Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday (local time) said that a "diplomatic solution" to the Russian military buildup on the Ukraine border is still possible and preferable, but the alliance is prepared to respond forcefully to further Russian aggres
Moscow [Russia], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Participants in the Vienna talks acknowledge that progress has been made toward restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and lifting the US sanctions on Iran, though more efforts are needed, the permanent representative of Russia to i
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Russia has said that recent developments in Kazakhstan are "externally provoked attempts to disrupt the security and integrity" of the country including by using the trained and organized armed groups" and that the main task of CSTO peacekeeping forces
Moscow [Russia], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO is committed to a fruitful dialogue with Russia, but will not compromise on key security issues, including the countries' right to join the alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
Moscow [Russia], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Russia has registered 16,735 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,06,18,035, the official monitoring and response centre said Friday.
Sydney [Australia], January 7 (ANI): Roberto Bautista Agut clinched Spain's place in the ATP Cup championship match on Friday evening with a thrilling 7-6(6), 2-6, 7-6(5) victory against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz. Russia and Canada will meet on Saturday to earn the other spot in the final.
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): India on Friday welcomed the Joint Statement on preventing nuclear war and avoiding arms race which was given by the leaders of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on Monday.
Yerevan [Armenia], January 7 (ANI): Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone and discussed the situation in Kazakhstan.
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 7 (ANI): North Korea will not take part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over the activities of "hostile forces" and the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian news agency reported citing North Korean media on Friday.
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will meet with European allies in Switzerland and Belgium to jointly prepare for a series of security meetings with Russia next week, US State Department said.
Sydney [Australia], January 6 (ANI): Felix Auger-Aliassime fired Canada into the semi-finals of ATP Cup on Thursday, upsetting World No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to earn the first Top 5 win of his career.
Moscow [Russia], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 15,316 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 10,601,300, the federal response center said on Thursday.