Russia confirms record 31,299 COVID cases in past 24 hours: Response center
Oct 14, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia confirmed a record high of 31,299 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,717 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,892,980, the federal response center said on Thursday.
Russian govt voices concern over activities of ISIS in Afghanistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 01:37 am
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said the country is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan.
Nobel Peace Prize 2021 awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov, Maria Ressa
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Oslo, Norway/IBNS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their 'courageous efforts' to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia respectively.
US heard Russia’s pitch for mutual recognition of vaccine certificates: Minister
Oct 03, 2021, at 04:41 am
Geneva/UNI/Sputnik: Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Saturday he believed that US delegates in Geneva saw his point in the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates.
Russia calls for ‘concerted efforts’ to follow purposes and principles of UN Charter
Sep 26, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New York: The Russian Foreign Minister addressed the UN General Assembly on Saturday, calling for a new consensus to uphold the “purposes and principles” of the UN’s founding document, the UN Charter, and a rejection of the Western-backed “Rules Based Order” concept.
Taliban's recognition not under considerations, says Russia: Report
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: International recognition of the Taliban was not currently under consideration, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders here for the UN General Assembly.
All crew members of Russia's crashed An-26 plane died, remains found: Emergencies
Sep 23, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Moscow, UNI/Sputnik: A search group found the remains of the crew members of Russia's An-26 aircraft on the site of its crash in the Khabarovsk region, all of them died, a spokesman for emergency services told Sputnik on Thursday.
US and its allies led to new crisis in Afghanistan: Vladimir Putin at BRICS
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:38 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the United States and its allies for the 'new crisis' that developed in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of troops by the Joe Biden administration.
Vladimir Putin describes developments in Afghanistan as 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Vladivostok, Russia/UNI/SPUTNIK: Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Afghanistan after the US troops withdrawal as a humanitarian catastrophe.
'Don't want militants under the garb of refugees': Putin
Aug 23, 2021, at 05:31 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban cannot be settled in its neighbouring countries even temporarily as "militants showing up here under cover of refugees" isn't acceptable to him, Russian news agencies reported.
Taliban release 340 prisoners in Afghan province of Farah
Aug 22, 2021, at 04:47 am
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban (terrorist organization, banned in Russia) have released 340 "political prisoners" in Farah province in western Afghanistan, the Shamshad News broadcaster reported Saturday.
German chancellor Angela Merkel seeks Russia's support in rescuing Afghan forces
Aug 22, 2021, at 01:07 am
Moscow: German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and sought support in rescuing local Afghan forces after the Taliban seized power.
Anti-Taliban forces building up in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley : Russia
Aug 20, 2021, at 08:02 am
Moscow: Armed resistance against the Taliban is building up in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley with the backing of deposed vice-president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, the son of anti-Taliban fighter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
Russian Defense Ministry confirms crew of firefighting plane crashed in Turkey died
Aug 15, 2021, at 04:18 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Five crew members from the Russian military and three Turkish specialists who were on board of the Russian Be-200 aircraft died in a crash in Turkey, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/UNI: With the Taliban taking control of the length of Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) must be prepared against the threat of drug smugglers and terrorists infiltrating their territories, the Russian Defence Minister has said.
Russia enhances contingent in exercise to take place close to Afghanistan border
Aug 04, 2021, at 01:11 am
Russia has enhanced the number of its military contingent in the joint trilateral exercises which is scheduled to be held in Tajikistan this month, just kilometres away from the war-ravaged Afghanistan, media reports said.
US is now planning to build three secret spy bases to track Russia and China satellites
Jul 19, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Washington: The American government is planning to build a deep space spy base in the UK to protect satellites from Russian and Chinese weapons, media reports said.
Pakistan: Russian gas line project stands in jeopardy
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline (PSGP), also known as North-South Gas Pipeline, is finding a tough situation as the Petroleum Division has started finalizing an alternate gas pipeline project by mid-July, media reports said.
Plane crash in Russia's Kemerovo region leaves 4 dead
Jun 20, 2021, at 02:43 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: The authorities of Russia's Kemerovo region denied information about nine people killed after the emergency landing of a plane in the region on Saturday, saying that four people died as a result.
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin meet at Geneva villa amid hope for 'stable talks'
Jun 17, 2021, at 03:05 am
Geneva/IBNS: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for their first summit at lakeside Geneva villa on Wednesday since Biden took office.
Biden, Putin to hold talks in Switzerland's Geneva amid widening differences
Jun 16, 2021, at 09:15 pm
Geneva: US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are going to meet at Geneva, Switzerland for their first ever meeting Wednesday, media reports said.
Beijing gifts 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Kabul: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A batch of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has been handed over to Afghanistan during an official ceremony in Kabul, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: Major American meat producer JBS USA has said the company suffered a cyberattack on Sunday.
Shooter injures security officer, minor in Russia's Yekaterinburg: Interior Ministry
May 31, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A girl and a member of the Russian National Guard were injured in a shooting in the city of Yekaterinburg on Sunday and they are receiving medical care, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Twitter, Google, TikTok fined by Russian court for failing to comply with Moscow's directive
May 28, 2021, at 07:23 pm
Moscow: A court in Russia has fined social network site Twitter 19 million rubles (USD 259,000) for not deleting content the country views as illegal, according to reports.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in the virtual meeting of BRICS
May 28, 2021, at 02:35 am
New Delhi: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in a stand-alone meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs/International Relations via video conference on June 1, officials said.
Early to discuss Moldovan President Maia Sandu's visit to Russia, says Russian Foreign Ministry
May 21, 2021, at 01:25 am
Moscow/Sputnik: It is too early to talk about Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s visit to Russia before the parliamentary elections in Moldova, Andrey Rudenko, the Russian deputy foreign minister, said on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin issues order on voluntary evacuation of Russian citizens from Gaza Strip
May 21, 2021, at 01:08 am
Moscow/Gaza/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to evacuate Russian and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) citizens from the Gaza Strip at their request, the document was published on the official legal information portal.
Extension of IAEA Checks in Iran Will Help JCPOA Talks in Vienna Succeed - Russian Envoy
May 20, 2021, at 07:47 am
Vienna/Sputnik: The extension of the technical agreement on International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iran will contribute to the success of negotiations on the restoration of the Iran nuclear deal, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said.
UN chief: Deadly school shooting in Russia an ‘act of senseless violence’
May 12, 2021, at 06:04 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of two adults and seven children.