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Russia denies backing Trump's re-election as critics blast reported interference

Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 10:49 PM

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON - The Kremlin on Friday denied it was interfering in the 2020 US presidential campaign to boost Republican President Donald Trump's re-election chances following reports that American intelligence officials warned Congress about the election threat last week. Read more »

Russia backs Trump's reelection, and he fears Democrats will exploit its support

Adam Goldman, Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 21 08:51 AM

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Donald Trump reelected, five people familiar with the matter said, in a disclosure that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him. Read more »

Judge sentences Trump adviser Stone to 3 years and 4 months in prison

Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 02:40 AM

WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison for charges that include lying to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Read more »

Russia bans Chinese citizens over coronavirus concerns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 03:51 AM

Russia on Tuesday said it would ban all Chinese citizens from entering its territory from February 20, in a drastic measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, local news agencies said. Read more »

'The West is winning,' top US envoy tells China, Russia

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:02 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday defended the United States' global role and launched a scathing attack on China and Russia, vowing that the West's ideals and values would prevail. Read more »

World defense spending spikes as rivalries heat up

Damon Wake, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 03:20 AM

Global defense spending saw its biggest jump in a decade in 2019, driven by the US and China, a study said Friday, as rivalries and conflicts stoke military investment. Read more »

US, China, Russia making world more dangerous: German president

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 10:38 PM

In opening remarks at the annual Munich Security Conference, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier deplored the three big powers' approach to global affairs and, without naming Trump, took issue with his vow to "make America great again". Read more »

Russia's Putin says marriage is purely between 'man and woman'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 01:01 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday stressed that marriage is solely a heterosexual union and supported the idea of enshrining the notion in the country's updated constitution. Read more »

N.Korea enhanced nuclear, missile programs in 2019 in breach of sanctions: UN report

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 05:24 PM

North Korea continued to enhance its nuclear and ballistic missile programs last year in breach of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential UN report seen by Reuters on Monday. Read more »

Russia rejects oil output cuts proposed by OPEC: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 07:50 AM

Russia on Thursday rejected proposals to slash crude output at an OPEC+ meeting, media reported, and asked for more time to assess the impact of a new coronavirus on crude prices. Read more »

Israeli strikes kill 12 pro-Iran fighters in Syria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 07:39 PM

Israel has pledged to prevent its main enemy from entrenching itself militarily in Syria, where it is backing President Bashar al-Assad's government alongside Russia and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Read more »

Russia to deport foreigners with virus: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 06:39 PM

MOSCOW - Russia plans to deport foreigners diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Monday, as the government postponed an investment forum over the deadly infection. Read more »

Russia to shut border with China over 2019-nCov

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 06:39 PM

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a government meeting that the order had been signed "to take measures to close the border (with China) in the Far East". Read more »

Russia detains ex-policemen for planting drugs on reporter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 06:28 PM

Golunov, a journalist with Meduza, an independent news site based in EU member Latvia, was arrested after police planted drugs on him last June, in what was widely seen as punishment for his work. Read more »

No VFA? Manila can seek military aid from Russia, China: Palace official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 01:11 PM

The Philippines can seek military assistance from Russia or China should it end its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US, a Palace official said Monday. Read more »

Chinese movie to premiere online as virus closes cinemas

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 02:41 PM

Chinese movie fans can catch the premier of much-anticipated new comedy this holiday weekend under a 630 million yuan ($91.25 million) deal to issue the film over the internet, as fears of a deadly new virus keep audiences away from cinemas. Read more »

Comedian who joked about Jesus leaves Russia fearing police probe

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 11:08 PM

A popular stand-up comedian has temporarily left Russia for security reasons after police opened an investigation into one of his performances in which he cracked crude jokes about Jesus and the Orthodox Church, his lawyer said on Thursday. Read more »

Putin’s plans keep the Kremlin watchers guessing

Anton Troianovski, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 22 12:05 PM

Nobody knows what’s going on inside the Kremlin right now. And perhaps that’s precisely the point. Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa Moscow, pinag-iingat dahil sa umano'y mga bomb threat

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 02:38 AM

Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta, dapat sumunod ang mga Pilipino sa mga babala at abiso ng Russian Federation. Read more »

What is Putin up to with surprise political shake-up?

Antoine Lambroschini, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 08:15 PM

In his state of the nation address on Wednesday, Putin laid out constitutional changes that would reduce the power of the president and boost the authority of parliament, with lawmakers choosing the prime minister and cabinet.  Read more »