The World Bank has announced a suspension of aid to Afghanistan, adding that it will closely "monitor and assess the situation," the organization stated in a comment.
The World Bank was the last significant financial donor for Afghanistan. A week earlier, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspended aid to Afghanistan,...
On Monday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) granted Russia an aid relief in the amount of $17.55 billion as part of general support for all countries affected by the pandemic, which follows from the decision of the IMF Board of Governors.
The IMF approved an aid worth approximately $650 billion...
Russia, Iran, and China will undertake combined marine maneuvers in the Persian Gulf in late 2021 or early 2022, according to Russia's envoy to Tehran, according to the RIA news agency.
The drills, which will involve navy warships from the three nations, will focus on shipping security and combatting piracy,...
During a phone conversation, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reviewed the situation in Afghanistan and decided to improve bilateral cooperation on Afghan matters, according to a press release by the Kremlin.
According to the Kremlin, the presidents stressed the importance of counter-terrorism and combating drug trafficking, Reuters reports.
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Japan continues to put forward groundless accusations against Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, commenting on the accusations of the "occupation" of the Kuril Islands by Moscow, the official representative of the department Maria Zakharova pointed out.
On August 15, official events were held in Tokyo to mark the Day...
The Spanish Foreign Ministry said that Russia did not provide the necessary documents for the entry of the Russian Navy ships into the port of Ceuta, Russian media reported.
However, the Russian embassy claims the opposite: the documents were provided. One way or another, the Russian ships were not allowed...
A handful of locations on Google Maps have been purposefully "obscured," for obvious reasons, such as air bases or missile silos. Nonetheless, these occurrences never fail to fuel the user's fever of conjecture.
Users' discovery on Google Maps that a distant stretch of ice terrain belonging to Russia seems to...
There are no prerequisites for Russia's military involvement in Afghanistan, and the situation in the country must be resolved via peaceful discussion, according to Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia's Security Council, according to TASS.
According to Patrushev there are no prerequisites for Russian military involvement in Afghanistan and Russia will...
According to Russia’s government , the West is leaving behind a new humanitarian and political catastrophe in Afghanistan as a legacy to the world and to future generations, TASS reports.
During an interview with the Solovyov-Live YouTube channel, the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the world is ...
The Biden administration intends to help Afghan refugee families with up to $500 million. Albania and Kosovo have agreed to accept these refugees at the urging of the US. According to Izvestia, the European Union is worried about a revival of the migrant problem and increased Russian and Chinese...
