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April 24, 2026 7:33 PM

Russia vows to help Cuba withstand US ‘blackmail and threats’

Russia said on Friday that it stood in solidarity with Cuba and would continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Communist‑run island republic, rejecting what it described as blackmail and threats from Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he expects to have the honour of "taking Cuba", though at the same time Washington has been calling for Havana to open up the economy and allow greater political freedoms. "Against the backdrop of the targeted and malicious escalation agai...

April 7, 2026 10:26 PM

Russia delays lunar missions as US marks historic flight

Russia has pushed back the launch of three moon missions, the Interfax news agency said on Tuesday, a setback to its ambitious lunar exploration programme as longtime space rival, the United States, celebrated an historic flight around the moon. The launches of Russian spacecraft Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30 have been postponed to 2032–2036, Interfax quoted Russian Academy of Sciences Vice President Sergei Chernyshev as saying. It did not say when they had originally been slated to lift off...

April 7, 2026 10:23 PM

Russia says Middle East war disruption opens up new trade opportunities

Global supply disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East have opened up new trade opportunities for Russia, but price stability in the domestic market remains a priority, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday. Russia, the world's second-largest oil exporter, the largest wheat exporter, and a major producer and exporter of fertilisers, is seen by many experts as one of the main economic beneficiaries of the conflict. "For our country, the current situation - if we consi...

March 30, 2026 8:22 PM

India, Russia discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest

India and Russia on Monday held Foreign Office Consultations in the national capital, reviewing the full spectrum of their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership and discussing key bilateral, regional and global issues. The consultations were co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), both sides assessed ongoing cooperation and exchanged views on developments of mutual interest, rea...

March 24, 2026 10:08 AM

Ukraine has ‘irrefutable’ evidence of Russia providing intelligence to Iran, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine's military intelligence has "irrefutable" evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran and such activity can only prolong the war in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. "Russia is using its own signals intelligence and electronic intelligence capabilities, as well as part of the data obtained through cooperation with partners in the Middle East," he said on X after meeting the head of military intelligence. Speaking later in his ni...

March 23, 2026 10:08 PM

Russia, Vietnam agree deal on nuclear power plant construction

Russia and Vietnam signed an inter-governmental agreement on cooperation in construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant in Vietnam, Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom said on Monday. Vietnam needs to secure more electric power as it has faced major power blackouts because demand from its huge industrial sector and expanding middle class often outpaces supplies, strained by more frequent extreme weather, including droughts and typhoons. The project is part of Vietnam's s...

March 23, 2026 4:37 PM

Kremlin says strikes near Bushehr nuclear plant in Iran are dangerous

U.S.-Israeli strikes near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran are extremely dangerous and Russia has shared its concerns with the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. Such strikes could have irreparable consequences, Peskov said. "We believe that strikes on nuclear facilities are potentially extremely dangerous. (...) Therefore, the Russian side, taking an extremely responsible stance on this issue, has repeatedly voiced its concerns," Peskov said. The Kremlin sp...

March 18, 2026 6:20 PM

Railways draws $942 million FDI in 11 years; exports at ₹26,000 crore:Ashwini Vaishnav

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that the railway sector has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows of $942 million between 2014-15 and 2025-26 (up to December 2025). Citing the FDI policy circular dated October 15, 2020, he said 100% FDI is permitted under the automatic route in railway infrastructure. The permitted areas include suburban corridor projects through public-private partnerships, high-speed train projects, dedicated freight li...

March 13, 2026 10:52 PM

Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard’ after easing sanctions on Russian oil

President Donald Trump said the U.S. was going to be hitting Iran "very hard over the next week", shortly after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil, hoping to ease prices fuelled by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Prices have been whipsawing on Trump's changing comments on the likely duration of the war, which has prompted Iran to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the conduit for a fifth of the world's oil. Trump has previously said the war is "complete"...

March 3, 2026 7:16 PM

Russia says war could backfire by spurring Iran and Arab nations to seek nuclear weapons

Russia warned on Tuesday that the war launched by the U.S. and Israel against Iran could result in the very outcome they were seeking to prevent, by spurring both Iran and its Arab neighbours to seek to acquire nuclear weapons. U.S. President Donald Trump cited Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons - something Tehran denies - as one of the reasons why the United States and Israel launched attacks on Saturday that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, igniting a war that has spread across th...