The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has won the bronze medal at the International Olympiad in Cryptography (NSUCRYPTO) at the level of professionals, which Russia hosted its eighth edition between October 17 and 25, 2021, marking a new confirmation for its (...)
The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine's government with a pro-Moscow administration, identifying a former Ukrainian lawmaker it claims the Kremlin is considering as a potential candidate.
Moscow has (...)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has hit back at comments made by his US counterpart Joe Biden about a "minor incursion" by Russia into his country.
Biden had suggested that a "minor" attack might bring a weaker response from the US and its (...)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are meeting for talks in Geneva amid mounting fears that Russia could be about to invade Ukraine.
"This is a critical moment," Blinken said in his opening remarks.
The (...)
Iran, China and Russia on Friday began joint naval drills in the northern Indian Ocean on Friday, state media reported.
Navies from Iran's armed forces and Revolutionary Guards are taking part in the "2022 Marine Security Belt", Rear Admiral Mostafa (...)
The US has agreed to respond to Russia's demands over NATO positions in Europe in writing next week, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after a second round of talks over Ukraine.
Russia's foreign minister described his two-hour discussion with his US (...)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki criticized US President Joe Biden on Thursday for moving too slowly to reverse Trump administration's adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington's special relationship to pressure (...)
A teenage pilot has become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, landing in Belgium after an epic five-month journey.
Zara Rutherford touched down in the town of Kortrijk, 90 kilometers west of Brussels, on Thursday afternoon - the same (...)
Oil steadied on Thursday, clawing back losses earlier in the session, as strong demand and short-term supply disruptions continue to support prices close to their highest levels since late 2014.
Brent crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.2%, to $88.27 (...)
US President Joe Biden has said he thinks his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will "move in" on Ukraine, but does not want "full-blown war".
"My guess is he will move in, he has to do something," Biden said, but he warned that the Russian leader (...)
Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, a militant Hindu priest, has been arrested over a vitriolic speech he gave against Muslims last month.
the 58-year-old head of the powerful Dasna Devi temple in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) was one of (...)
Climate change, the digital transformation and security are the main challenges facing the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on member states to unite and come up with common positions.
Macron was in (...)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday amid mounting fears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent.
Blinken was due to hold discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, before meeting European (...)
More women than men were murdered in Austria last year, a rare occurrence in European Union member states, as the country begins to grapple with its femicide problem.
Thirty-one women were killed across the small Alpine country of 8.9 million people (...)
Britain is supplying Ukraine with short-range anti-tank missiles for self-defence after Russia amassed about 100,000 troops on its border, the defence secretary said.
Ben Wallace told MPs a small team of British troops would also be sent to Ukraine (...)
Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday that he was "always comfortable" with oil prices, the Economic Times reported.
He added that it was the US government's prerogative whether to release supply from strategic (...)
Russia has confirmed 29,230 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,803,534.
In a statement issued today, the Russian health authorities said that 686 coronavirus patients have died in Russia in the past (...)
Despite the annihilation of two major Japanese cities in 1945, atomic bombs have not been relegated to the pages of history books, but continue to be developed today — with increasingly more power to destroy than they had when unleashed on Hiroshima (...)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the opening day of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month, Moscow said on Friday.
"We are preparing for an official Russian-Chinese summit," Russian Foreign Minister (...)
US officials warned on Friday that a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to invade Ukraine.
"We are concerned that the Russian government is preparing for an invasion in Ukraine that may result in widespread human rights (...)
More than a dozen Ukrainian government websites went down on Friday, in a cyber-attack that also targeted embassies, BBC reported.
The foreign and education ministries were among those hit, along with embassies in the UK, US and Sweden.
Before the (...)
Attorney General Sheikh Saud bin Abdullah Al-Mujib, on a current visit to Russia, paid a visit the headquarters of the Russian Public Prosecution Office in Moscow.
During the visit, he met with the Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov.
During the (...)
France on Thursday eased strict COVID travel restrictions for arrivals from the United Kingdom.
It means vaccinated travelers will no longer be required to self-isolate upon arrival.
Prime Minister Jean Castex's office said the easing was down to (...)
Representatives from Russia and NATO are meeting in Brussels on Wednesday for high-stakes talks aimed at defusing growing tensions over Russia's military buildup near the Ukraine border.
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) comes as the two (...)
The World Health Organization has warned that half of Europe will have caught the Omicron Covid variant within the next six to eight weeks.
Dr Hans Kluge said a "west-to-east tidal wave" of Omicron was sweeping across the region, on top of a surge (...)
