Visa applications from Nigeria, Russia and at least 73 other countries will no longer be processed by United States embassies and consulates as Washington moves to tighten immigration screening over concerns about welfare dependence. The US Department of State has directed consular officers to pause visa processing for the affected countries from January 21, pending…
Venezuela’s neighbours and allies of its President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday condemned a large-scale US strike on the South American country, as Spain offered to mediate for a peaceful settlement. US President Donald Trump said earlier that US forces had captured Maduro and flown him and his wife out of the country. The Venezuelan government…
A senior Russian general was killed in southern Moscow on Monday after an explosive device placed under his car went off, investigators said in a statement. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which examines major crimes, said it had opened a probe into the “murder” of Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the training department within the General…
A Russian military plane crashed on Tuesday during a test flight after repair work, the defence ministry said. TASS state news agency reported seven people were on board at the time of the crash and it was unknown whether they survived. “Today in the Ivanovo region, during a test flight following repairs, an AN-22 military…
Russia has expressed concern over reports that the United States is weighing potential military action in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s directive to prepare intervention plans over alleged attacks on Christians. Speaking at a press briefing in Moscow on Friday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the Kremlin is monitoring the situation closely and…
A shocking tragedy has struck a small Russian community after a newborn baby was killed when her five-year-old sister allegedly threw her out of a fourth-floor window. The horrifying incident happened in Vasilyevo village, Tatarstan, while the children’s mother was reportedly away visiting a friend. Eyewitnesses said they heard a child screaming from the apartment…
Russia has announced a breakthrough in the fight against cancer, with its newly developed vaccine for colorectal cancer deemed “ready for use” after successfully completing years of preclinical trials, according to Veronika Skvortsova, head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). “The research spanned several years, with the last three dedicated to mandatory preclinical…
A powerful tsunami wave struck the northern Kuril Islands in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean. According to reports, the tsunami hit the coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk, prompting the evacuation of over 2500 residents to higher ground. According to Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko, as quoted by…
A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote spot in Russia’s far eastern region of Amur on Thursday, with no immediate signs of survivors, authorities said. The aircraft, a twin-propeller Antonov-24 operated by Angara Airlines, was headed to the town of Tynda from the city of Blagoveshchensk when it disappeared from radar…
Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday demanded that Israel immediately cease its “illegal” strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, warning that continued assaults could trigger a “nuclear catastrophe.” In a statement issued in Moscow, the ministry accused certain Western powers of exploiting the situation to score political points. “The ongoing intensive attacks by the Israeli side on…
