United Nations CNN — Russia on Thursday vetoed a United Nations resolution that would renew an independent panel of experts investigating North Korea’s violations of Security Council sanctions, at a time when Pyongyang has become a key supplier of munitions for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In … Read More
Nicaragua’s communist regime authorized the establishment of a Russian-made “Instruction Center” for the “reengineering” of the Nicaraguan police, authorities confirmed last week. Local media and experts have denounced the center as a possible “cover-up” for a prospective Russian spy agency … Read More
Four suspects from Tajikistan appear in court as IS releases new footage corroborating its claim to be behind atrocity The Kremlin has declined to comment on growing evidence that the Afghan branch of Islamic State (IS), known as Islamic State … Read More
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) – Russia has added what it calls the “LGBT movement” to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations, state media said on Friday. The move was in line with a ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court last … Read More
Niger is pulling its military cooperation deal with the United States and ordering some 1,000 American military personnel to leave the country, a startling development that comes after U.S. officials last week traveled to the capital of Niamey to “raise a number of concerns” about … Read More
March 18 (UPI) — Russian election watchdog, the Golos Movement, said the nation’s three-day election that saw Vladimir Putin elected to a new six-year term did not meet the standards of its constitution. Russia’s recent election that saw President Vladimir … Read More
MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) – Russia said a group of its warships had arrived in Iran to take part in drills with Iran and China in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The joint exercises, called “Maritime Security … Read More
Several Nato countries, including the US, Germany and the UK, have ruled out deploying ground troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron said “nothing should be excluded”. Mr Macron said there was “no consensus” on sending Western soldiers to … Read More
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Revelations that a North Korean missile fired by Russia in Ukraine contained a large number of components linked to U.S.-based companies underline the difficulty of enforcing sanctions against Pyongyang, but could help uncover illicit procurement … Read More
Russia will increase cooperation on “peaceful nuclear energy” with Venezuela’s socialist regime as well as in the field of oil production, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a stop in Caracas on Tuesday. Lavrov made a one-day stop in … Read More