Putin warns that foreign spy agencies are beefing up activities in Russia
Russian special services uncovered 129 staff members and 465 agents of foreign intelligence agencies in 2018
Iran Will Never Give In to US Pressures: President Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the nation for achieving great victories in the face of the US over the past year, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never surrender to enemies or back off from safeguarding its independence and democracy.
North Korea rebuilding Sohae rocket launch site, say observers
New satellite images of North Korea suggest it is restoring a rocket launch site it had pledged to dismantle, say analysts.
Expert praises Maduro’s ‘clever’ move to let Guaido return unhindered to Venezuela
Opposition leader Juan Guaido left the country in late February despite the Supreme Court’s ban and arrived in Caracas on March 4 without encountering the authorities' resistance
Larijani: US Dreams of Hitting Iran Never Came True
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the US government’s endless enmity toward the country and said Washington’s dreams of undermining the Islamic Republic have never come true because of the Iranian nation’s vigilance.
Trump dealt blow as US trade deficit jumps
The US trade gap with the rest of the world widened to $621bn (£472.5bn) last year, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's deficit reduction plan.
Russian MP castigates ‘brazen’ allegations that Moscow is not ready to save INF
Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s (lower house) International Affairs Committee, Leonid Slutsky, has blasted the brazen allegations by a US Department of State spokesperson, who said that Russia was not ready to comply with its INF commitments to salvage the treaty.
Top US general calls for more troops and warships to counter growing Russian threat
The top US general overseeing US military operations in Europe warned of a growing Russian threat Tuesday, saying he is "not comfortable yet with the deterrent posture" of the US military in Europe and its ability to deter Russian aggression, recommending the US deploy more troops and warships to Europe.
Carlos Ghosn: Ex-Nissan boss granted bail by Tokyo court
The former boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has been granted bail by a Tokyo court in a surprise decision.
UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment
A UK patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant - in only the second case of its kind, doctors report in Nature.
