This photo shows a view of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 29, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia does not pose a threat to Moldova's national security, and has no intention of destabilizing the situation in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "We resolutely reject insinuations regarding […]
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Moscow orders Latvian ambassador to leave Russia
This photo taken on March 10, 2022 shows the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (PHOTO / XINHUA) MOSCOW – The Latvian ambassador to Russia, Maris Riekstins, should leave Russia within two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. Latvian Charge d'Affaires Dace Rutka was summoned to the ministry in protest over Latvia's decision to lower the […]
Peru recalls envoy to Honduras for ‘unacceptable interference’
Peru's President Dina Boluarte gives a press conference with foreign media at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) Peru withdrew its ambassador to Honduras, Jorge Raffo, due to Honduras' "unacceptable interference" in the internal affairs of Peru, the South American nation's foreign ministry said on Thursday. The step is […]
Russia says frigate tests strike capabilities in Atlantic
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan 10, 2023, a sailor is on duty onboard of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested its […]
Russia, Estonia expel envoys, downgrade relations
People walk past the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 5, 2022. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP) Russia said on Monday it was downgrading diplomatic relations with NATO member Estonia, accusing it of "total Russophobia", and Tallinn responded by telling Moscow's envoy to the Baltic nation to leave. Estonia and its Baltic neighbors Latvia […]
Protests in Stockholm draw condemnation from Türkiye
Protesters demonstrate in front of the Consulate General of Sweden after Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right political party Hard Line and who also has Swedish citizenship burned a copy of the Koran near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan 21, 2023. (YASIN AKGUL / AFP) STOCKHOLM – Protests in Stockholm […]
Deaths from Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro rise to 20
Rescuers work on a residential building destroyed after a missile strike, in Dnipro on Jan 14, 2023. (VITALII MATOKHA / AFP) MOSCOW/KIEV – The death toll from a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 20, the regional governor said Sunday. At least 73 people were injured, with four […]
British foreign secretary banned from entering Russia
This photo taken on Aug 31, 2022 shows towers and cathedrals of the Kremlin in Moscow. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) MOSCOW – Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly is among 36 British citizens that have been recently barred from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday. In addition […]
Russia bans 36 British citizens from entry
Police officers stand on duty outside the Russian Embassy in London on March 4, 2022. (TOLGA AKMEN / AFP) MOSCOW — The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that 36 British citizens were barred from entering Russia due to London's policy of confrontation against Russia. The blacklist includes members of the cabinet of ministers, representatives […]
Russian warship holds drills in Norwegian Sea
A still image from video, released by the Russian Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' during an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea, in an image taken from video released Jan 10, 2023. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / REUTERS) MOSCOW – A […]
Ministry: Uganda close to be declared Ebola-free
Members of the Ugandan Medical staff of the Ebola Treatment Unit stand inside the ward in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda on Sept 24, 2022. (BADRU KATUMBA / AFP) KAMPALA – Uganda is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Wednesday if no new case is registered by then, the […]
Ukraine: Mastermind of Banksy removal could face years in jail
A new graffiti in Banksy's signature style, although not posted by the mercurial artist on social media, is seen on the wall of a destroyed building in the Ukrainian town of Hostomel, which had been occupied by Russia until April and heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of Russian invasion, Nov 13, 2022. […]
Russia: Assigned targets in Ukraine neutralized after strike
A volunteer clears the rubble of a destroyed house as a result of shelling in the village of Moshchun, Kyiv region, on Oct 29, 2022. (SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP) MOSCOW/KIEV – Russia's armed forces launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air- and sea-based weapons at Ukrainian military targets and energy facilities needed for the […]
US sees over 100m COVID-19 cases in holiday season
People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, US, Jan 10, 2022. (MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS) LOS ANGELES / TUNIS / MONTEVIDEO / HAVANA – The United States has officially recorded more than 100 […]
US basketball player Griner swapped for Russian citizen Bout
In this July 7, 2022 photo, US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia. (EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA / REUTERS) WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for US basketball player […]
Ukraine resumes foodstuff shipments via seaports
An aerial photograph taken on Oct 31, 2022 shows a cargo ship loaded with grain being inspected in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosphorus in Istanbul. Cargo ships loaded with grain and other agricultural products left Ukrainian ports on Oct 31, 2022 despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark […]
Russia halts participation in grain deal
The first UN-chartered vessel MV Brave Commander loads more than 23,000 tonnes of grain to export to Ethiopia, in Yuzhne, east of Odessa on the Black Sea coast, on Aug 14, 2022. (OLEKSANDR GIMANOV / AFP) Russia has suspended its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed grain exports from Ukraine, blaming drone attacks on […]
Two car bombs in Somalia kill at least 100, injure 300
This photo taken Oct 30, 2022 shows a destroyed cars after an car bombing targeted the education ministry in Mogadishu on Oct 29, 2022. (HASSAN ALI ELMI / AFP) MOGADISHU – The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia's education ministry next to a busy market intersection killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, […]
Uganda urges vigilance as Ebola cases in capital city rise to 5
This colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) obtained March 24, 2014 from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, reveals some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion. (HANDOUT / CDC / CYNTHIA GOLDSMITH / AFP) KAMPALA – Uganda's Ministry of Health on Sunday urged the public to remain vigilant as […]
4 killed in drone strikes in Kiev Monday, says mayor
This photo taken on Feb 25, 2022 shows an empty street in Kiev, capital of Ukraine. (LU JINBO / XINHUA) KIEV/MOSCOW – At least four people were killed in a wave of drone strikes at a residential building and power facilities in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning, Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. […]