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Ukraine accuses top Western banks of 'war crimes'

Kiev has demanded that giants like JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Credit Agricole stop financing firms that trade Russian oil

July 16, 2022

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In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, President Biden greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump after arriving in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. (Associated Press)

Biden offers historic fist bump in Saudi Arabia as he abandons promise to isolate the kingdom

July 15, 2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on January 15, 2020. Picture: Alexey Nikolsky / Sputnik / AFP.

Putin’s ’yes man’ warns West that any attacks on Russia are a ‘threat to the existence of humanity’

July 07, 2022

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July 05, 2022

Finland, Sweden sign protocol to join NATO, still need ratification

NATO's 30 allies signed an accession protocol for Finland and Sweden on Tuesday to allow them to join the nuclear-armed alliance once allied parliaments ratify the decision, the most significant expansion of the alliance since the mid-1990s.

July 05, 2022

NATO's 30 member countries launched the ratification process for the accession of Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced. © Screenshot, FRANCE 24

June 29, 2022

The West's futile folly: Why sanctions against Russia haven't worked in the past and they won't work in the future

Russians feel the impact of Western economic measures, but it's far from unbearable

June 29, 2022

June 28, 2022

Two countries apply to join BRICS

Iran and Argentina see potential in Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa bloc

June 28, 2022

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June 28, 2022

Former president explains what could trigger NATO war with Russia

An attack against Crimea by Ukraine could lead to World War III, Medvedev has warned

June 28, 2022

A Russian Iskander-M missile launcher is seen in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, at the unknown location. © Sputnik

June 25, 2022

Iran nuclear talks with US to resume soon, Tehran and EU say

"Two issues including one on sanctions remained to be resolved," two Iranian and European officials said.

June 25, 2022

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June 17, 2022

Putin lambasts the West and declares the end of 'the era of the unipolar world'

The changes now happening are fundamental and irreversible, the Russian leader says

June 17, 2022

Putin unveils imperialist mission: Taking back land he says is Russia's

June 16, 2022

Sign Putin and Xi are growing closer

A “friendly” new chat between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping has raised questions over the increasingly cosy relationship between Russia and China.

June 16, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s friendship is strengthening. Picture: Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP

June 16, 2022

Sign Putin and Xi are growing closer

A “friendly” new chat between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping has raised questions over the increasingly cosy relationship between Russia and China.

June 16, 2022

June 12, 2022

Pope Francis’s Canceled Travel Stirs Talk of Retirement

Immobilized pope recently named a slew of new cardinals, raising questions about succession

June 12, 2022

Pope Francis, suffering from a torn knee ligament, has frequently been seen using a wheelchair in recent weeks. PHOTO: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

June 11, 2022

Australia offers France compensation

Paris will get back just a fraction of a multi-billion-dollar contract torn up by Canberra

June 11, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A French submarine transits the Thames River in preparation to arrive at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, September 1, 2021. © AP / US Navy / Chief MC Joshua Karsten

May 31, 2022

Fiji and Samoa reveal inside talks with China as Beijing says Pacific agreement still in reach

China has bluntly warned it is still confident of striking a security deal in the Pacific despite its ambassador failing to win over its leaders.

May 31, 2022

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) and Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mataafa. Picture: Vaitogi Asuisui MATAFEO / SAMOA OBSERVER / AFP

May 20, 2022

US accuses Russia of weaponizing food in Ukraine crisis and holding global supplies ‘hostage’

Blinken calls on Moscow to end blockade of Ukraine ports as Medvedev says Russia is ready to allow the flow of food when sanctions lift

May 20, 2022

Dmitry Medvedev, pictured alongside Vladimir Putin, has warned that the west must drop sanctions on Russia to fix the food crisis sparked by its invasion of Ukraine. Photograph: Sputnik Photo Agency/Reuters

April 29, 2022

UK Defence Secretary warns Vladimir Putin could declare a new world war within days

Britain’s Defence Secretary has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin could declare a new world war on a particular date in May.

April 29, 2022

Britain’s Defence Secretary warns Vladimir Putin could declare a new world war in days. Picture: Alexey Danichev/Sputnik/AFP

April 23, 2022

Turkey blocks Russian flights to Syria

The decision applies to both military and civilian flights

April 23, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a press conference after a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, April 19, 2022 © AFP / Adem Altan

April 20, 2022

ENEMIES, THINK TWICE: Putin test-fires Satan 2 nuke and issues threat

Russia has successfully test fired its ‘Satan’ nuclear missile, Vladimir Putin has claimed as he issued a chilling warning to the West.

April 20, 2022

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April 20, 2022

Assange extradition order issued by UK court

The Australian-born journalist is facing an effective life term on American soil, if the decision is signed off by Home Secretary

April 20, 2022

Julian Assange. © Getty Images / Carl Court

April 14, 2022

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatens to move nuclear weapons towards Finland and Sweden if they join NATO

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons in a new location if a red line is crossed.

April 14, 2022

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatens to move nuclear weapons towards Finland and Sweden if they join NATO