proof. According to a statement fromContinue Reading
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Friday’s Russian missile assault on a residential neighborhood of the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 14 people, including six children, making it one of Moscow’s bloodiest attacks this year. The governor, Serhiy Lysak, said on the Telegram messaging app that the attackContinue Reading
A day after US and Ukrainian officials decided to present the idea to Moscow, the United States said on Wednesday that it was requesting Russia to “unconditionally” consent to a month-long ceasefire in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv had demonstrated that it was prepared to accept theContinue Reading
PARIS (AFP) — When Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider won silver in the women’s tennis doubles on Sunday, they became the first Russians to win a medal at the Olympics in Paris. Italy’s Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini defeated them in three sets in the championship match while they wereContinue Reading
(Reuters) – A 41-year-old man was mauled to death by a brown bear while strolling through a forest in the Far East of Russia, according to a Monday report from the official RIA news agency. Since then, the animal has been killed, according to RIA, which cited the head ofContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Due to Google’s reluctance to improve its hardware in Russia and its refusal to unblock Russian media outlets, YouTube speeds on desktop computers in Russia are expected to drastically decrease, a senior politician with ties to the authorities stated on Friday. Russia has punished Alphabet’s Google multiple timesContinue Reading
(Reuters) – By 2030, Russia hopes to have the four main modules of its new orbiting space station built, the country’s space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. The directors of 19 businesses engaged in building the new station, together with Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov, approved the schedule. The organisation reaffirmedContinue Reading
(AP) – Russian bombings on towns throughout Ukraine killed at least 12 people on Saturday, prompting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to ask for “accelerated” Western weaponry supply. Russian bombings in eastern Ukraine killed at least 11 people on Saturday, while rescuers in the city of Dnipro sifted through wreckage afterContinue Reading
LAUSANNE (AFP) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) invited 22 Russian and 17 athletes from Belarus to compete as neutrals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, although several had already opted not to participate. A second list of names permitted to compete in the July 26-August 11 extravaganza which consisted of tennis, shooting, andContinue Reading
