File photo. Movement of British diplomats in Russia has been banned. The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed the ban on Thursday, saying British diplomats must give five days’ notice of their travel plans to Russian authorities for trips of more than 120 kilometers, the news agency from Moscow said. However, the ban will apply to diplomats…
Image courtesy: Al Jazeera. Russia has said in the statement regarding rejoining the grain agreement that it will not think of rejoining the grain agreement only on promises. From Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry says that it will consider re-joining only when concrete results of the agreement are revealed. The Russian Foreign Ministry further said…
Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia and Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, were responding to the 31-year-old United States citizen’s arrest and detention while on a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg. “The arrest and indictment of Mr Gershkovich on serious criminal charges which…
Courtesy: South China Morning Post. China and Russia will conduct joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan. In this regard, the Chinese Ministry of Defense says from Beijing that the joint naval and air exercises of China and Russia will be conducted in the Sea of Japan. According to the Chinese Defense Ministry, 5…
Moscow: RussiaParliament has passed a new law banning gender reassignment surgery in the country. The Russian State Duma has approved a bill that would ban changing your gender on your documents. The aforementioned bill now needs approval from the Upper House and President Putin, after which the law will finally come into force. Duma Speaker…
A bill to outlaw gender reassignment has been passed in Russia. According to international media reports, members in the lower house supported banning sex reassignment operations and passed a bill to outlaw sex reassignment. After the Upper House and President Putin’s approval, the bill will become law. The bill would ban any medical procedure aimed…
File photo The head of Russia’s intelligence agency, Sergei Naryshkin, has contacted the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). According to Arab media, after the coup of a private military group in Russia, there was contact between the heads of the American and Russian intelligence agencies. Sergei Naryshkin says that he had a…
File photo Russia has warned the US against giving Ukraine F-16 fighter jets. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that giving F-16 to Ukraine would mean a direct war between Russia and NATO. Sergei Lavrov has said that F-16 aircraft are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, giving Ukraine F-16 would mean the threat of…
Trucks loaded with relief goods from the United Nations World Food Program are parked at the Bab al-Hawa point in Syria. Russia has vetoed the renewal of a UN aid program in rebel-held territory in Syria. The UN is working in Turkey for this aid program, which provides assistance to 4 million people in northwestern…
Poland arrests another operative in Russia’s spy network, Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said, adding that 15 spies are being investigated. The Interior Minister said that the Internal Security Agency has captured another spy working for the Russian intelligence network. He said that the accused was monitoring military installations and sea ports, he was being paid…
