Some Russians flee Ukraine conscription as Moscow remains defiant at UN
Some draft-age Russians rushed to leave the country on Thursday to escape their country's biggest conscription drive since World War Two.
Fri Sep 23 2022
ASEAN slams progress on Myanmar peace plan at talks overshadowed by Taiwan
China's Wang Yi and Russia's Sergei Lavrov walked out of a plenary meeting today when their Japanese counterpart spoke.
Fri Aug 05 2022
The 'Big Package': How Russia was driven to default
Russia's first major international debt default in over a century left it with cash but no access to the international financial network.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Russia warns nuclear war risks now 'considerable'
Sergei Lavrov told the world not to underestimate the considerable risks of nuclear conflict and NATO's supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Tue Apr 26 2022
Analysis: Two weeks into Ukraine war, faint glimmers of compromise emerge
Analysts say the fact that both countries were even meeting for talks left a window open for ending Russias war against Ukraine.
Fri Mar 11 2022
EU, US, British envoys boycott Lavrov speech at UN rights forum
Lavrov was addressing the UN Human Rights Council remotely.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Russia says 'real danger' of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons required response
Russia's foreign minister told a Geneva disarmament meeting on Tuesday that Ukraine has been seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Russia's Lavrov brushes off Western sanctions over Donbass recognition
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov brushed off the threat of sanctions on Tuesday.
Tue Feb 22 2022
Russia shuts mission to NATO in spy row retaliation
The dispute marks the latest deterioration in East-West ties that are already at post-Cold War lows.
Tue Oct 19 2021
China, Russia officials meet in show of unity against EU, US
Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov rejected outside sniping at their authoritarian political systems.
Tue Mar 23 2021
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy
Russia, which has repeatedly denied any involvement in the nerve agent attack, said Britain should expect retaliation for its actions.
Wed Mar 14 2018
Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office - officials
US President Donald Trump disclosed highly classified information to Russia's foreign minister about a planned Islamic State operation during their meeting last week, two US officials said.
Tue May 16 2017
Trump meets Russia foreign minister amid Comey controversy
While not unprecedented, it is a rare privilege for a foreign minister to be received by a U.S. president for a bilateral meeting in the White House.
Thu May 11 2017
Russia calls US allegation it arms Taliban unsubstantiated
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a U.S. allegation Moscow was supplying arms to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan was unsubstantiated.
Tue Apr 25 2017
US-Russia relations at another low after Syria attacks
The presidents of the United States and Russia on Wednesday both presented souring views of the relationship between their two countries, exchanging sharp words.
Thu Apr 13 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024