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Putin Offers Muted Response to Attack on Israel. That Speaks Volumes.

Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday’s assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.

October 10, 2023

By Editors Desk

Mr. Netanyahu, left, with Mr. Putin at the Kremlin in 2019. Credit...Pool photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko

The Eiffel Tower is lit with the Star of David in support of Israel following the Hamas attack. Photograph: Michel Stoupak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

UK, US and allies offer Israel ‘steadfast support’ in joint statement

October 09, 2023

By Editors Desk

Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova, right, shakes hands with Robert Fico, left, leader of the Smer party, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Monday, October 2, 2023. © Vaclav Salek, AP

Slovakia's president taps populist Fico to form coalition government

October 02, 2023

By Editors Desk

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October 01, 2023

Bodybuilding, fast cars and misogyny: Slovakia’s populist Robert Fico returns to power

A fan of Vladimir Putin and fast cars, Robert Fico should return as prime minister of Slovakia following parliamentary elections on Saturday. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career of a politician who was ousted from power five years ago after a journalist was murdered for revealing government corruption, and who used populism and disinformation to rise again.

October 01, 2023

October 01, 2023

Türkiye expects nothing from EU – Erdogan

Ankara has kept all its promises, while Brussels has not reciprocated, the Turkish leader claims

October 01, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara. © AFP / Adem Altan

September 19, 2023

Azerbaijan has ‘unleashed large-scale aggression’ – Armenia

Baku has declared a counter-terrorism operation over Yerevan’s alleged military presence in Nagorno-Karabakh

September 19, 2023

September 17, 2023

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gifted bulletproof vest and drones as he leaves Russia

A set of special clothing that is invisible to thermal imaging cameras was an additional gift.

September 17, 2023

Government of Russia's Primorsky Krai/Handout/Reuters. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train at a railway station in the town of Artyom to leave Russia on Sunday.

September 14, 2023

Russia is getting richer again, thanks to soaring oil prices

Oil prices are surging again – and that's making Russia a lot richer.
The Kremlin's crude export revenues jumped $1.8 billion last month, according to the International Energy Agency.
The surge comes with key benchmarks close to 10-month highs on recent OPEC+ production cuts.

September 14, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

September 13, 2023

Talks between Putin and Kim: What has emerged so far

‘Many interesting projects’ are open for Moscow and Pyongyang despite UN sanctions, the Russian leader has said

September 13, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur region, Russia. © Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel

September 11, 2023

Kim Jong Un Travels to Russia, His Bulletproof Train Spotted Ahead of Putin Meeting

The North Korean leader is making his first trip abroad in more than four years, likely aboard a luxury carriage preferred by his family

September 11, 2023

An olive green train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled on his country’s border with Russia on Monday. PHOTO: NG HAN GUAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS

September 09, 2023

Erdogan urges G20 leaders to fulfill promises to Russia – Bloomberg

The Turkish leader is trying to revive the Black Sea grain deal, sources told the agency

September 09, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a working session of the G20 Leaders' Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. © AFP / Ludovic Marin

September 09, 2023

G20 laments war in Ukraine but avoids blaming Russia

The G20 summit in India has agreed on a joint declaration, including a statement on the war in Ukraine.

September 09, 2023

September 09, 2023

G20 admits African Union as permanent member

The 55-state bloc received a formal offer at the summit in New Delhi on Saturday

September 09, 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (r) hugs Azali Assoumani of the African Union at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023 © Getty Images / picture alliance / Contributor

September 06, 2023

US tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile (VIDEO)

Washington has conducted a “routine” test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III

September 06, 2023

Unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California on September 6, 2023. © US Space Force

September 05, 2023

How worrying is a Russia-Kim Jong Un alliance?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reported plans to visit Russia this month have caused concern among the US and its allies.

September 05, 2023

GETTY IMAGES Is there a burgeoning alliance between Mr Kim and Mr Putin?

September 04, 2023

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un plan to meet in Russia, U.S. officials say

North Korea's Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC's US partner CBS.

September 04, 2023

AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un met in the Russian port of city of Vladivostok in 2019

September 04, 2023

Putin Issues Demands for Reviving Ukraine Grain Deal

The Russian president said the West needs to facilitate Moscow’s own agricultural exports before he will join a pact that guaranteed security for Kyiv’s Black Sea exports.

September 04, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in blue tie, in Sochi, Russia, on Monday. PHOTO: MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

September 04, 2023

BRICS expansion: What’s in it for Africa?

Following the Johannesburg summit, the continent will become a major focus for the organization

September 04, 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the Brics Business Summit on August 22, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. © Per-Anders Pettersson / Getty Images

September 04, 2023

Putin comments on grain deal after meeting with Erdogan

Moscow will return to the Black Sea initiative only after the West lifts restrictions on Russian agricultural exports, the president has said

September 04, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, left, at the Rus health resort, in Sochi, Russia. © Sputnik / Sergey Guneev

September 04, 2023

War in Ukraine expected to block consensus at G20 as Trudeau visits Asia

Observers say divisions over Ukraine, climate change make join G20 communique unlikely

September 04, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia on November 16, 2022. (Reuters)