news

South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds into the sea on Friday near a tense maritime border with South Korea, a military official said, while residents of two South Korean islands were ordered to seek shelter due to...

Putin inks decree on granting citizenship to foreigners under contract with Russian army

Foreign nationals who concluded a contract with Russia’s Armed Forces during the special military operation will be able to apply for Russian citizenship, according to a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin published on the official portal of legal...

Tokayev spoke about partnership with China

Despite external fears, relations with China are extremely important for the republicPresident of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is confident that cooperation with China is extremely important for Kazakhstan and should not give way to fears brought from outside or based...

Argentina calls on the United Kingdom to return the Falkland Islands

Argentina’s new authorities have called on the United Kingdom to return the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).This is stated in a statement on the website of the Latin American country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, APA reports.According to the ministry, London has...

Kazakhstan increases transit tariff for Russian oil

KazTransOil described this measure as coercion and recalled that they have not changed prices for several years.Kazakhstan has cancelled the transit of Russian oil “Tuimazy – Omsk – Novosibirsk-2” (“TON-2”) main pipeline section from $9.3 to $11.3 per tonne...

North Korea says it will launch three new spy satellites in 2024

North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites next year as part of efforts to ramp up its military, the country’s state media has said.Last month Pyongyang put a spy satellite into space – and claims it has since...

Moscow: “Nobody is going to isolate Russian diplomats”

Nobody is going to isolate Russian diplomats, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel as she responded to a recent remark by Ukraine’s top diplomat.Earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba outlined five steps toward “a...

Russia deploys fifth-generation fighter jets to strike Ukraine’s air defence systems

US Military Watch Magazine reported that Russia is using only fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets in high-intensity combat operations to destroy Ukraine’s air defence system.APA quoted MK as saying that this modern aircraft has successfully proven itself in the conflicts...

Tokayev said he will not run for a second presidential term

In an interview with Sovereign Qazaqstan, President Kassym Generous Tokayev said that under Kazakhstan’s current constitution, the president can be elected for a seven-year term, at the end of which his powers will expire.Tokayev denied rumours of a referendum...

French closes Niger embassy until further notice

Paris on Tuesday said its embassy in Niamey, Niger’s capital, was now closed, confirming previously reported plans, after relations between the two countries deteriorated following a military coup in the African country in July 2023.“For five months, our embassy...

Recommended