The Russian armed forces have begun drills focused on the preparation and use of nuclear forces under conditions of aggression, RBK reports, citing Russia’s defense ministry. According to the report, ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19-20, according to Reuters. This marks Putin’s 25th visit to Beijing. The meeting between the two leaders will follow last week’s visit to...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed calls for her or her predecessor Gerhard Schröder to serve as mediators in negotiations between Russia and Europe over the Russia-Ukraine conflict,...
US President Donald Trump has said he was going to resume attacks on Iran but changed his mind following requests from the leaders of several Arab states. According to Trump, the Emir of Qatar, the Cr...
A 17-year-old armed with a hunting rifle opened fire near a restaurant in the Tarsus district of Mersin Province in southern Turkey, Turkish media report. According to preliminary information, four pe...
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the Democratic Party and several leading American media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN, accusing them of bias....
The US Department of the Treasury has decided to extend for another 30 days a waiver allowing the purchase of sanctioned Russian oil, Reuters writes, citing a source. The decision applies only to oil ...
The war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing for around five years, is causing serious harm to Europe, but short-term ceasefires show the possibility of achieving lasting peace, Turkish Foreign Minister...
Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, met with Pope Leo and raised the issue of the Artsakh political and military leaders who remain detained in Baku. Aram I also spoke about the right of the Armenians of A...
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un called on top military officials to bolster frontline units and turn the border with the South into an “impregnable fortress,” Euronews writes, referring to state medi...
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, Reuters writes. The WHO said th...
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are reportedly concluding an investigation into the wife of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Olena Z...
