Law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan and Russia have disrupted the activities of a transnational group involved in supplying large batches of synthetic drugs from Russia to Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. The special operation was carried out by officer»»»

Bulgaria has barely had time to celebrate joining the eurozone monetary union at the start of this year before the European Commission is set to turn around and throw it into the rapidly growing financial delinquents club. Bulgaria is about to breach the 3% of GDP. budget deficit threshold that wil»»»

Bulgaria has barely had time to celebrate joining the eurozone monetary union at the start of this year before the European Commission is set to turn around and throw it into the rapidly growing financial delinquents club. Bulgaria is about to breach the 3% of GDP. budget deficit threshold that wil»»»

KYIV: A major ‌Russian attack targeted Kyiv early on Tuesday, with at least four people injured and an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital heavily damaged, according to witnesses ​and officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a suspected missile strike on a 24-story apartment building cau»»»

Minerals, trade routes and demographics are pushing the African continent to the centre of the global economy, and countries that recognised this wealth early on and invested in it are now benefiting from the strategic advantage of that foresight. Africa, a region that was once seen as the fragile »»»

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person in Russia's Kursk region near the Ukrainian border on Monday, the regional governor said. "Today in the village of Shchekino, Rylsky district, an enemy drone attacked a civilian vehicle," Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said on Telegram. "To our»»»

Ukraine and its neighboring EU countries would be the first to suffer if Kiev’s continued attacks result in an incident at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Aleksey Likhachev, CEO of the Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has said. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been targ»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the United Nations on Monday over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building. “Such behavior is unacceptable under international law and must stop,” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu said in a statement rep»»»

UNITED NATIONS: Dozens of countries denounced Russia at the United Nations on Monday over a drone strike blamed on Moscow that hit a Romanian apartment building. “Such behavior is unacceptable under international law and must stop,” Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu said in a statement rep»»»

West Asia LLC is an investment-focused company within the PJSC Gazprom structure, incorporated and tax-registered in St Petersburg. The company had remained under PJSC Gazprom Neft ownership until late February 2025. West Asia LLC’s main role is to manage overseas upstream assets. It handles admini»»»

Euroclear has filed a complaint with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the immediate enforcement of a ruling to recover RUB18.2 trillion ($256bn) under a lawsuit by Russia's central bank, on May 30, citing a source familiar with the proceedings. The complaint against immediate enforcement of the»»»

The Kremlin on Monday accused France of “international piracy” and warned of retaliatory measures to ensure shipping safety, after President Emmanuel Macron announced the French navy had boarded a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean. In response to the incident, which occurred on Su»»»

People ride a motorcycle in front of a hotel in Havana in early May. The U.S. oil embargo against Cuba has brought the island's crucial tourism industry to a standstill, with suspended flights, closed hotels and plummeting visitor numbers. Photo by Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA June 1 (UPI) -- Cuba's eco»»»

During a recent phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian President Vladimir Putin likely reiterated the message he delivered in Kazakhstan: it's either the EU or the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), political scientist Evgeny Semibratov tells Sputnik. Putin held a phone conve»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron said the country's navy intercepted a sanctioned crude oil tanker that departed from a Russian port. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo June 1 (UPI) -- French President Emmanuel Macron said the country's navy intercepted a sanctioned crude oil tanker t»»»

US conservative political commentator Candace Owens has brushed off criticism of her recent visit to Russia, after posting photos from what she described as an “unbelievably beautiful” Moscow. Owens described the trip to her 6 million YouTube subscribers as a “family vacation.” Some fellow commenta»»»

Manila: Gulf News recently interviewed Danilo "Dan" Lachica, President of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI), an industry group responsible for nearly $50 billion, or up to 60%, of total Philippine commodity exports (2025). The industry employs »»»

Ukrainian drones struck targets across several Russian regions overnight from Saturday, including an oil pumping station, a refinery and a fuel depot, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. Kyiv however denied Moscow's claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in R»»»

BELGRADE - US President Donald Trump is by far the most popular US political leader in Serbia in a very long time, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has told Breitbart News in an interview. Trump’s popularity in Serbia in the run-up to the 2024 US presidential elections reached astronomical propor»»»

A tanker carrying Russian oil has arrived at a terminal in Japan, with Japanese companies stepping up purchases amid disruption to Middle East energy supplies, Kommersant newspaper reported on May 31, citing state media. The tanker Voyager delivered a consignment of Russian oil to a termi»»»

Badra is one of Iraq’s largest oilfields, sitting in the eastern province of Wasit. It runs on a service model: the asset belongs to the Republic of Iraq, while an international consortium handles development, production and surface facilities. On the Russian side of the consortium, International L»»»

Details are still emerging, but confusion reigned after what appears to be a Russian Geran-2 drone strike on an apartment building in the Romanian city of Galati early on May 29 after being hit by Ukrainian air defences over the Danube and veering off course into Nato territory. No one was killed, »»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday rejected Russian leader Vladimir Putin's call for Yerevan to hold a referendum on joining the EU, amid pressure from Moscow a week before a parliamentary vote. Armenia has in recent years looked for other allies, frustrated that Moscow did not prote»»»

