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Russia calls on Armenia, Azerbaijan to fulfill agreements on Karabakh

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has called on his Armenian and Azerbaijani counterparts, in phone talks, to fully implement the recently reached agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh

China and Russia win seats on UN human rights council, Saudi Arabia lose

China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN's premiere human rights body despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost

Russia approves trial of Covid-19 vaccine on group of over 60s: Report

The testing will be conducted alongside an ongoing late-stage trial, known as a Phase III, of the vaccine on 40,000 volunteers in Moscow

EU agrees to impose sanctions on Russia officials over Navalny attack

Navalny, an anti-corruption investigator and major political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin, fell ill on August 20 during a domestic flight in Russia

Russia records 13,592 Covid-19 cases in a day, tally now at 1.3 million

Russia has registered 13,592 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours taking the cumulative case total to 1,312,310, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Monday

Nagorno-Karabakh truce under severe strain as both sides allege violations

Both sides accused one another of breaking the ceasefire almost immediately on Saturday

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Researchers working on inhaled vaccines

European leaders impose targeted curbs, Jakarta eases social distancing norms, why jokes at work make more sense than ever, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Amid face-off with China, Army ammo worth $190 mn languishes in Russia

Army has not carried out pre-despatch inspection (PDI) for the last seven months

Russia expected to register second Covid-19 vaccine on Oct 15: Report

The vaccine has been developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, which completed early-stage human trials of the vaccine last month

Russia confirms new single-day record of 12,126 confirmed Covid-19 cases

Russia has registered 12,126 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, and this new single-day record increase brings the cumulative case total to 1,272,238, the national coronavirus response center said

Turkey's currency drops to record low on Russian missile defense tensions

Washington just on Wednesday issued a stern rebuke in response to local reports that Turkey was preparing to test the S-400 system

Russia records 11,493 Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours: Response Center

Russia has registered 11,493 Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 11,115 yesterday, taking the cumulative case total to1,260,112, the country's coronavirus response center said on Thursday

India declines proposal to test Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccine in large study

India is expected to overtake the United States over the next several weeks as the country with the world's largest number of cases

German foreign minister threatens sanctions on Russia over Navalny attack

German officials said last month that labs found traces of a Novichok agent in the Russian politician's system

Trump orders declassification of documents on interference in 2016 polls

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered total declassification of all the documents related to the alleged interference of Russia in the 2016 presidential elections, which he described as a hoax. I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal. No redactions! Trump said in a tweet Tuesday night. The announcement came hours after the Director of National Intelligence declassified some of the documents. The handwritten documents revealed former CIA Director John Brennan briefed former President Barack Obama on the purported plan of Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, to tie Trump to Russia as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server, Fox News said. Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director, in a statement said now it is known that Hillary Clinton hatched a ...

Russia must stay out of US election, says National security advisor

White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said Tuesday the United States will not tolerate any election interference from foreign countries

Russia, France, US call for ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Lavrov expresses concern to Azerbaijan's over rising casualties in Karabakh

Lavrov, during a phone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart, expressed concern over the ongoing hostilities on the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh and the increase in civilian casualties

Dr Reddy's asked to resubmit application for trials of Russian vaccine

An expert panel at CDSCO has asked Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting both phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials for the Russian vaccine against Covid-19

Russian, Armenian FMs discuss situation in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Russian Foreign Minister and Armenian counterpart held a telephone conversation, discussing the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement