Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in Russia
Russian political activist Pytor Verzilov and member of the Pussy Riot protest group has been sentenced to 15 days in…
Russian Frigate With Gleaming, Brand New Weapons Systems Joins Chinese Naval Parade!
Subscribe to Vesti News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa8MaD6gQscto_Nq1i49iew?sub_confirmation=1 The Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov led a … source
Russia reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases, 197 deaths in last 24 hours
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks through a disinfection cabin placed at the entrance of the…
Russia reports 8,984 new coronavirus cases, 134 deaths in last 24 hours
People walk and ride bicycles along an embankment of the Moskva River on a warm summer day, after local authorities…
Moscow police detain man who threatened to blow up bank
Police in Moscow have detained a man who threatened to blow up a bank with explosives he claimed to be…
Russia: Putin’s spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus
Kremlin spokeman Dmitry Peskov says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press May 12, 2020, 1:08…
Russia bills US $660K for aid that included gas masks, household cleaning gloves
Russia billed the U.S. nearly $660,000 for its medical aid flight last month that included thousands of pieces of equipment…
Russia’s Putin, Saudi crown prince discuss OPEC+: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed a planned OPEC+ reduction of…
Trump agrees to help Mexico meet global oil cut target
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would help Mexico contribute to global oil output…
Saudi, others resist Mexican plan to make small oil output cuts – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and other oil producers in the OPEC+ group pushed back on Friday on a Mexican…
Saudi crown prince, Russia’s Putin discuss efforts to stabilize oil markets: SPA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Russian President Vladimir Putin reviewed in a telephone conversation on Friday the…
Saudi-Mexican clash halts record oil cut deal despite Trump pressure
MOSCOW/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil nations struggled to finalise record output cuts at G20 talks on Friday to boost prices…
Putin dons hazmat suit, as Russia admits virus numbers likely far higher
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin donned a hazmat suit and breathing mask during a visit to a hospital housing coronavirus patients…
Putin approves law that could keep him in power until 2036
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law for constitutional changes that could keep him in power for another 16…
Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until…
Airlines suspend China flights because of coronavirus outbreak
(Reuters) – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak. A flight attendant wearing…
Russia steps up airport screening of Chinese travelers over coronavirus fears
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian airports have stepped up screening of travelers arriving from China to try to identify people infected…
Russia’s Putin says he opposes unlimited presidential term
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he opposes the idea of the country’s leader being able to serve an unlimited time…
15 people injured in helicopter emergency landing in Russia
Russian officials say 15 people are injured after a passenger helicopter made a rough emergency landing in Siberia on Wednesday…
Saudi, Russia push through deeper new oil cuts
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia spearheaded a deal on Friday in which OPEC and its allies committed to some…
Fusion GPS founders ‘horrified’ Steele Dossier was published but say ‘if you…tell fake stuff about us, we’re going to fire back’
The “Steele dossier” at the heart of the investigation into President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia was never supposed to…
Turkey says nothing will come of Halkbank case if law in U.S. works
People walk past by a branch of Halkbank in central Istanbul, Turkey, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir ANKARA (Reuters) –…
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Kremlin says it hopes US wouldn’t release Trump-Putin calls
Ukraine’s top anti-corruption official said Friday his agency hasn’t launched an investigation into former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden or…
China criticizes new U.S. sanctions over Iranian oil deals
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China on Thursday criticized the United States for imposing new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Chinese entities over Iran oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is imposing new sanctions on certain Chinese entities and people who it accuses…
Israeli PM’s office airbrushes Netanyahu’s ‘Yeltsin’ gaffe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has released a video that clumsily tries to edit out a gaffe where he…
Exclusive: U.S. congressional probe finds possible lapses in Deutsche Bank controls – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. congressional investigators have identified possible failures in Deutsche Bank AG’s (DBKGn.D) money laundering controls in…
‘Calm Down, Sir!’ Meghan McCain Slaps Viewer Who Backs Pam Anderson In Assange Debate
Meghan McCain and former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson went head-to-head in a heated exchange over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on…
Russia denies Republican, Democratic senators visas for delegation trip
Two U.S. senators say that they were denied visas as part of an official delegation to Russia for talks with…
UK PM Johnson to tell Trump to de-escalate trade tensions
BIARRITZ, France (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he would tell President Donald Trump at this…
Alaska man discovers message in bottle from Russian Navy
A man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler…
Russia says radiation spiked 4-16 times above background levels after suspected missile explosion
The radiation spike that followed the apparent explosion of a nuclear-powered missile engine in Russia — an event that left…
Tesla electric car catches fire after hitting a tow truck in Moscow
Joe Young, media relations associate for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), demonstrates a front crash prevention test on…
Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs
Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election, turning…
Russia reports ASF outbreak near its border with China
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An outbreak African Swine Fever (ASF) has been detected at a small farm in Russia’s Primorsk region…
Germany urges Russia to swiftly release Moscow protesters
Germany is calling on Russia to release the protesters detained during a rally for independent and opposition candidates in Moscow.…
Macron to host Putin next month ahead of G-7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month, days before hosting a…
Doctored presidential seal projected behind President Trump
A doctored version of the U.S. presidential seal was projected on a large screen behind President Trump when he took…
Bulgaria confirms two cases of African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed two cases of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Zhernov…
OPEC set to extend oil supply cut as Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts this week at least until the…
Russia, Saudi deal shows commitment to oil market stability: Novak
FILE PHOTO: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia June…
Russia agrees with Saudi Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil output deal
OSAKA/VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC…
Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustin Carstens has urged top central banks to preserve their ammunition…
OPEC set for oil cut extension if Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts next week at least until the…
Trump prepares for ‘productive’ talks with Xi on trade war
OSAKA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest…
Dutch prosecutors charge 4 in shooting down of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine
Dutch prosecutors said they are charging four pro-Russian separatist commanders for their role in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines…
Case opened: Democrats begin public airing of Mueller report
President Donald Trump says it’s ” case closed .” But Democrats are just getting started with Robert Mueller . Interested…
IMF’s Lagarde says U.S.-China trade war could be risk for world economic outlook
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund, delivers a speech during a high-level forum on debt…
Facebook beats profit estimates, sets aside $3 billion for privacy penalty
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Wednesday blew away Wall Street profit estimates in the first quarter as it kept a…
Exclusive: Spain’s Repsol suspended swap deal for Venezuelan oil under U.S. pressure
HOUSTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Spain’s Repsol suspended its swaps of refining products for crude with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA,…
Oil prices fall on surging U.S. crude supply, economic slowdown
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday, pressured as U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost…
Oil prices dip on surging U.S. crude stockpiles
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost 17…
Oil gains up to 2% to five-month high as Libyan output threatened
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose up to 2 percent on Monday, hitting five-month highs on expectations that global…
Exclusive: Trump eyeing stepped-up Venezuela sanctions for foreign companies – Bolton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions on companies from other countries that do business with…
Republicans call for Rep. Adam Schiff to give up House Intel chair over collusion ‘narrative’
In a fiery hearing of the House Intelligence Committee today, Republican members called on the committee’s chair, Adam Schiff, to…