Saudi boosts oil output to record level as price war intensifies
Saudi Arabia boosted crude oil supply to record levels Wednesday, with state giant Aramco offering 18.8 million barrels on a single day despite a...
From surveillance to prison: Russia’s story of confinement
Just a week ago President Vladimir Putin declared Russia had the coronavirus outbreak "under control". Since then, a strict lockdown has been put in place...
Putin ordered complete lockdown of Moscow to curb the coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday urged Moscow's 12 million residents to respect a strict new lockdown, as other parts of the country began to introduce...
Union of the giants: Trump, Putin discuss oil price plunge, coronavirus
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic Monday, as Trump said Moscow is pressing...
Escalating Oil-Price War: Saudi decided to raise oil exports to record levels
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a...
Russia comes out in support of China after US allegations on coronavirus outbreak
All through the recent weeks since US President Donald Trump coined the epithet “China virus” to rename Coronavirus, Moscow kept a deafening silence. Finally, on...
Will China gradually replace the United States in the Middle East?
The question is not if, but when the long-standing American defence umbrella in the Gulf, the world’s most militarised and volatile region, will be...
Indo-Russia Strategic Triangle: plan to open major trade route via Iran
Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just...
Accelerating arms race: Pentagon successfully tests hypersonic missile
The United States announced Friday it has successfully tested an unarmed prototype of a hypersonic missile, a nuclear-capable weapon that could accelerate the arms...
Economically challenged Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the economy can weather the coronavirus storm and low oil prices but the two-pronged crisis is a huge challenge...
Russia hits back at EU over coronavirus
Russia on Thursday accused Brussels of "immoral" behaviour and seeking to mask its own problems after the European Union accused Moscow of spreading false...
Coronavirus: NATO’s massive military exercise has been canceled
NATO’s massive military exercise ‘Defender Europe 2020’ has been effectively canceled over the covid-19 pandemic. Instead of hype about Russia, perhaps the alliance should...