Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held an important and constructive conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Zelensky, the two leaders discussed American military assistance to Ukraine and the prospects for strengthen...

The Kremlin is paying close attention to all remarks made by US President Donald Trump, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. His statement came in response to Trump’s recent comment expressing dissatisfaction with his latest phone con...

Russia is open to holding a new round of talks with the United States on Saudi Arabian soil, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a joint press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. “We are prepared to consi...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas that Beijing "cannot afford to see Russia lose" in the conflict in Ukraine, the South China Morning Post reports, citing diplomatic sources. “The minister told the EU’s to...

Russia has officially recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov confirmed to RIA Novosti. “Recognized,” Kabulov said in response to a direct question on the matter. Recognition Follows Removal...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump concluded an almost hour-long phone call centered largely on the conflict in Ukraine. The conversation, described as open, businesslike, and focused, included a renewed push from Trump fo...

European NATO allies have begun preparing for a possible reduction of US military forces on the continent, Euractiv reports citing diplomatic sources. In European NATO circles, there is growing confidence that US President Donald Trump intends to sig...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he will conduct a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump today, Interfax reports. Putin made the announcement while visiting an exhibition at the forum titled "Strong Ideas for a New Time...

The Japanese government has revised its national response strategy in preparation for a potentially catastrophic earthquake in the Nankai Trough region. Under the updated plan, 723 municipalities across 30 prefectures—from Ibaraki in the northeast ...

The USA's decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine points to deeper production issues, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The industry simply cannot keep up with the required missile output,” he said. Peskov's comment came in re...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un paid tribute to his country’s soldiers who were killed in combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region. Footage released by The Guardian shows Kim solemnly placing his hands on one of the coffins conta...

U.S. President Donald Trump has lifted sanctions on certain Russian assets, according to a statement published on the website of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Among those removed from the sanctions list is the Russian Financial Alliance Bank, ...

Experts suspect that Ukrainian intelligence services could be involved in the sabotage of oil tankers using magnetic mines, The Financial Times reports. The newspaper reports that a series of mysterious attacks on oil tankers have sent shockwaves th...

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned the acting chargé d'affaires of the United States, John Hinkle, following the suspension of deliveries of certain types of weaponry, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported. "Deputy Foreign Minister Maryana Be...

Amid escalating tensions with Russia, Azerbaijan has decided to begin closing Russian-language schools across the country, Oxu.az reports. Parents already start receiving relevant notifications at school WhatsApp groups saying that the closures will ...

French President Emmanuel Macron called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the situation with Iran, Le Parisien publication said. The call followed Macron's recent conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and IAEA Direc...

The results of the investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijani Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, may be announced soon, representatives for the Azerbaijan General Prosecutor's Office said, RIA Novosti reports. Neymar Avazov,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, according to a post on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. The key topics of discussion reportedly included the conflict between Israel and Iran, U....

Air service between Russia and the United States may resume by the end of 2025, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and special representative of the president for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countr...

Law enforcement actions cannot be grounds for diplomatic demarches, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on a statement from Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry, which had demanded an investigation into the detentions of Azerbaijani nationals i...