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Russia to ditch dollar in gas trade with ‘unfriendly’ countries
Mar 24, 2022 00:43Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says the country will accept roubles instead of the dollar in its gas trade with “unfriendly countries,” referring to the countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.
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Day 27: Battle rages on around Ukrainian capital Kiev
Mar 23, 2022 02:48Fierce battle reportedly rages on around Ukraine’s capital Kiev as Russian forces push to completely surround the city on the 27th day of a Russian military operation in the ex-Soviet republic.
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Day 26: Russia gives Ukraine ultimatum to surrender Mariupol
Mar 21, 2022 06:18Russia has given Ukraine an ultimatum to surrender Mariupol, warning that the southeastern port city is experiencing “a terrible humanitarian catastrophe.”
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Day 25: Hypersonic missiles, Javelins, Stingers enter Ukraine war
Mar 20, 2022 11:38The conflict in Ukraine takes a new twist as Russia uses its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles close to the border with NATO member Romania, and Kiev says it will soon receive a new shipment of advanced US weapons, including Javelin and Stinger missiles.
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West shedding crocodile tears for Ukraine while silent on Saudi crimes: Friday Prayer Leader
Mar 18, 2022 09:58An Iranian religious scholar says the West is shedding crocodile tears for Ukraine while keeping silent on the atrocities committed by Saudi Arabia, in particular its recent mass execution.
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Kremlin: US has bombed civilians for long, has no right to lecture Russia
Mar 17, 2022 12:22Russia says the United States with its long history of bombing civilians around the world has no right to lecture Russia, denouncing as “inexcusable” US President Joe Biden’s claim that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is “a war criminal.”
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West’s Russia sanctions expose global oil supply to biggest crisis: IEA
Mar 16, 2022 15:42The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the West’s crippling sanctions on Russia threaten the world with the biggest global oil supply shock in decades.
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Putin: Western ‘economic blitzkrieg’ doomed to failure
Mar 16, 2022 15:37President Vladimir Putin says the sanctions imposed against Russia over its offensive in Ukraine are doomed to failure.
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Iran calls on the US to drop ‘excessive demands’ to facilitate deal in Vienna
Mar 15, 2022 14:01Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran hopes that the United States will drop its “excessive demands” in the ongoing talks in the Austrian capital of Vienna so that the negotiating parties can clinch a “good agreement” on reviving the landmark 2015 deal.
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West’s double-standard approach to human rights violations sign of hypocrisy: Iran's president
Mar 14, 2022 11:25Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has strongly condemned Western countries for their double-standard approach to human rights violations by certain countries and inaction of so-called rights advocates in the face of such violations.