World leaders pledge to work with Donald Trump after election triumph

World leaders pledge to work with Donald Trump after election triumph

World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump on Wednesday as he triumphed in a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris.European leaders in particular were quick to extend their best wishes and offers of cooperation, in contrast to a much cooler reaction when Trump won for the first time in 2016. China: ‘mutual respect’ Without … Read more

Video: Why Are North Korean Troops in Russia?

Video: Why Are North Korean Troops in Russia?

Over the last month, North Korea’s role aiding Russia in its war in Ukraine has significantly escalated. U.S. officials reported that North Korean soldiers are already operating in the Kursk region in western Russia, where Ukrainian forces are staging a counteroffensive. Michael Shear, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, explains what the … Read more

BRICS not anti-West, only ‘non-West’, says Russian President Putin

BRICS not anti-West, only ‘non-West’, says Russian President Putin

Moscow: Days ahead of the BRICS Summit in his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday asserted that the grouping is not “anti-West”, but is just “non-West”, also recalling that this is member state India’s stand. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on October 22-23 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. At … Read more

Russian editor sentenced to eight years for criticising Ukraine campaign

Russian editor sentenced to eight years for criticising Ukraine campaign

In this photo taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, a Russian soldier fires from D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. | Photo Credit: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP A Russian news editor in Siberia was sentenced to eight years … Read more

The Illicit flow of Technology to Russia goes through this Hong Kong address

The Illicit flow of Technology to Russia goes through this Hong Kong address

From a nondescript seventh-floor office at 135 Bonham Strand near Hong Kong’s financial district, at least four companies are operating with a shadowy mission: facilitating the illicit trade of Western technology to Russia. Shell companies at that address have acquired millions of restricted chips and sensors for military technology companies in Russia, many of which … Read more

Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained

Olympics 2024: Calls for Israel boycott, difference from Russia and global response explained

Story so far: Paris is gearing up to host the 2024 Olympic Games from July 22 to August 11, when 10,500 athletes from over 200 countries will participate in 32 sports. Two nations – Russia and Belarus – will not be represented due to a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following Russia’s … Read more

Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny

Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny

File picture of Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny | Photo Credit: AP A court in Russia ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing Tuesday that was conducted in absentia as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition. Yulia Navalnaya, who … Read more

PM Modi in Russia LIVE updates: Modi arrived in Moscow, to hold formal talks with Putin today

PM Modi in Russia LIVE updates: Modi arrived in Moscow, to hold formal talks with Putin today

According to sources, India and Russia will sign “several” documents at the end of the talks on Tuesday, including a comprehensive joint statement, a vision statement, the future course on energy and trade, cooperation on investments in Russia’s Far East and a number of MoUs. The two sides are also discussing India’s desire to open … Read more

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots

Russia hammers Ukraine’s power grid again and Kyiv’s drones target more enemy oil depots

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Russia resumed its aerial pounding of Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil facilities with cross-border drone strikes, seeking to curb each other’s ability to fight in a war that is now in its third year, officials said on June 20. With no … Read more