Russia is considering an option of payments for oil in national currencies, in particular with Turkey and Iran, TASS quoted Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. The parties are interested in it but there is also a matter of conversion of currencies and their further use, Novak told reporters on Saturday. “There is a […]

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has decried the growing threat of a resurgence of worldwide fascism bolstered by President Donald Trump’s scorn for democracy and human rights. “Fascism — and the tendencies that lead toward fascism — pose a more serious threat now than at any time since the end of World War […]

Russia’s telecommunications regulator has asked a Moscow court to order the blocking of messaging application Telegram in the country. The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media, known in brief as Roskomnadzor, said it had filed a lawsuit against the Telegram free instant messaging application after the corporation failed in due […]

French flag carrier Air France has announced massive flight cancellations due to strikes by cabin crews and ground staff for the fifth straight day over pay. Air France announced on Friday that nearly 30 percent of its flights would be canceled across the country on Saturday. The cancellation rate is believed to be the biggest during any […]

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, says the United States will probably get out of the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on the Islamic republic. Haley made the remarks on Thursday during her lecture titled, “Confronting Today’s Global Governance Challenges,” at Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina. She accused Iran of […]

The Non-Aligned Movement has condemned the illegal policies of Israel, calling for collective efforts to end its occupation of Palestinian territories. “We condemn the illegal policies and practices by Israel, the occupying power, against the Palestinian people, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of illegal settlements, the demolition of Palestinian homes and properties, the […]

TEHRAN – Commenting on recent the U.S. and China tit-for-tat tariff disputes, Prof.Larry Backer says that the deep structures of economic integration cannot be undone by a series of shocks with offers of renegotiation. As the U.S. and China ratchet up a tit-for-tat tariff dispute, it has been said often in the last few weeks […]

Moscow and Beijing oppose attempts to revise the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the official name for the nuclear deal – as it may undermine long-standing global efforts in this area, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks in Moscow with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday. According to the top […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed during a phone call on Friday the situation in Syria, in particular the ongoing process of eradicating terrorism in Ghouta. Putin informed Macron about the decisions made at the April 4 Russian-Turkish-Iranian summit in Ankara, which concern strengthening Syria’s sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial […]

 Former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and 18 billion won in fine on Friday in a massive corruption scandal that toppled her from power early last year. In a live televised trial, the Seoul Central District Court meted out the guilty verdict for the 66-year-old former leader, about a year […]