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Russia will respond to the expected US measures limiting Russian flights over the US under the Open Skies treaty, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed. Moscow will reportedly limit access to airfields for US military airplanes. FILE PHOTO. A USAF Boeing OC-135B Open Skies. / Wikipedia The tit-for-tat measures were confirmed to RIA Novosti by the […]

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists have conducted a mass prisoner swap, marking the largest such deal since the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine broke out in 2014. The prisoners were exchanged in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters] The captives – who include activists and journalists – were exchanged on Wednesday near the town of Horlivka, northeast of […]

One person has been killed in a shootout at a candy factory in southeastern Moscow, with reports of an ongoing hostage situation. Police have cordoned off the building of the Menshevik plant in Lyublino district, the Moskva news agency reported Wednesday. It cited an unnamed law enforcement source as saying the shooting took place because of a […]

South Korean media have claimed that a North Korean defector was found to have developed antibodies to anthrax before his flight across the border. The report may likely play into the hands of those looking for a pretext for war. The news was broken by South Korea’s Channel A on Tuesday, citing an anonymous intelligence […]

A new survey shows that Germans are losing patience with Frau Merkel, after she has failed to form a new government three months after the national election. The poll, conducted by YouGov for the German Press Agency, shows that 47 percent of respondents want Angela Merkel to step down from her office as German Chancellor […]

The Russian Defense Ministry has started work on upgrading the bases in Tartus and Khmeimim in Syria into permanent military centers. Damascus has agreed to host Russian forces for at least 49 more years. FILE PHOTO: A Russian Navy ship in the Mediterranean © Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation The bases in Tartus […]

President Erdoğan (L) shakes hands with his Chadian counterpart Déby (AA Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in the African nation of Chad on Tuesday, meeting with the country’s leadership to form stronger ties for economic and political cooperation. In a joint declaration and talks between Turkish and Chadian leaders and their delegations, the two […]

An image of Big Ben in front of exploding fireworks is part of the clip, a scene from the New Years Eve celebration in the British capital. Also seen is the Eiffel Tower, lit up in the French tricolour of red, white and blue. Other clips include satellite shots of fireballs hurtling towards Europe and […]

Dutch police have arrested four men including a Swedish citizen suspected of being involved in terror-related activities, prosecutors said on Tuesday. “Rotterdam police detained four men early on Sunday evening on suspicion of being involved in terrorism,” the public prosecution’s office said in a statement. Stock image/Depositphotos One of the men, aged 29, arrived on […]

Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to select either former international footballer George Weah or Vice President Joseph Boakai as their new president, in a vote that analysts say is too close to call. © Seyllou, AFP | Electoral commission workers dispatch materials to polling stations as the nation prepares to vote in upcoming national […]