Vladimir Putin tells Russian arms firms to be ready for war

The Russian President says both private and state-owned firms need to be prepared to step up manufacturing at a moment's notice.

Image:Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the Zapad-2017 war games

Vladimir Putin has warned Russian businesses they should be ready to switch to military production in preparation for war.

The Russian President told defence ministry officials on Wednesday that the

Sudan's president visits Russia, asks for protection from US

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on a visit to Russia Thursday that his country needs protection from the U.S. and could serve as a gateway to Africa for Moscow.

Al-Bashir, speaking at the start of his meeting with

The Russian town in the shadow of a leaking nuclear plant

Argayash is a cynical, mistrustful town. Decades of being lied to by the government about being down the road from a leaking nuclear plant does that to a place. So too does watching generations of people dying of radiation-related ailments while officials assure them nothing is amiss.

A small, two-road settlement where homes roofed with corrugated iron and Soviet-era Lada cars nod to its poverty, Argayash is one of a handful of towns surrounding the Mayak Production Facility in southern Russia, one of the world’s biggest radiation emitters where a

Putin, Netanyahu discuss post-war Syria ahead of Sotchi summit

Israeli Prime Minister  Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s strong objection Wednesday to an ongoing Iranian military presence in Syria following the end of

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----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 ** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Guinea President Alpha Conde at the Elysee Palace in Paris. ** HARARE - Angolan President Joao Lourenco and South African President Jacob Zuma visits Zimbabwe. NEW DELHI - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visits India (to Nov. 24). MADRID - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visits to Spain (Final Day). LONDON - Ghana President Akufo-Addo visits United Kingdom (Final Day). BEIJING - Panamanian

Congress has handcuffed Donald Trump on Russia

Nothing unites the parties like mistrust of the president.
Congress has handcuffed Donald Trump on Russia.

On Thursday night, sanctions legislation targeting Russia soared through the Senate by a margin of 98-2 just days after it coasted through the House of Representatives 419-3.

So it’s official: One of the first major pieces of bipartisan legislation to pass

Donald Trump to sign Russia sanctions bill, Moscow retaliates

Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, after Moscow ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for the measures and said it was seizing two

Vladimir Putin offers fired FBI director James Comey asylum in Russia

Russian President compares Mr Comey to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

Vladimir Putin offers fired FBI director James Comey asylum in Russia
First transgender woman runs for office in Virginia

Mayweather vs McGregor pits genius boxer against carnival showman
Vladimir Putin has joked that the fired FBI director James Comey is

Putin made no offer to Nawaz Sharif to play mediator: India, Russia

Pakistan foreign office had welcomed reports of Russia's offer to mediate between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Russia rubbished any such report on Putin's offer of mediation
India too has issued a strong denial to the Pakistan media's 'offer of mediation' reports
According to Pak media reports, Putin made the offer on the sidelines of the

Putin jokingly offers Comey asylum during annual phone-in session

Russian president’s yearly question-and-answer event included comments on the former FBI director and a phone call from Arizona about ‘Russophobia’
 Russian president Vladimir Putin makes notes as he listens to

Donald Trump's Latest Approval Rating Plunges As Support Among Republicans, Whites Drops

Donald Trump's Latest Approval Rating Plunges As Support Among Republicans, Whites Drops

In the early hours of Thursday morning, President Donald Trump fired offa tweetstorm complaining that "they made up a phony collusion with the Russians story" and that he was the subject of the "single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history."

But while Trump might think issues facing the White House have been created by a mysterious "they," Americans don't seem to trust the president's commitment to running the government properly—in fact, many think he is downright undemocratic. Sixty-five percent of respondents in an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research​ poll released Thursday said the

Watch out Kim: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin TEAM UP in plot to END North Korea conflict

DONALD Trump and Vladimir Putin are planning to team up in an effort to bring an end to the chaos in North Korea.
Trump: 'Will not be happy' if North Korea does nuclear test
The leaders of the US and Russia spoke on the phone yesterday evening, according to