Russia starts the largest military exercise with China but why now?

News Analysis | With the participation of about 300,000 active military personnel, over 1000 aircraft, and 80 ships, Russia kicked off its largest military exercise...

The U.S-Russia blame game over chemical weapons in Syria

News Analysis | In the latest of developments in Syria, where the government forces are heading for a final nail in the coffin of rebellion...

Russia strikes, rebel shelling around Syria’s Idlib as powerbrokers meet

AFP | Russian air strikes killed five people in Syria's Idlib Friday, a monitor said, even as the brutal war's top three power brokers discussed...

Russia to hold biggest military drills since Cold War

AFP | Russia will next month flex its military muscles and hold the biggest war games since the Cold War era, with almost 300,000 troops...

Russia’s Kalashnikov branches out from rifles to robots and e-cars

AFP | A recent pledge by Kalashnikov to compete with Elon Musk's Tesla with a Russian retro "electric supercar" drew chuckles, but the legendary gun...

Another win for Russian diplomacy: Taliban accept the invitation to attend talks in Moscow

News Analysis | The confirmation came from the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov who also expressed high hopes from the summit which will be commenced...

Russia-Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test — for now

AFP | Russia and Turkey are in intense negotiations to ensure the rebel-held province of Idlib does not become a breaking point in their alliance...

Fifty years ago, Soviet tanks crush the Prague Spring

AFP | In August 1968 Soviet tanks rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to crush a burgeoning democratic reform movement known as the Prague Spring. Here is...

Russia to train Pakistani military officers after the U.S. cuts the funds

News Analysis | A few days back, it was reported that U.S military institutions are finding it hard to keep the reserved 66 slots for...

Caspian Sea nations sign landmark deal

AFP | The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal Sunday on the legal status of the inland...

Peaceful neighborhood imperative for prosperity

Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | Pakistan has unsettled borders with India and Afghanistan. Its relations with India are warlike and with Afghanistan full of mistrust....

Russia, China block US bid to slap North Korea sanctions

AFP | Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North...
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