Former French President Sarkozy Charged, Placed Under Judicial Supervision Former French President Sarkozy has been charged with bribery and accepting illegal campaign contributions and placed under judicial supervision, local media report. 21.03.2018
‘We can suddenly come’: Turkey’s Erdogan puts all Kurdish-held towns in Syria & Iraq on notice Turkey’s military operation in Syria will target other Kurdish-held towns – and may even spill over into Iraq – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced just a day after pro-Turkish forces seized Afrin. 20.03.2018
Putin Has Coherent, Impressive Plan for Russia’s Development – Kremlin The Kremlin's spokesman has unveiled Russian President Vladimir Putin's plans following his re-election; he also spoke about the country's current relations with the United Kingdom in the wake of Skripal's poisoning, which London has blamed on Moscow. 19.03.2018
Presidential Election 2018: Preliminary Results Call Putin to Win Election Day is wrapping up in Russia, as the nation's polling stations close following a day of intense voting, marking the end of a landmark presidential race. 18.03.2018
Cryptostrike: Is Trump Planning a Crackdown on Venezuela's 'Petro'? The Venezuelan government launched a new state-backed cryptocurrency to attract investors to the country, which is suffering from a major economic crisis. 17.03.2018
EU powers propose new Iran sanctions to keep Trump in nuclear deal France, Germany and the UK have proposed new sanctions targeting Iran in an apparent attempt to keep the US within the 2015 nuclear agreement with Tehran. 16.03.2018
'Constellation of Political Actors' Exploiting Skripal Poisoning - Professor The sudden surge in anti-Russian sentiment coming from the British government and media can be viewed as serving the UK’s foreign policy objectives by creating an image of a “Russian enemy” that justifies continued and increased interventionism around the world, particularly as Western interventions have met with less success in recent years. 15.03.2018
Moscow: UK's 'Hostile’ Actions Against Russia Aimed at Harming Bilateral Ties Prime Minister Theresa May has announced the largest expulsion of Russian diplomats from the UK since the Cold War over the alleged attack on a former spy. 14.03.2018
Five Things to Keep Updated on Ms. Haspel, New Head of US' CIA President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that he is nominating Gina Haspel to take the reins of the CIA, replacing Mike Pompeo. 13.03.2018
Moscow Calls May's Claim About Russian Trace in Ex-Spy's Poisoning 'Circus Show' British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that Moscow was either responsible for ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal's poisoning, or allowed the military-grade nerve agent to get into the hands of those who were. 12.03.2018
Iran to Open $3Bln Credit Line to Iraq for Post-War Reconstruction Tehran will loan $3 billion to help Baghdad with the restoration of its infrastructure after the defeat of the Daesh terrorist group in the country, Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Sunday. 11.03.2018
Putin: Blame Game Between US, Russia 'Road to Nowhere' Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the continued mutual accusations between Moscow and Washington would lead nowhere and acknowledged that US President Donald Trump realized that too. 10.03.2018
Pakistan Deploys Fighter Jet Squadron to Afghan Border to Protect Airspace The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has fielded a squadron of new Pakistan Aeronautical Complex JF-17 “Thunder” combat aircraft, according to a recent report by the Associated Press of Pakistan. 09.03.2018
Russian MoD Declassifies Docs About Soviet Women's Feats During WWII On the occasion of International Women's Day, the Russian Ministry of Defense has published archival documents about the feats of Soviet women during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). 08.03.2018
US Considering New Attack on Syrian Gov't - National Intelligence Chief A potential decision by Washington to take new military actions against Damascus would mark the second US strike on Syria in less than a year. 07.03.2018
China Tests Reusable Hypersonic Spacecraft With Military, Civilian Applications Chinese researchers recently tested a demonstration version of a reusable, hypersonic spacecraft in the vast Gobi Desert in late February as part of a major push to become one of the leaders in space exploration, according to a new report. 06.03.2018
Russia's Defense Industry Partners Facing Unprecedented Pressure - Putin Countries willing to engage in defense industry cooperation with Russia are facing unprecedented pressure, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. 05.03.2018
Bannon Calls Berlusconi One of Greatest Leaders of Century Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian prime minister and the head of the center-right party Forza Italia, is one of the greatest leaders of the 21st century, who preceded Trump in terms of his political style, Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview with Corriere della Serra newspaper. 04.03.2018
Russian Military: Terrorists Breach Ceasefire Regime in Syria Militants' snipers keep targeting the crossing in Syria's eastern Ghouta, preventing civilians from leaving, the head of the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation, Maj. 03.03.2018
Russian Embassy in US Debunks Accusations of Alleged INF Treaty Violation Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov refuted on Friday US State Department's accusations of violation of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty by new strategic weapons announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. 02.03.2018
