Putin congratulates Xi Jinping on his birthday, wishing him all the best.

Putin congratulates Xi Jinping on his birthday, wishing him all the best.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of its victory over Imperial Japan in World War II Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended birthday greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping, 72, according to a statement from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.  “The president wished his Chinese counterpart and friend…

Putin slams Israeli strikes on Iran, wishes Trump happy 79th birthday

Putin slams Israeli strikes on Iran, wishes Trump happy 79th birthday

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said. “Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict, which would have…

Moscow is ready to help de-escalate situation, Russia’s Lavrov tells Iran’s Araghchi

Moscow is ready to help de-escalate situation, Russia’s Lavrov tells Iran’s Araghchi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in a phone call on Saturday that Moscow condemns Israel’s use of force against Iran and is ready to help de-escalate the situation in the Middle East. Russia is prepared to continue to work to resolve issues surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, the Russian Foreign…

Iran must agree to nuclear deal before too late, Trump

Iran must agree to nuclear deal before too late, Trump

The US President stated that he had already warned Iran of consequences in case it refuses to conclude an agreement on its nuclear dossier US President Donald Trump stated that he had already warned Iran of consequences in case it refuses to conclude an agreement on its nuclear dossier, he recalled on Truth Social. “There…

Iranian nuclear crisis cannot be resolved by military, only through peaceful, political and diplomatic means. Russia condemns Israel’s attack on Iran

Iranian nuclear crisis cannot be resolved by military, only through peaceful, political and diplomatic means. Russia condemns Israel’s attack on Iran

Moscow also expects that the West, which provoked anti-Iran hysteria in the International Atomic Energy Agency, will now Realize the results of its harmful policy Russia expresses grave concern over the dangerous escalation in the Middle East and strongly condemns Israel’s military actions against Iran, which violate the UN Charter and international law, the Russian…

Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation

Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation

Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to attack key facilities and kill top generals and scientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon. The ongoing military and intelligence operation…

Russia, US continue direct contact to eliminate ‘irritants’ in bilateral relations

Russia, US continue direct contact to eliminate ‘irritants’ in bilateral relations

The next round of talks will take place “in Moscow in the near future” Moscow and Washington are engaged in direct contact regarding the elimination of the so-called “irritants” in bilateral relations, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “Russia and the United States maintain direct contact to eliminate irritants in bilateral relations,” he said…

Russia want peace, Ukraine will lose more territory if it refuses Moscow’s demands: Kremlin

Russia want peace, Ukraine will lose more territory if it refuses Moscow’s demands: Kremlin

Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said that unless Ukraine agreed to Russia’s conditions for an end to the war, then Kyiv would lose more territory, the Wall Street Journal reported. “With Russia, it’s impossible to fight a long war,” Medinsky told the Journal, citing Russia’s 21-year war with Sweden in the 18th century as evidence that…

Trump says ‘less confident’ about Iran Nuclear deal

Trump says ‘less confident’ about Iran Nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in an interview with the New York Post Podcast that he is “less confident” about reaching a new Iran deal. President Trump is losing hope that Iran will agree to end all uranium enrichment in a revised nuclear deal with the United States — but remains determined not to allow Tehran…

Russia says it is ready to remove excess nuclear materials from Iran

Russia says it is ready to remove excess nuclear materials from Iran

Russia said on Wednesday it was ready to remove nuclear materials from Iran and convert them into fuel as a potential way to help narrow differences between the United States and Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Tehran says it has the right to peaceful nuclear power, but its swiftly-advancing uranium enrichment program has…

South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with North Korea

South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with North Korea

South Korea’s military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda along the inter-Korean border, in a move aimed at easing tensions South Korea’s military said on Wednesday it had suspended loudspeaker broadcasts near the border targeting North Korea, nearly a year after resuming the propaganda and K-pop blasts during a time of growing tension…

China’s embassy in UK accuses NATO of ‘smearing and scapegoating’

China’s embassy in UK accuses NATO of ‘smearing and scapegoating’

China firmly opposes NATO’s “smearing and scapegoating” of China, its embassy in Britain said on Wednesday in response to remarks NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte made about Beijing’s military build-up earlier this week. NATO should correct its “misperception” of China, stop peddling its “security anxiety” and “using China as an excuse for its continued military…

Police make ‘mass arrests’ in Los Angeles during nighttime curfew

Police make ‘mass arrests’ in Los Angeles during nighttime curfew

Los Angeles police began arresting people in the city’s downtown late Tuesday, as groups gathered in violation of an overnight curfew after a fifth day of protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Looting and vandalism in the second-biggest US city have marred the largely peaceful protests over ramped-up arrests by immigration authorities. The demonstrations, which began Friday,…

US-Russian talks to take place in Moscow, Russian envoy says

US-Russian talks to take place in Moscow, Russian envoy says

Talks between the United States and Russia on resolving issues in their bilateral relations will move to Moscow from Istanbul, Russia’s new ambassador to Washington told the state TASS news agency. “The recovery of Russian-American relations is still a long way off,” Ambassador Alexander Darchiev told TASS, adding that the rapprochement with Moscow was being…

Elon Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’

Elon Musk says some of his posts about Trump ‘went too far’

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regretted some of the posts he made last week about U.S. President Donald Trump as they had gone “too far.” Trump said on Saturday his relationship with Musk was over after they exchanged insults on social media, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO describing the president’s sweeping…