MINSK, January 24. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said his country has found itself in the midst of geopolitical tensions and will boost its defense capabilities.

ISTANBUL, January 24. /TASS/. A three-storey building collapsed in the city of Konya in central Turkey, possibly trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble, Turkish media said.

Marco Rubio has chosen Panama as the destination of his first visit as US secretary of state. He will discuss the issue of the Panama Canal, which new US President Donald Trump wants back under ...

The UN secretary general’s office reported in early June 2024 that 11 Yemeni nationals working for UN structures had been detained by the Houthis ...

According to Peter Szijjarto, the situation has been made worse by steps taken by Kiev that harm Central Europe’s energy security ...

MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate at 98.2636 rubles for January 25-27, down 0.38 rubles against the previous indicator. The official euro rate was lowered by ...

A relevant government decree is already in place, approving the list of agricultural products for cultivation and processing by agricultural producers, Oksana Lut noted ...

Russia operates two military facilities in Syria - the Tartus naval logistics base and the Hmeymim air base located 20 km southeast of Latakia ...

Despite the overall decline in Russian-Japanese relations, the countries have managed to preserve their cultural and humanitarian ties, with numerous cultural events planned and held in both Russia ...

MOSCOW, January 24. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has described his relationship with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, as trust-based and pragmatic.

"It seems that a consensus is emerging among the bloc’s European members that a formal decision will need to be made on raising the level of defense spending to 3%," Alexander Grushko noted ...

The Russian leader recalled that he and Trump already worked together during the latter's previous presidential term, noting that Moscow has reason to talk with the US administration, including on ...