カテゴリー: Russia
Beijing lodges diplomatic protest with Japan after defence minister calls island a ‘democratic country’China and Japan are once again embroiled in a diplomatic row over Taiwan, in the latest example of Beijing’s extreme sensitivity over the status of t…
Moscow has reported the highest death toll of any Russian city, while the Delta variant is forcing tighter restrictions in the Asia-Pacific regionMoscow has recorded the highest Covid-19 daily death toll of any Russian city so far, as the highly contag…
Rights chief calls for concerted global action, citing recent violations in China, Russia and EthiopiaThe UN rights chief has called for concerted action to recover from the worst global deterioration of rights she had seen, highlighting the situation …
Analysis: some observers say Beijing may well seek to undermine Nato unity in response to being accused of posing a systemic challenge to western valuesWhen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was established on 4 April 1949, its mission was …
Communique is first time alliance has asserted it needs to respond to Beijing’s growing powerNato leaders have declared China presents a security risk at their annual summit in Brussels, the first time the traditionally Russia-focused military alliance…
The UK last hosted the G7 in 2013 but progress on David Cameron’s grand plans has been woefulThe last time the UK chaired a summit of the G7, or the G8 as it was in 2013, David Cameron was in an ebullient mood as he held a closing press conference in g…
Dominic Raab and Antony Blinken call for defence of open societies and rules-based orderAntony Blinken, the US secretary of state, and the UK foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, have called for a revitalised and broadened alliance of G7 nations determined…
Vladislav Ivanov says he regretted his decision to join Produce Camp 2021 but fans refused to vote him outThe reality TV ordeal of a Russian who joined a Chinese boy band show by accident – and made it to the final despite urging fans to vote him off –…
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US intelligence evaluates claims of Afghanistan bountiesPress reports sparked outrage and calls to confront KremlinUS intelligence agencies have only “low to moderate confidence” in reports last year that Russian spies were offering Taliban militants i…
Russian embassy staff cite medicine shortages and unbearable conditions arising from strict Covid restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRussian diplomats fleeing North Korea have described acute shortages of medicines …
Sighting in Primorye region said to show success of fight against poachers and steps to boost species populationRussian conservationists have hailed a rare sighting of an Amur leopard mother with three cubs in the far-eastern region of Primorye as proo…
Activist and politician Habiba Sarabi tells Moscow talks ‘51% of people should not be ignored’A three-day conference aimed at breathing life into Afghanistan’s stalled peace process has been launched in Moscow, but Afghan human rights activists have ra…
Photographer Tomer Ifrah travelled between six post-Soviet countries: Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, Georgia and Armenia documenting city life on the metro, beginning in Moscow in 2012 and continuing until 2019. The images reveal personal storie…
A reconsideration of Britain’s place in the world is necessary. But this paper fails to meet the challenges of the 21st century The integrated review offers a nostalgic – at times, even anachronistic – response to the challenges of the 21st century. It…