Politics
Iran and Russia have signed a $25 billion nuclear cooperation memorandum that expands their strategic energy partnership while negotiations between Tehran and Washington remain stalled over Iran’s nuclear programme. The agreement covers the development of the Hormoz nuclear power plant in southern......
Fuel restrictions have expanded closer to Russia’s capital as pressure mounts on the country’s energy infrastructure during an intensified wave of Ukrainian drone strikes. Stations in New Moscow have introduced purchase limits on gasoline and diesel, marking the most visible sign yet that......
A large-scale Russian aerial assault struck Kyiv early Tuesday, igniting residential buildings, damaging civilian infrastructure and forcing thousands of residents to seek shelter in metro stations and underground bunkers. The attack came days after Moscow warned it would begin carrying out systematic......
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said he would be willing to represent Europe in potential peace negotiations with Russia over the war in Ukraine, positioning himself as a possible diplomatic intermediary as European leaders debate how to engage with Moscow. According to reports in Finland, European......
The Kremlin warned Sunday that European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas should avoid taking any role in future negotiations with Moscow, signaling that Russia considers her unsuitable for diplomatic talks as European leaders intensify discussions over possible direct engagement with the Kremlin......
Foreign ministers from the BRICS nations opened a two day summit in New Delhi on Thursday under the shadow of the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The meeting exposed growing divisions inside the expanded BRICS bloc as member states struggled to align their positions on the war......
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a formal warning on Wednesday to all foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations based in Kyiv, urging them to evacuate their personnel before what it described as inevitable retaliatory strikes on the Ukrainian capital tied to Russia's May 9 Victory......
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been spending extended periods in underground bunkers in southern Russia since March 2026, driven by fears of a coup orchestrated by political elites and assassination by drone. The disclosure, drawn from a classified European intelligence report, emerges against......
Russia has significantly intensified security measures around President Vladimir Putin following reports that Western intelligence agencies warned of growing risks of an internal coup or targeted assassination within Russian political circles. According to a European intelligence assessment cited by......
The escalating US and Israeli campaign against Iran is prompting fresh warnings that Washington risks overextending its military at the expense of its stated priority of deterring China in the Indo-Pacific. President Donald Trump has said the strikes launched on 28 February will continue as long as necessary,......
Ukrainian and United States negotiators convened in Geneva on Thursday for a fresh round of talks on postwar reconstruction and the next phase of peace diplomacy, only hours after Russia unleashed one of its heaviest aerial barrages in months across multiple Ukrainian regions. Ukraine’s delegation......
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the buildup of Russia’s nuclear arsenal an “absolute priority” after the collapse of the last remaining arms control treaty with the United States, signalling a more dangerous phase in great power rivalry. In a video address released for......
Russian air defenses intercepted 113 Ukrainian drones overnight from February 18 to 19, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, describing one of the largest waves of drone attacks on Russian territory in recent weeks. The barrage came hours after U.S.-mediated peace talks in Geneva ended without a breakthrough. According......
