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.

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

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 ...

TEL AVIV, January 24. /TASS/. The Israeli side has received a list of hostages who are to be released on Saturday, Dmitry Gendelman, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Accoridng to member of the Russian Civic Chamber Maxim Grigoriev, more than 100 civilians of the town of Selidovo were killed as a result of the Ukrainian shootings ...

"The principles of unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic must be strictly observed," the ministry emphasized ...

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