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‘Doomsday Clock’ moves 30 seconds closer to midnight
Washington, Jan 27 (PTI) The election of Donald Trump as US President, impact of climate change as well as wider geopolitical turbulence like the tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan and North Korea’s nuclear rhetoric have become so dangerous that the scientists behind the symbolic “Doomsday Clock” have moved it 30 seconds...
Putin and Trump may speak by phone on Saturday: Kremlin
Moscow, Jan 27 (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may speak by telephone tomorrow for the first time since the US leader’s inauguration, the Kremlin said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded “yes” when asked by the RIA Novosti news agency on Friday whether such a talk between the two leaders was possible, as...
Vladimir Putin proposes development of robotic weapons in Russia
Moscow, Jan 27 : Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed the development of robotic weapons by his country’s arms companies to radically change the entire arms system for the conventional armed forces. During a meeting of the Russian military-industrial commission, Putin explained that the development of autonomous robotic systems is...
China dismisses reports of missiles deployment aimed at US
Beijing, Jan 25 (PTI) Amid reports of China deploying long range intercontinental ballistic missiles near Russian border with the aim to be able to reach targets in the US, Beijing today said it was just a “speculation spread online”. When asked by a Russian journalist about the reports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said,...
Sirisena hopes to further strengthen relations with India
Colombo, Jan 24 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today hoped that the long-established Indo-Lanka ties will be further strenghened with an experienced diplomat taking over as the Indian envoy here. Sirisena’s comments came as the new Indian High Commissioner to Colombo, Taranjith Singh Sandhu, presented his credentials to...
Russian political elites revel in Donald Trump’s inauguration
Moscow, Jan 20: Russian officials and lawmakers lauded Donald Trump’s inauguration today as the start of what they hope will be a period of better ties with the United States. In Moscow and other Russian cities, revelers were gathering for parties to celebrate Trump’s inauguration as bar and club owners sought to cash in on public...
John Kerry appeals for diplomacy as he leaves State Department
Washington, Jan 20: Secretary of State John Kerry left the State Department for the last time as America’s top diplomat, urging the agency’s employees to carry on their work with enthusiasm and appealing to the incoming Trump administration to embrace creative diplomacy and international engagement. Greeted by loud, raucous and...
Constructive ties with Russia is in interest of US, world: Barack Obama
Washington, Jan 19 : Outgoing US President Barack Obama today said having a “constructive” relationship with Russia is in the interest of America and the world and admitted that bilateral ties had reverted to an “adversarial spirit” during Vladimir Putin’s presidency. “I think it is in America’s interest and the world’s interest...
In last press conference, Barack Obama offers caution on friendlier ties with Russia
Washington ], Jan. 19 : Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama in his final White House presser offered a cautious note on developing friendlier ties to Moscow, saying a constructive US-Russia relationship is “in America’s interest and the world’s interest.” President-elect Donald Trump has proposed friendlier ties to Moscow, which he...
People who ordered the dossier on Donald Trump are ‘worse than prostitutes’: Vladimir Putin
Moscow, Jan 17: Referring to the dossier which was ordered on President-elect Donald Trump, Russian president Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that people who ordered the dossier on Donald Trump are ‘worse than prostitutes’ and said the outgoing U.S administration has been trying to undermine President-elect by spreading fake allegations. The...
