Demand growth: oil climbs to highest since 2018
WASHINGTON DC, USA: Oil prices climbed to their highest since October 2018 on Friday, putting both benchmarks up for a fifth week in a row...
Russia
Putin says US-Russia relationship at ‘its lowest point’ in years
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin, in advance of his June 16 meeting with United States President Joe Biden, said relations between the US and...
‘People see their own traits in others’: Putin mocks Biden over ‘killer’ remark
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday mocked his US counterpart Joe Biden, escalating a war of words between the two world leaders. Putin...
France, Russia urge Iran ‘restraint’ after new ‘breach’ of nuclear accord
VIENNA, Austria: France and Russia have urged Iran to show restraint after it started producing uranium metal in a new breach of limits laid out...
US calls for immediate withdrawal of Russian, Turkish troops from Libya
WASHINGTON DC, USA: The United States has called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish forces from Libya after a deadline for them to...
US’ incoming top diplomat threatens Turkey with new sanctions
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of state Antony Blinken, who has not even taken the charge officially yet, already started...
Russia sees ‘democratic failure’, ‘problematic’ electoral system behind Capitol riots
MOSCOW, Russia: High-ranking Russian politicians have suggested an “archaic and problematic” United States electoral system that has exposed the democratic failure of the country and...
Russia emerges as world’s third worst-hit country by Covid-19 fatalities
MOSCOW, Russia: Russian authorities have said its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country...
US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Russian S-400 defence missiles deal
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US President Donald Trump on imposed sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defence system, setting...
Turkey warns Armenia against breaking Nagorno-Karabakh peace pact
BAKU, Azerbaijan: Turkey has warned Armenia it will have to bear consequences if it violates the ceasefire and peace deal in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Turkish Foreign...