A top Russian diplomat on Thursday said there is no point in further Ukraine talks as European leaders warn of the risk of war. Speaking on Russian television, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said there are “no grounds” in continuing Read more…
The second of three diplomatic engagements scheduled this week between Western powers and Russia yielded no meaningful breakthroughs on Wednesday, but appeared to buy some time for NATO allies still wary of a Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels after a Read more…
A new study shared by the CDC director shows one coronavirus variant is much less dangerous, but far more transmissible While a study out of southern California shows the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is much milder than the Delta, Read more…
Three Asian nations sit atop new rankings of passports that warn of Covid restrictions worsening ‘travel apartheid’ between rich and poor countries Citizens of Japan and Singapore hold the most travel-friendly passports, according to a new ranking of passport strength Read more…
Russia is moving military helicopters into position on the Ukrainian border in what could be a sign of impending invasion, The New York Times reported. Per the Times, “U.S. officials say the Russian … window for an invasion is limited, dictated by temperatures that Read more…
Key security issues ‘still pending,’ Moscow’s envoy says after Geneva discussions Following discussions on Monday in Switzerland over the future of European security, Russia’s chief negotiator has warned that his American counterparts “underestimate the gravity of the situation.” While the Read more…
Pope Francis took the first step Monday to reorganize the Vatican’s powerful doctrine office, removing the No. 2 official widely believed responsible for a controversial document barring blessings for same-sex couples because God “cannot bless sin.” Francis named Archbishop Giacomo Read more…
Moscow “disappointed” with lack of understanding from West ahead of upcoming security talks Russia harbors no illusions and does not expect “swift progress” from this week’s security talks with the US and NATO, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said, Read more…
Graphic details of attacks on media in Kazakhstan described by Russian foreign ministry as it blasts OSCE’s inaction The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has shown “shameful” lack of reaction to targeted persecution of journalists in Kazakhstan, the Read more…
France’s foreign minister said on Friday that Russia was trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over Ukraine. Talks between US and Russian diplomats will begin in Geneva on Monday after weeks of tensions over Russian Read more…
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday rejected suggestions that Beijing was luring African countries into debt traps by offering them massive loans, dismissing the idea as a “narrative” pushed by opponents to poverty reduction. Wang, speaking ahead of touring Read more…
Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, lamenting those whose religion he said was self-referential and encased in a “suit of armour”. On the Feast of the Epiphany, Francis seemed Read more…