ABU DHABI: UFC, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, is returning to the UAE capital with a light heavyweight headliner as former champion and No. 1-ranked Magomed Ankalaev takes on No. 5-ranked Khalil Rountree Jr. on Saturday, July 25, at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France's actions to detain tanker Tagor illegal and bordering piracy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "We consider such actions illegal, they border on international piracy. We absolutely disagree that they are being carried out in full compliance with internation»»»

France said on Monday that a suspected Russian oil tanker had been detained in the Atlantic over the weekend, in the latest such seizure aimed at combatting Moscow's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet." The Tagor was detained on Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other»»»

The Committee of the Zhogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan on Science, Education, Innovative Development and Information Technologies, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs has approved a draft government decree on the «Approval of the Agreement on Coordinated Approaches to Combating Violations of Intellectual»»»

France and its partners intercepted a Russian oil tanker circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday. The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the Fre»»»

Doha, Qatar: For nearly two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo has built a career defined by records, trophies and unforgettable moments. Yet despite dominating club football, one achievement still eludes him - the FIFA World Cup. The Portuguese maestro is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in »»»

President Nicusor Dan had a phone conversation on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, agreeing to accelerate Romanian-Ukrainian cooperation on the joint production of rapid-deployment drones."I had a conversation today with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, follow»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian mission to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) plans to present member states with updated information on the crimes by Ukraine against children as part of a special event, Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyanskiy told»»»

More than 80% of Irish-made alumina was exported to Russia in the first quarter of 2026, the highest proportion since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Irish Times reported on May 30. The exports directly contradicted the Irish government's claim that the plant primarily serves E»»»

The French Navy on Sunday boarded an oil tanker subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, the Tagor, ‌French President ‌Emmanuel Macron wrote ‌on ⁠X. "This operation took ⁠place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the ⁠support of several ‌partners, ‌including the United »»»

The EU is mulling a temporary freeze on its price cap on Russian oil as the US-Israeli war against Iran led to soaring energy prices and global economic shock, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing sources. The proposed measure is part of the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia over the Ukrai»»»

PARIS: The French Navy on Sunday boarded ​an oil tanker subject to international sanctions and sailing from Russia, the Tagor, ‌French President ‌Emmanuel ​Macron wrote ‌on ⁠X. “This ​operation took ⁠place in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the ⁠support of several ‌partners, ‌including t»»»

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract party is on course for a commanding victory in next week's parliamentary election, according to a new opinion poll, even as Russia escalates diplomatic and economic pressure over Yerevan's increasingly pro-Western foreign policy. A sur»»»

The Indian rupee lost nearly 11% of its value against the US dollar y/y between May 2025 and May 2026, a slide that makes it the worst performing currency in the world against the greenback when looked at from a one, five or ten year horizon. According to reference rate-FBIL data from India’s »»»

More than 80% of Irish-made alumina was exported to Russia in the first quarter of 2026, the highest proportion since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Irish Times reported on May 30. The exports directly contradicted the Irish government's claim that the plant primarily serves E»»»

Europe needs Russia to survive amid an energy crisis, Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said, Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on May 31. His remarks foll»»»

On the old Soviet hippodrome on the edge of central Tbilisi, elderly residents still gather in the mornings among the wild grass and trees. Sofo, 80, has lived in the district since her student days, fifty years ago, and has walked here almost daily for the last twenty. She points to newer apartmen»»»

Germany’s policy on Russia is riddled with contradictions, veteran German politician Sahra Wagenknecht has argued, accusing Berlin of punishing Moscow over alleged violations of international law while excusing similar accusations leveled against the US and damaging its own economy in the process. »»»

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine denied Moscow’s claims that a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, as Kyiv on Sunday launched fresh strikes overnight on Russian energy sites. Ukraine’s General Staff said Ukrainian drones struck the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Ru»»»

Fifteen-year-old Sofia Ilteryakova of Russia secured her first European Championships medal by winning gold in the hoop event with a score of 29.900 points. The competition took place in Bulgaria, where Russian athletes competed under their national flag and anthem. The team’s participation almost »»»

Russia said on May 30 it has recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations over what it described as Yerevan's growing rapprochement with the European Union, escalating tensions between the traditional allies just days before Armenia's June 7 general election. The move comes amid a widening »»»

Russia said on May 30 it has recalled its ambassador to Armenia for consultations over what it described as Yerevan's growing rapprochement with the European Union, escalating tensions between the traditional allies just days before Armenia's June 7 general election. The move comes amid a widening »»»

Dubai: India has quietly signed a deal to export its flagship BrahMos supersonic cruise missile to Vietnam, while a similar agreement with Indonesia is in the final stages, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said during a visit to Singapore, according to NDTV. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue »»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 445 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Vostok over the past 24 hours, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. "The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 445 military personnel, three a»»»

Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June general election, according to Western intelligence and government officials quoted by Reuters, amid growing concern in Moscow that his re-election could cement the South Caucasus state’s sh»»»

Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the June general election, according to Western intelligence and government officials quoted by Reuters, amid growing concern in Moscow that his re-election could cement the South Caucasus state’s sh»»»

ISTANBUL: US rapper ‌Kanye West, who has been barred from performing in several countries due to past antisemitic comments, drew ​more than 100,000 fans to a concert in Istanbul on Saturday night.West, also known as Ye, has faced a wave of cancelations across Europe this summer following years of a»»»