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Vassily Nebenzia

Moscow Envoy Slams Zelensky, Claims 1.7M Troop Losses

Russia’s envoy to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, used a Security Council briefing on Ukraine to accuse Kyiv of corruption, catastrophic military losses, and forced mobilisation, while sharply criticising Western governments for continued support of…

25 November 2025

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Russia Highlights Food Security and Trade Concerns at G20 Summit

Johannesburg, 22 November 2025 Russia’s delegation to the G20 Leaders Summit underscored the importance of the forum in advancing global cooperation, welcoming the adoption of a joint Declaration that includes key provisions on food security…

24 November 2025

Sergey Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with RIA Novosti on progress in Russia-US talks

Question: President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian Federation is prepared to continue adhering to the restrictions established by New START for one additional year, starting February 5, 2026. Has there been any response…

12 November 2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Ultrahang Youtube Channel

Question: Thank you, Mr. Foreign Minister, thank you for giving us your time. Sergey Lavrov:  My pleasure. Question: So we are here in Moscow. And I came from Hungary, from Budapest, just a few days ago. And Moscow…

30 October 2025

Nominees and finalists pose for a picture after the gala dinner held in the Mercury Space, Moscow

Winners of the International Media Award “Honest View – 2025” unveiled in Moscow

Moscow- 25-27 October 2025 In Moscow, the names of the winners of the IV International Media Award “Honest View” for foreign journalists and bloggers were announced. More than 100 journalists from all over the world…

30 October 2025

Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vassily Nebenzya’s interview with Sputnik Africa

October 19, 2025 Sputnik Africa: How Moscow sees this shaping cooperation in the security sector and ensuring a balanced narrative, global narrative with African institutions? Vassily Nebenzya: Russia, and formally the Soviet Union, was always friendly with…

21 October 2025

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Missiles and Mediation: U.S. Peace Role in Ukraine Undermined by Tomahawk Pledge

The Pan-Afrikanist Watchman October 18, 2025 As Washington touts its role as a global peacemaker, its simultaneous consideration of supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles risks sabotaging its credibility and derailing fragile diplomatic overtures.…

18 October 2025

Technicians inspect a bullet train at a maintenance facility in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province. (Photo/Wang Wei)

Five decades of electrification: China’s railways at the forefront of the smart era

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily In 1975, deep in the Qinling Mountains, China’s first fully electrified railway, the Baoji-Chengdu Railway, marked the beginning of a transformative journey toward railway modernization. Half a century later, on…

18 October 2025

The 19th Hami melon festival opens. (Photo/Hu Bin)

A ‘sweet bond’ on Silk Road

By Huan Xiang, Han Liqun, Qu Pei, People’s Daily Hami, in the eastern part of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region, has long been a key hub on the ancient Silk Road and is known…

18 October 2025

Sergey Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Kommersant

Question: After the Alaska summit, many were expecting to see progress on the Ukrainian track, if not a breakthrough. The initial signs were promising, but now we’re seeing a rollback, with US President Donald Trump threatening…

16 October 2025

Orange Botswana People and Social Impact Director Modiri Nlanda handing over the digital kit

Orange Botswana donates to local schools in Phikwe and launches the Orange Phikwe National Marathon 2026

*Digital Schools Kit, whiteboards and an all-in-one printer & photocopying machine to Selebi-Phikwe Primary and Senior Secondary School, respectively, all valued at 300K. Orange Botswana has reaffirmed its commitment to community development, sport, and education…

11 March 2026

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Praying for Empire: How Political Christianity Is Being Weaponised to Bless War and Imperial Power

By Mafa Kwanisai Mafa The spectacle of evangelical pastors gathering in the White House, surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and laying hands on him in prayer while the United States and Israel escalate military aggression…

9 March 2026

Moscow Warns of Escalating Middle East Crisis as U.S.-Israeli Strikes Ignite Regional War

MOSCOW — The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a stark warning that the Middle East is sliding toward uncontrollable instability, blaming U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran for triggering a chain of violence that…

6 March 2026

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Cuba Condemns Ecuador’s Expulsion of Embassy Staff

Havana, March 4, 2026 — Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sharply criticised Ecuador’s decision to expel all personnel from the Cuban Embassy in Quito, calling the move “arbitrary and unjustified” and warning it will…

5 March 2026

Ms Elisabeth Harleman of the Embassy of Sweden

Call to safeguard SRHR gains as Angola hosts annual review of SRHR, HIV and AIDS Project

By Moses Magadza A two-day Annual Review Meeting of the Sweden-funded Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), HIV and AIDS Governance Project of the SADC Parliamentary Forum ended in Luanda, Angola on Tuesday. The…

3 March 2026

Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío

Cuba Reports Foiled Terrorist Infiltration Linked to U.S.-Based Groups, Seeks Cooperation from Washington

Havana, February 26, 2026 — Cuban authorities announced the interception of a vessel registered in Florida carrying ten individuals allegedly attempting to infiltrate the island for terrorist purposes. The incident, reported yesterday, has prompted immediate…

27 February 2026